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Numbers 15:8
8A person can give a young bull as a burnt offering. This may be a special sacrifice that he has promised to give to God. Or it may be a friendship offering to the Lord.
Numbers 15:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord:
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the Lord,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when you offer a bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or for peace offerings to the Lord,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a peace offering to the Lord,
Context of Numbers 15:8
6If the animal is a male sheep, you must also offer 2 kilograms of flour. Mix this flour with 1.5 litres of olive oil. 7Also, you must pour 1.5 litres of wine on the altar as a drink offering. The smell of the smoke from this sacrifice will please the Lord. A person can give a young bull as a burnt offering. This may be a special sacrifice that he has promised to give to God. Or it may be a friendship offering to the Lord. 9Also, you must offer 3 kilograms of flour. Mix this flour with 2 litres of olive oil. Do that if the bull is a burnt offering, or a friendship offering. Do the same if you offer this sacrifice because of a promise. 10Also, you must pour 2 litres of wine on the altar as a drink offering. The smell of this smoke will please the Lord.
Read all of Numbers 15Numbers 15:8 word by word
וְכִֽי־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה בֶן־בָּקָ֖ר עֹלָ֣ה אוֹ־זָ֑בַח לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֥דֶר אֽוֹ־שְׁלָמִ֖ים לַֽיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when thou preparestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
- a bullockבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- a bullockבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
- a burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- a sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- in performingפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
- a vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
- or peace offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Numbers 15:8
Commentaries on Numbers 15:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 The meat-offering is treated in Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 23:13, hitherto an ordinary accessory to the former, is now prescribed forevery sacrifice.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-41Chapters 1–14 cover a short time period, but chapter 15 marks the start of a long period. This is the main part of the forty years in the wilderness, about which little is known. There are references to events during this time (for example, Deuteronomy 8:2–6; 29:5–6; Joshua 5:4–8; Ezekiel 20:10–26; Amos 5:25–26; Acts 7:42–43). During this period, Moses continued to give laws to guide Israel’s life as a nation. These laws would be especially important in…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-126-12. two tenth deals--The quantity of flour was increased because the sacrifice was of superior value to the former. The accessory sacrifices were always increased in proportion to the greater worth and magnitude of its principal.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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