Numbers - 15:13



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.

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 15:13.

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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.
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.
Both they that are born in the land, and the strangers
And all that are born in the land shall do these things thus, in presenting an offering by fire of a sweet odour to Jehovah.
All that are homeborn shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
All that are born in the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD.
every native doth thus with these, at bringing near a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah;
All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.
All those who are Israelites by birth are to do these things in this way, when giving an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord.
All that are home-born shall do these things after this manner, in presenting an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Both natives and sojourners
Omnis civis lacier sic ista ut offerat oblationem odoris quietis Jehovah.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner,.... Meaning that all Israelites should with their sacrifices bring their meat and drink offerings of the quantity directed to as above:
in offering an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the Lord; when they offered any burnt offerings or peace offerings: the Jews say, that all sacrifices, whether of the congregation or of a private person, require drink offerings, excepting the firstborn, the tithes, the passover, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; but the sin offering of the leper, and his trespass offering, require them (h): the Targum of Jonathan is,"all that are born in Israel, and not among the people, shall make these drink offerings thus;''for though an uncircumcised Gentile might bring burnt offerings and peace offerings, yet not meat offerings and drink offerings with them; See Gill on Leviticus 22:18; only such as were proselytes of righteousness, as in Numbers 15:14.
(h) Misn. Menachot, c. 9. 6.

a stranger--one who had become a proselyte. There were scarcely any of the national privileges of the Israelites, in which the Gentile stranger might not, on conforming to certain conditions, fully participate.

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