Numbers 15:21
“Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.”
Numbers 15:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- So also shall you give firstfruits of your dough to the Lord.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto Jehovah a heave-offering throughout your generations.
- DARBYDarby
- Of the first of your dough ye shall give to Jehovah a heave-offering throughout your generations.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Of the first of your dough you shall give to Yahweh a wave offering throughout your generations.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Of the beginning of your dough ye do give to Jehovah a heave-offering ; to your generations.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- You shall give a heave offering from the first of your dough throughout your generations to the Lord.
Context: Numbers 15
19Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD.
20Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.
21Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.
22And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,
23Even 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;
About Numbers 15: The Law of Offerings
God commands the Israelites to offer special sacrifices for unintentional sins.
Commentary
In Numbers 15, the Lord instructs Moses to give the Israelites instructions regarding offerings and sacrifices. He begins by instructing them to offer a burnt offering, a grain offering, and a peace offering. He then goes on to explain the different types of offerings that can be made, including the sin offering, the guilt offering, and the wave offering. He also explains the importance of the tassels on the garments of the Israelites, which were to remind them of the Lord's commandments.