Numbers 15:28 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and the priest hath made atonement for the person who is erring, in his sinning in ignorance before Jehovah, by making atonement for him, and it hath been forgiven him;

English ASV

And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly, before Jehovah, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.

English Amplified

And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who commits an error when he sins unknowingly or unintentionally, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who commits an error when he sins unknowingly or unintentionally, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The priest will then make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who acts in error sinning unintentionally, and when he makes atonement for him, he will be forgiven.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that hath done inadvertently, when he sinneth by inadvertence before Jehovah, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

English EASY 2024

The priest will use this sacrifice to make the person clean from their sin. Then the Lord will forgive that person for their mistake. The person did not realize that it was a sin against the Lord.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The priest will make the one who sinned pure and that person will be forgiven.

And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for the person who makes a mistake, when he sins unintentionally, to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

At the altar the priest shall perform the ritual of purification to purify you from your sin, and you will be forgiven.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The priest will offer the sacrifice to make peace with the Lord for that person, and that person will be forgiven.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The priest must then make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who acts in error sinning unintentionally, and when he makes atonement for him, he will be forgiven.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And the priest shall make atonement before Yahweh for the person who goes astray when he sins unintentionally, making atonement for him that he may be pardoned.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The priest will make an atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it will be forgiven him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'The priest shall make atonement before the LORD for the person who goes astray when he sins unintentionally, making atonement for him that he may be forgiven.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for him who sinned inadvertently; when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

And the priest must make atonement for the person who sins unintentionally — when he sins unintentionally before the LORD — to make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

With it the priest will pay for the person's sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it for the one who did wrong by sinning without meaning to. When the sin is paid for, that person will be forgiven.

English NIV

The priest is to make atonement before the LORD for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.

English NKJ 1982

So the priest shall make atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins unintentionally before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

English NLT

The priest will make atonement for the guilty person before the LORD, and that person will be forgiven.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for the one who commits an error, when it is unintentional, to make atonement for the person, who then shall be forgiven.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who commits an error, when he sins unwittingly, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven.

English Tyndale 1537

And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinned ignorantly with the sinoffering before the LORD and reconcile him, and it shall be forgiven him.