Passage
Numbers 15.15
Book: Numbers · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
13. All that are home-born shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah. 14. And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah; as ye do, so he shall do.
15. For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you, a statute for ever throughout your generations: as ye are, so shall the sojourner be before Jehovah.
- One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 17. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, (Numbers 15:13-17, ASV)
WEB
13. “‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. 14. If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh; as you do, so he shall do.
15. For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner, a statute forever throughout your generations. As you are, so shall the foreigner be before Yahweh.
- One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.’” 17. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, (Numbers 15:13-17, WEB)
KJV
13. All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 14. And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
15. One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.
- One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 17. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, (Numbers 15:13-17, KJV)
YLT
13. every native doth thus with these, at bringing near a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah; 14. and when a sojourner sojourneth with you, or whoso [is] in your midst to your generations, and he hath made a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah, as ye do so he doth.
15. 'One statute is for you of the congregation and for the sojourner who is sojourning, a statute age-during to your generations: as ye [are] so is the sojourner before Jehovah;
- one law and one ordinance is to you and to the sojourner who is sojourning with you.' 17. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, (Numbers 15:13-17, YLT)
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Setting
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- H5769 - olam, olam, Strong's H5769
- H0259 - echad, echad, Strong's H0259
- H3068 - YHWH, YHWH, Strong's H3068
Quoted in
Arguments and defeaters:
- Deuteronomy 28-68 Slave Trade Prophecy Objection Defeater, via Numbers 15.14-16
- Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater
- Isaiah 14 Reverse Slavery Prophecy Objection Defeater, via Numbers 15.14-16
Concepts:
- Black Hebrew Israelite Doctrine, via Numbers 15.14-16
- Canaanite Conquest and Herem, via Numbers 15.15-16
- The Hebrew Israelite Defense, via Numbers 15.14-16
Notes
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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