Numbers 7:16

Numbers 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
• New International Version (NIV)one male goat for a sin offering;
• New King James Version (NKJV)one kid of the goats as a sin offering;
• New Living Translation (NLT)and a male goat for a sin offering.

Context of Numbers 7:16

14one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; 15one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; 17and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 18On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, the chief of Issachar, made an offering.

Numbers 7:16 word by word

שְׂעִיר־עִזִּ֥ים אֶחָ֖ד לְחַטָּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• kidשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · he-goatH8163
• of the goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
• for a sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403

Cross-references for Numbers 7:16

• Leviticus 4:23or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish,

Commentaries on Numbers 7:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-83Verses 12-83 The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2. It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-89Verses 10-89 The princes and great men were most forward in the service of God. Here is an example to those in authority, and of the highest rank; they ought to use their honour and power, their estate and interest, to promote religion and the service of God in the places where they live. Though it was a time of joy and rejoicing, yet still, in the midst of their sacrifices, we find a sin-offering. As, in our best services, we are conscious that there is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-83One by one, the tribal leaders brought their gifts for the dedication of the altar. Each tribe participated until the whole Hebrew confederation (the united group of twelve tribes) had taken part. The text repeats the description of each tribe’s gift. This repetition highlights the shared nature of the ceremony. Every tribe had a role in setting apart their place of worship for God. The careful listing of the gifts may reflect detailed record keeping…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1712-17. He that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon ... of the tribe of Judah, &c.--Judah having had the precedence assigned to it, the prince or head of that tribe was the first admitted to offer as its representative; and his offering, as well as that of the others, is thought, from its costliness, to have been furnished not from his own private means, but from the general contributions of each tribe. Some parts of the offering, as the animals…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Sin Offering
• Abide
• Charger
• Merarites
• Sinai
• Agrapha
• Apocrypha
• Astrology
• Chronicles, Books of
• Exodus, the Book of

Commentaries on Numbers 7

• 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