Numbers 15:28
And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.
Numbers 15:28 in other translations
| BSB | And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven. |
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| WEB | The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs when he sins unwittingly before the LORD. He shall make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven. |
| ASV | And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly, before Jehovah, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven. |
| YLT | and the priest hath made atonement for the person who is erring, in his sinning in ignorance before Jehovah, by making atonement for him, and it hath been forgiven him; |
| DARBY | And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that hath done inadvertently, when he sinneth by inadvertence before Jehovah, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. |
| BBE | And the priest will take away the sin of the person who has done wrong, if the wrong was done unconsciously, and he will have forgiveness. |
| Webster | And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. |
What does Numbers 15:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 15:27-29
27-29. if any soul sin through ignorance--not only in common with the general body of the people, but his personal sins were to be expiated in the same manner.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 15:22-29
Though ignorance will in a degree excuse, it will not justify those who might have known their Lord's will, yet did it not. David prayed to be cleansed from his secret faults, those sins which he himself was not aware of. Sins committed ignorantly, shall be forgiven through Christ the great Sacrifice, who, when he offered up himself once for all upon the cross, seemed to explain one part of the intention of his…
Numbers 15:28 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 15:28
- Leviticus 4:35
And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
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Context
- Numbers 15:27
And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.
- Numbers 15:28
And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.
- Numbers 15:29
Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
Numbers 15:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el sacerdote hará expiación por la persona que habrá pecado por yerro, cuando pecare por yerro delante de Jehová, la reconciliará, y le será perdonado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le sacrificateur fera propitiation pour l’âme qui aura péché par erreur, quand elle aura péché par erreur devant l’ Éternel, afin de faire propitiation pour elle, et il lui sera pardonné. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Priester soll Sühnung tun für die Seele, die ein Versehen begangen hat durch eine Sünde aus Versehen vor Jehova, um Sühnung für sie zu tun; und es wird ihr vergeben werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et deprecabitur pro ea sacerdos, quod inscia peccaverit coram Domino: impetrabitque ei veniam, et dimittetur illi. |