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Numbers 15:29

Israel
The stranger and outcast

27 Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.

28 And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.

You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

30 But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.

31 He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.
KJV
Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
WEB
You shall have one law for him who does anything unwittingly, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them.
ASV
Ye shall have one law for him that doeth aught unwittingly, for him that is home-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
DARBY
For him that is born in the land among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them there shall be one law for you, for him who doeth anything through inadvertence.
BLB
The native among the sons of Israel and for the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, there shall be one law for you⁺, for the one who sins in error.
ÅB
For den innfødte blant Israels barn og for den fremmede som holder til hos dem, skal det være én lov; den gjelder for dere alle når noen gjør noe av vanvare.
OTB
Én lov gjelder for alle som synder utilsiktet, enten en innfødt israelitt eller en fremmed som bor blant dere.
B1930
For den innfødte blandt Israels barn og for den fremmede som holder til hos dem, skal det være én lov; den gjelder for eder alle når nogen gjør noget av vanvare.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 15:15

    The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 16:29

    This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—

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  • Numbers 9:14

    If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.’”

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  • Leviticus 17:15

    And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

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  • Romans 3:29–30

    Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

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