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24 If the mistake was made unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It must be offered along with its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering and with one male goat for a sin offering. 25 With it the priest will purify the whole community of Israel, making them right with the Lord,[a] and they will be forgiven. For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offerings to the Lord—the special gift and the sin offering. 26 The whole community of Israel will be forgiven, including the foreigners living among you, for all the people were involved in the sin.

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  1. 15:25 Or will make atonement for the whole community of Israel.

24 and if this is done unintentionally(A) without the community being aware of it,(B) then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering(C) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord,(D) along with its prescribed grain offering(E) and drink offering,(F) and a male goat for a sin offering.[a](G) 25 The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven,(H) for it was not intentional(I) and they have presented to the Lord for their wrong a food offering(J) and a sin offering.(K) 26 The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.(L)

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  1. Numbers 15:24 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 27