Numeri 15:26 (Numbers 15:26)

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 15:26 et dimittetur universæ plebi filiorum Israel, et advenis, qui peregrinantur inter eos: quoniam culpa est omnis populi per ignorantiam.

and it shall be forgiven to the whole assembly of the sons of Israel, and to the strangers who dwell among them, because the fault of all the people is through ignorance.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 et and CONJ
2 dimittetur it shall be forgiven 3SG.FUT.PASS.IND
3 universæ to the whole DAT.SG.F.ADJ
4 plebi assembly DAT.SG.F.3RD DECL
5 filiorum of sons GEN.PL.M.2ND DECL
6 Israel Israel GEN.SG.M.INDECL
7 et and CONJ
8 advenis to strangers DAT.PL.M.3RD DECL
9 qui who NOM.PL.M.REL.PRON
10 peregrinantur they dwell 3PL.PRES.DEP.IND
11 inter among PREP+ACC
12 eos them ACC.PL.M.PERS.PRON
13 quoniam because CONJ
14 culpa fault NOM.SG.F.1ST DECL
15 est is 3SG.PRES.ACT.IND
16 omnis of all GEN.SG.M/F.ADJ
17 populi people GEN.SG.M.2ND DECL
18 per through PREP+ACC
19 ignorantiam ignorance ACC.SG.F.1ST DECL

Syntax

Main Clause: dimittetur governs the dative recipients universæ plebi filiorum Israel and advenis.

Relative Clause: qui peregrinantur inter eos modifies advenis, describing those dwelling among the people.

Causal Clause: quoniam culpa est omnis populi per ignorantiam explains the reason for forgiveness.

Morphology

  1. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: coordinating conjunction; Function: connects to previous statement; Translation: and; Notes: Continues the legal sequence.
  2. dimittetur — Lemma: dimitto; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular future passive indicative; Function: main verb; Translation: it shall be forgiven; Notes: Passive expresses reception of forgiveness.
  3. universæ — Lemma: universus; Part of Speech: adjective; Form: dative singular feminine; Function: modifies plebi; Translation: to the whole; Notes: Emphasizes totality.
  4. plebi — Lemma: plebs; Part of Speech: noun; Form: dative singular feminine third declension; Function: indirect object; Translation: assembly; Notes: Refers to the collective community.
  5. filiorum — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: noun; Form: genitive plural masculine; Function: modifies plebi; Translation: of the sons; Notes: Specifies the people group.
  6. Israel — Lemma: Israel; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: genitive singular indeclinable; Function: modifies filiorum; Translation: Israel; Notes: Identifies the covenant community.
  7. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: coordinating conjunction; Function: links recipients; Translation: and; Notes: Adds another group.
  8. advenis — Lemma: advena; Part of Speech: noun; Form: dative plural masculine third declension; Function: indirect object; Translation: to strangers; Notes: Refers to resident foreigners.
  9. qui — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: subject of relative clause; Translation: who; Notes: Refers to advenis.
  10. peregrinantur — Lemma: peregrinor; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural present deponent indicative; Function: verb of relative clause; Translation: they dwell; Notes: Deponent verb meaning to live as foreigners.
  11. inter — Lemma: inter; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governing the accusative; Function: introduces location; Translation: among; Notes: Indicates position within a group.
  12. eos — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: accusative plural masculine; Function: object of inter; Translation: them; Notes: Refers to the people of Israel.
  13. quoniam — Lemma: quoniam; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: subordinating conjunction; Function: introduces cause; Translation: because; Notes: Explains reason for forgiveness.
  14. culpa — Lemma: culpa; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative singular feminine; Function: subject of clause; Translation: fault; Notes: Refers to wrongdoing.
  15. est — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular present active indicative; Function: copulative verb; Translation: is; Notes: Links subject and predicate.
  16. omnis — Lemma: omnis; Part of Speech: adjective; Form: genitive singular masculine/feminine; Function: modifies populi; Translation: of all; Notes: Emphasizes totality.
  17. populi — Lemma: populus; Part of Speech: noun; Form: genitive singular masculine second declension; Function: genitive dependent on culpa; Translation: people; Notes: Specifies whose fault.
  18. per — Lemma: per; Part of Speech: preposition; Form: governing the accusative; Function: introduces cause; Translation: through; Notes: Indicates means or cause.
  19. ignorantiam — Lemma: ignorantia; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular feminine first declension; Function: object of per; Translation: ignorance; Notes: Specifies unintentional nature of the fault.

 

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.
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