Numbers 15:22
New International Version
“’Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the LORD gave Moses—

New Living Translation
“But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the LORD has given you through Moses.

English Standard Version
“But if you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Berean Standard Bible
Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—

King James Bible
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

New King James Version
‘If you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses—

New American Standard Bible
‘But when you unintentionally do wrong and fail to comply with all these commandments which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

NASB 1995
‘But when you unwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

NASB 1977
‘But when you unwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Legacy Standard Bible
‘But when you unintentionally fail and do not observe all these commandments, which Yahweh has spoken to Moses,

Amplified Bible
‘But when you unintentionally fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Christian Standard Bible
“When you sin unintentionally and do not obey all these commands that the LORD spoke to Moses —

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When you sin unintentionally and do not obey all these commands that the LORD spoke to Moses—

American Standard Version
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if you err and you will not do all of these commandments that LORD JEHOVAH spoke with Moshe.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But whensoever ye shall transgress, and not perform all these commands, which the Lord spoke to Moses;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if through ignorance you omit any of these things, which the Lord hath spoken to Moses,

English Revised Version
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Suppose you unintentionally do something wrong by not obeying all these commands the LORD gave Moses.

Good News Translation
But suppose someone unintentionally fails to keep some of these regulations which the LORD has given Moses.

International Standard Version
"Here's what you are to do when you all go astray and fail to observe all these commands that the LORD had spoken to Moses,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

Literal Standard Version
And when you err, and do not do all these commands which YHWH has spoken to Moses—

Majority Standard Bible
Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—

New American Bible
If through inadvertence you fail to do any of these commandments which the LORD has given to Moses—

NET Bible
"'If you sin unintentionally and do not observe all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses--

New Revised Standard Version
But if you unintentionally fail to observe all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—

New Heart English Bible
"'When you shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Webster's Bible Translation
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments which the LORD hath spoken to Moses,

World English Bible
“‘When you err, and don’t observe all these commandments which Yahweh has spoken to Moses—

Young's Literal Translation
'And when ye err, and do not all these commands which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Offerings for Unintentional Sins
22Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses— 23all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—…

Cross References
Leviticus 4:2
"Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD's commandments and does what is forbidden by them:

Numbers 15:21
Throughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough.

Numbers 15:23
all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come--


Treasury of Scripture

And if you have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

Leviticus 4:2,13,14,22,27
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: …

Leviticus 5:13,15-17
And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering…

Psalm 19:12
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

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30. The punishment of presumption
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(22) And if ye have erred, and not observed.--Rather, And if ye shall err and not observe.

Verse 22. - And if ye have erred. The absence of the usual formula, "and the Lord spake unto Moses," is singular, because what follows has reference not to the enactment just made, but to the whole Law. Perhaps it is a part of the thoroughly unscientific and inartificial character of the Mosaic legislation that a principle of extreme importance and wide application is appended to an insignificant matter of ceremonial. Provision is here made for the forgiveness of sins due to ignorance and oversight - a provision which was sorely needed, considering the great complexity of the Law, and the bad training they had for the accurate observance of it (Deuteronomy 12:8). A similar provision had been made in Leviticus 4. The two, however, differ, inasmuch as this contemplates sins of commission, while this contemplates sins of omission.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Now if
וְכִ֣י (wə·ḵî)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you sin unintentionally
תִשְׁגּ֔וּ (ṯiš·gū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7686: To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured

and do not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

obey
תַעֲשׂ֔וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these
הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

commandments
הַמִּצְוֺ֖ת (ham·miṣ·wōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4687: Commandment

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has spoken
דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses—
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver


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