Numbers 15:26

“And 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.”

Numbers 15:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 15:26, word by word

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
shall be forgivenנִסְלַחnislach

forgive

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

Where else “nislach” appears
the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
who residesגָּרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
acted by oversightשְׁגָגָהshegaga

inadvertence

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

Where else “shegaga” appears

The context

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.

26 · This verse (above)

27And if one person sins by oversight, he shall present a female goat a year old for a sin offering.

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