Numbers 15 · Verse 14

Numbers 15:14

And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; as ye do, so he shall do.
Numbers 15:14, King James Version

Numbers 15:14 in other translations

BSBAnd for the generations to come, if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.
WEBIf a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD, as you do, so he shall do.
ASVAnd if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah; as ye do, so he shall do.
YLTand when a sojourner sojourneth with you, or whoso is in your midst to your generations, and he hath made a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah, as ye do so he doth.
DARBYAnd if a stranger sojourn with you, or whoever be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering by fire of a sweet odour to Jehovah, — as ye do, so shall he do.
BBEAnd if a man from another country or any other person living among you, through all your generations, has the desire to give an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord, let him do as you do.
WebsterAnd if a stranger shall sojourn with you, or whoever shall be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.

What does Numbers 15:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 15:13-16

13-16. a stranger--one who had become a proselyte. There were scarcely any of the national privileges of the Israelites, in which the Gentile stranger might not, on conforming to certain conditions, fully participate.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 If a stranger sojourn - See the notes on Lev 19:33;Lev 22:9. When the case of the Jewish people is fairly considered, and their situation with respect to the surrounding idolatrous nations, we shall see the absolute necessity of having but one form of worship in the land. That alone was genuine which was prescribed by the Almighty, and no others could be tolerated, because they were idolatrous. All strangers - all that came to sojourn in the land, were required to conform to it; and it was right that those who did conform to it should have equal rights and privileges with the Hebrews themselves, which we find was the case. But under the Christian dispensation, as no particular form of worship is prescribed, the types and ceremonies of the Mosaic institution being all fulfilled, unlimited toleration should be allowed; and while the sacred writings are made the basis of the worship offered to God, every man should be allowed to worship according to his own conscience, for in this respect every one is "Lord of himself, accountable to none But to his conscience and his God alone."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 15:1-21

Chapter Outline The law of the meat-offering and the drink-offering, The stranger under the same law. (1-21) The sacrifice for the sin of ignorance. (22-29) The punishment of presumption, The sabbath-breaker stoned. (30-36) The law for fringes on garment. (37-41) Verses 1-21 Full instructions are given about the meat-offerings and drink-offerings. The beginning of this law is very encouraging, When ye come into the…

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Numbers 15:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and ifH3588
יָגוּר֩ya.Gurhe will sojournH1481
אִתְּכֶ֨ם'i.te.Khemwith youH854
גֵּ֜רgera sojournerH1616
א֤וֹ'oorH176
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-[one] whoH834
בְּתֽוֹכְכֶם֙be.tokh.Khem[is] among midst of youH8432
לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.Khemto generations yourH1755
וְעָשָׂ֛הve.'a.Sahand he will offerH6213
אִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.Sheha fire offering ofH801
רֵֽיחַ\־rei.ach-an odor ofH7381
נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
תַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.Suyou doH6213
כֵּ֥ןkensoH3651
יַעֲשֶֽׂה\׃ya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Numbers 15:13

    All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Numbers 15:14

    And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; as ye do, so he shall do.

  • Numbers 15:15

    One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.

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Numbers 15:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cuando habitare con vosotros extranjero, ó cualquiera que estuviere entre vosotros por vuestras edades, si hiciere ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová, como vosotros hiciereis, así hará él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si un étranger séjourne parmi vous, ou si quelqu’un est au milieu de vous en vos générations, et qu’il offre un sacrifice par feu, d’odeur agréable à l’ Éternel, – comme vous faites, ainsi il fera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn ein Fremdling bei euch weilt, oder wer in eurer Mitte ist bei euren Geschlechtern, und er opfert dem Jehova ein Feueropfer lieblichen Geruchs, so soll er ebenso tun, wie ihr tut. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		eodem ritu offerent sacrificia.