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Numbers 15:26-39-40 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

26. the sin of everyone—both Israelites and foreigners among you—will be forgiven.

27. But if one of you does wrong without meaning to, you must sacrifice a year-old female goat as a sacrifice for sin.

28. The priest will then ask me to forgive you, and your sin will be forgiven.

29. The law will be the same for anyone who does wrong without meaning to, whether an Israelite or a foreigner living among you.

30-31. But if one of you does wrong on purpose, whether Israelite or foreigner, you have sinned against me by disobeying my laws. You will be sent away and will no longer live among the people of Israel.

32. Once, while the Israelites were travelling through the desert, a man was caught gathering firewood on the Sabbath.

33. He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.

34. But no one knew what to do with him, so he was not allowed to leave.

35. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people to take that man outside the camp and stone him to death!”

36. So he was killed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

37. The Lord told Moses

38. to say to the people of Israel, “Sew tassels on to the bottom edge of your clothes and tie a purple string to each tassel.

39-40. These will remind you that you must obey my laws and teachings. And when you do, you will be dedicated to me and won't follow your own sinful desires.

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