Numbers 15:25

“And 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.”

Numbers 15:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 15:25, word by word

And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
shall make expiationכִפֶּרchiper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

Where else “chiper” appears
the communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
and they shall be forgivenנִסְלַחnislach

forgive

Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.

Where else “nislach” appears
was an oversightשְׁגָגָהshegaga

inadvertence

Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.

Where else “shegaga” appears
have broughtהֵבִיאוּheviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “heviu” appears
their offeringקָרְבָּנָkarbana

offering

Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.

Where else “karbana” appears
a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

Where else “ishe” 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
their sin offeringחַטָּאתָchatata

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatata” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears

The context

24then 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.

25 · This verse (above)

26And all the community of the sons of Israel shall be forgiven, and the resident alien who resides among them, for all the people acted by oversight.

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