Numbers 15:28
And the priest shall pray for him, because he sinned unknowingly before the Lord. And he shall obtain pardon for him, and it will be forgiven him.
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In Context
27But if one soul will have sinned by not knowing, he shall offer a one-year-old she-goat for his sin.
29One law shall be for all who sin by ignorance, as much for natives as for newcomers.
Cross References
Leviticus 4:20doing so with this calf in the same manner as he did before. And while the priest is praying for them, the Lord will forgive them.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 15:23-30
Sacrifices for Sins of Ignorance. ( b. c. 1490.) 22 And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, 23 Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations; 24 Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord ,… Read the whole commentary →