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Numbers 15:4-31

4 then the one who brings his offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil.

5 With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

6 “‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil,

7 and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

8 “‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the Lord,

9 bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil.

10 Also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It will be an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

11 Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner.

12 Do this for each one, for as many as you prepare.

13 “‘Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when he brings an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

14 For the generations to come, whenever an alien or anyone else living among you presents an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, he must do exactly as you do.

15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the Lord:

16 The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the alien living among you.’”

17 The Lord said to Moses,

18 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you

19 and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the Lord.

20 Present a cake from the first of your ground meal and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.

21 Throughout the generations to come you are to give this offering to the Lord from the first of your ground meal.

22 Offerings for Unintentional Sins
“‘Now if you unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the Lord gave Moses—

23 any of the Lord’s commands to you through him, from the day the Lord gave them and continuing through the generations to come—

24 and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.

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 brought to the Lord for their wrong an offering made by fire and a sin offering.

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

27 “‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, he 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 for him, he will be forgiven.

29 One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether he is a native-born Israelite or an alien.

30 “‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the Lord, and that person must be cut off from his people.

31 Because he has despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, that person must surely be cut off; his guilt remains on him.’”

Cross References for Numbers 15:4-31

Romans 15:16 - to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gosp... Click to read the verse Romans 15:16 Click to read the verse Romans 15:16

Malachi 1:11 - My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every pl... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:11 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:11

Ezekiel 46:14 - You are also to provide with it morning by morning a grain offering, consisting of a sixth of a... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:14 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:14

Judges 9:9 - “But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and men are honored,... Click to read the verse Judges 9:9 Click to read the verse Judges 9:9

Leviticus 2:15 - Put oil and incense on it; it is a grain offering. Click to read the verse Leviticus 2:15 Click to read the verse Leviticus 2:15

Exodus 29:40 - With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oi... Click to read the verse Exodus 29:40 Click to read the verse Exodus 29:40

Leviticus 23:13 - together with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—an offe... Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:13 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:13

Leviticus 2:1 - The Grain Offering “‘When someone brings a grain offering to the Lord, his offering is to be of... Click to read the verse Leviticus 2:1 Click to read the verse Leviticus 2:1

Isaiah 66:20 - And they will bring all your brothers, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem a... Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:20

Leviticus 6:14 - The Grain Offering “‘These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to brin... Click to read the verse Leviticus 6:14 Click to read the verse Leviticus 6:14

Numbers 15:6 - “‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a thir... Click to read the verse Numbers 15:6 Click to read the verse Numbers 15:6

Leviticus 14:10 - “On the eighth day he must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb a year old, each without defec... Click to read the verse Leviticus 14:10 Click to read the verse Leviticus 14:10

Hebrews 13:16 - And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:16 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:16

Numbers 28:5-8 - together with a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a h... Click to read the verse Numbers 28:5-8 Click to read the verse Numbers 28:5-8

Leviticus 7:9-10 - Every grain offering baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:9-10 Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:9-10