26. All of the people of Israel and the foreigners living among them will be forgiven. No one meant to do wrong.
27. “‘Just one person might sin without meaning to. He must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.
28. The priest will remove the sin of the person who sinned without meaning to. That person will belong to the Lord again. He will be forgiven.
29. The same teaching is for everyone who sins without meaning to. It is the same for those born Israelites and for foreigners living among you.
30. “‘But anyone who sins on purpose is against the Lord. That person must be separated from his people. It is the same for someone born among you or a foreigner.
31. That person has turned against the Lord’s word. He has not obeyed the Lord’s commands. He must surely be separated from the others. He is guilty.’”
32. This happened when the Israelites were still in the desert. They found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
33. Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and all the people.
34. They held the man under guard. They did not know what to do with him.
35. Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. All the people must kill him with stones outside the camp.”
36. So the people took him outside the camp. They killed him with stones as the Lord commanded Moses.
37. The Lord said to Moses,
38. “Speak to the Israelites. Tell them this: ‘Tie several pieces of thread together. And tie them to the corners of your clothes. Put a blue thread in each one of these tassels. Wear them from now on.
39. You will have these tassels to look at. They will remind you of the Lord’s commands. Then you will obey them. And you won’t follow what your bodies want and what your eyes wish for.
40. Remember to obey all my commands. Then you will be God’s holy people.
41. I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.’”