Numbers 15:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 15:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְכִפֶּ֣ר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַשֹּׁגֶ֛גֶת
shᵉgâgâh
H7684
sin
בְּחֶטְאָ֥ה
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה
shâgag
H7683
to go astray
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְכַפֵּ֥ר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְנִסְלַ֥ח
çâlach
H5545
to forgive
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs, when he sins unwittingly, before Yahweh, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the priest shall make atonement for the person, the one erring in a sin by mistake to the face of Yahweh, to make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven for him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).