Numbers 15:22
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New International Version (©1984)
"'Now if you unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the LORD gave Moses--

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'But when you unwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Suppose you unintentionally do something wrong by not obeying all these commands the LORD gave Moses.

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

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

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

Bible in Basic English
And if in error you go against any of these laws which the Lord has given to Moses,

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

Darby Bible Translation
And if ye sin inadvertently, and do not all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,

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

Geneva Study Bible

And if ye {f} have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

(f) By oversight or ignorance, read Le 4:2,13.

Wesley's Notes

15:22 All these commandments - Those now spoken of, which concern the outward service of God, or the rites or ceremonies belonging to it. And herein principally this law may seem to differ from that Lev 4:13, which speaks of some positive miscarriage, or doing that which ought not to have been done, about the holy things of God; whereas this speaks only of an omission of something which ought to have been done about holy ceremonies.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

22. if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, &c.-respecting the performance of divine worship, and the rites and ceremonies that constitute the holy service. The law relates only to any omission and consequently is quite different from that laid down in Le 4:13, which implies a transgression or positive neglect of some observances required. This law relates to private parties or individual tribes; that to the whole congregation of Israel.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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 offering, in that prayer, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. It looked favourably upon the Gentiles, that this law of atoning for sins of ignorance, is expressly made to extend to those who were strangers to Israel.


Leviticus 4:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them, (NASB ©1995)

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

This law concerning sins of ignorance, being entirely diverse from one before considered, occasions considerable difficulty. Some explain that law as relating to sins of commission, this to sins of omission; others explain the one of inadvertent violations of the moral law, and the other of the transgressions of the ceremonial law; and some think that related to the whole nation, this to anyone tribe; or that to the bulk of the nation, this to the rulers and elders. The Jews say, that the former law referred to such national transgressions through heedlessness, as consisted with the maintenance of the prescribed worship in the main; but that this especially respected the case of the nation, when through inattention, and the example and authority of wicked rulers, they had turned aside and committed idolatry, or conducted their worship directly contrary to law; yet through a culpable ignorance, and not in presumption. This was evidently the case under several of their kings; and the explanation seems well grounded. Le 4:2,13,14,22,27 5:13,15-17 Ps 19:12 Lu 12:48

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