Bilangan 15:22

Rules for Unintentional Offenses

15:22 ¹ “‘If you ²  sin unintentionally and do not observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses –

Bilangan 30:16

30:16 These are the statutes that the Lord commanded Moses, relating to ³  a man and his wife, and a father and his young daughter who is still living in her father’s house.

Bilangan 35:12

35:12 And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.

[15:22]  ¹ sn These regulations supplement what was already ruled on in the Levitical code for the purification and reparation offerings. See those rulings in Lev 4-7 for all the details. Some biblical scholars view the rules in Leviticus as more elaborate and therefore later. However, this probably represents a misunderstanding of the purpose of each collection.

[15:22]  ² tn The verb is the plural imperfect; the sin discussed here is a sin committed by the community, or the larger part of the community.

[30:16]  ³ tn Heb “between.”