Numbers 15:27

27 “ ‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.

Numbers 15:27 in Other Translations

27 And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.

27 “If one person sins unintentionally, he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering.

27 “If one individual commits an unintentional sin, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering.

27 "But if it's just one person who sins by mistake, not realizing what he's doing, he is to bring a yearling she-goat as an Absolution-Offering.

27 And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat a year old for a sin-offering.

27 "If one person unintentionally does something wrong, a one-year-old female goat must be sacrificed as an offering for sin.

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

27 " 'But suppose just one person sins without meaning to. Then he must bring a female goat for a sin offering. It must be a year old.

Numbers 15:27 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:27

And if any soul sin through ignorance
Any private or particular person, by breaking any of the above commands, or any other, not rightly understanding them, or not adverting: to the circumstances required in the manner of performing them:

then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering;
which differed in this from the sin offering of a congregation that sinned through ignorance; that was a kid of the goats, whether male or female, but this was to be a female goat and of a year old.

Numbers 15:27 In-Context

25 The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have presented to the LORD for their wrong a food offering and a sin offering.

26 The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.

27 “ ‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.

28 The priest is to make atonement before the LORD for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven.

29 One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 4:27
• 2. Leviticus 4:3; Numbers 6:14