And if you have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,
And if you have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses,
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,
And if in error you go against any of these laws which the Lord has given to Moses,
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments which the LORD hath spoken to Moses,
"'When you shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Yahweh has spoken to Moses,
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,
The heavy punishments which had already overtaken the people might naturally give rise to apprehensions for the future, especially in view of the fact that on the approaching entrance into Canaan the complete observance of the Law in all its details would become imperative on them. To meet such apprehensions a distinction is emphatically drawn between sins of ignorance (Leviticus 4:13 ff) and those of presumption Numbers 15:30-31. The passage deals separately with imperfections of obedience which would be regarded as attaching to the whole nation Numbers 15:22-26, and those of individuals Numbers 15:27-30.
15:22 All these commandments - Those now spoken of, which concern the outward service of God, or the rites or ceremonies belonging to it. And herein principally this law may seem to differ from that Leviticus 4:13 , which speaks of some positive miscarriage, or doing that which ought not to have been done, about the holy things of God; whereas this speaks only of an omission of something which ought to have been done about holy ceremonies.