Numeri 15:36-41

36 E tutta la raunanza lo menò fuor del campo, e lo lapidò, sicchè egli morì; come il Signore avea comandato a Mosè.

37 IL Signore parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:

38 Parla a’ figliuoli d’Israele, e di’ loro, che si facciano delle fimbrie ai lembi delle lor veste, per le lor generazioni; e mettano sopra quelle fimbrie de’ lor lembi un cordone di violato.

39 E abbiate quel cordone in su le fimbrie, acciocchè, quando lo riguarderete, voi vi ricordiate di tutti i comandamenti del Signore, e li mettiate in opera, e non andiate guatando dietro al vostro cuore, e agli occhi vostri, dietro a’ quali solete andar fornicando.

40 Acciocchè vi ricordiate di mettere in opera tutti i miei comandamenti, e siate santi all’Iddio vostro.

41 Io sono il Signore Iddio vostro, che vi ho tratti fuor del paese di Egitto, per esservi Dio. Io sono il Signore Iddio vostro.

Numeri 15:36-41 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 15

In this chapter the children of Israel are instructed about the meat offerings and drink offerings, and the quantities of them, which were always to go along with their burnt offerings and peace offerings they should offer when they came into the land of Canaan, Nu 15:1-12; and they are told that the same laws and ordinances would be binding equally on them that were of the country, and on the strangers in it, Nu 15:13-16; and an order is given them to offer a cake of the first dough for an heave offering, Nu 15:17-21; and they are directed what sacrifices to offer for sins of ignorance, both of the congregation and particular persons, Nu 14:22-29; but as for presumptuous sinners, they were to be cut off, Nu 14:30,31; and an instance is recorded of stoning a sabbath breaker, Nu 14:32-36; and the chapter is concluded with a law for wearing fringes on the borders of their garments, the use of which is expressed, Nu 14:35-41.