thenוְהָיָהifאִםit was doneנֶעֶשְׂתָהby oversight,לִשְׁגָגָהwithout the knowledgeמֵעֵינֵיof the community,הָעֵדָהallכָלthe communityהָעֵדָהshall offerוְעָשׂוּoneאֶחָדyoungבֶּןbullפַּר בָּקָרfor a burnt offering,לְעֹלָהfor a pleasingלְ נִיחֹחַaromaרֵיחַto YHWH,לַיהוָהwith its grain offeringוּמִנְחָתוֹandוְits libationנִסְכּוֹaccording to the rule,כַּמִּשְׁפָּטandוּoneאֶחָדmale goatשְׂעִיר עִזִּיםfor a sin offering.לְחַטָּת
Numbers 15:24
Study it in the app“then if it was done by oversight, without the knowledge of the community, all the community shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to YHWH, with its grain offering and its libation according to the rule, and one male goat for a sin offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 15:24, word by word
- thenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- it was doneנֶעֶשְׂתָהneesta
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “neesta” appears- by oversightשְׁגָגָהshegaga
inadvertence
Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.
Where else “shegaga” appears- without the knowledgeעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
united
United as one: "YHWH is one".
Where else “echad” appears- youngבֶּןben
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “ben” appears- bullפַּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- bullבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- for a burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- for a pleasingנִיחֹחַnichoach
pleasing, soothing
Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.
Where else “nichoach” appears- aromaרֵיחַreach
aroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- with its grain offeringמִנְחָתminchat
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “minchat” appears- its libationנִסְכּnisk
libation
Wine or other drink poured as an offering.
Where else “nisk” appears- according to the ruleמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpat” appears- male goatשְׂעִירseir
male goat
An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.
Where else “seir” appears- male goatעִזִּיםizim
male goat
The male goat, offered for sin.
Where else “izim” appears- for a sin offeringחַטָּתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears
The context
23all that YHWH has commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that YHWH commanded and onward throughout your generations,
24 · This verse (above)
25And the priest shall make expiation for all the community of the sons of Israel, and they shall be forgiven, for it was an oversight, and they have brought their offering, a fire offering to YHWH, and their sin offering before YHWH, for their oversight.