Numbers 15:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Numbers 15:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 15:2813 words

וְכִפֶּרwəḵiperAnd cover

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

עַלʿalAbove

הַנֶּפֶשׁhanep̄ešThe soul

הַשֹּׁגֶגֶתhašōgegetThe mistake

בְּחֶטְאָהbəḥeṭəʾāhIn miss

בִשְׁגָגָהvišəgāgāhIn stray

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

לְכַפֵּרləḵapērTo cover

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

וְנִסְלַחwənisəlaḥAnd forgive

לוֹlwōTo

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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