New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 15:3
3then make 1an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to 23fulfill a special vow, or as a freewill offering or in your 4appointed times, to make a 5soothing aroma to the Lord, from the herd or from the flock.
Numbers 15:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock:
- New International Version (NIV)and you present to the Lord food offerings from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the Lord—whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings—
- English Standard Version (ESV)and you offer to the Lord from the herd or from the flock a food offering or a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or at your appointed feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the Lord,
- New King James Version (NKJV)and you make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or in your appointed feasts, to make a sweet aroma to the Lord, from the herd or the flock,
Context of Numbers 15:3
1Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where you are to live, which I am giving you, then make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a special vow, or as a freewill offering or in your appointed times, to make a soothing aroma to the Lord, from the herd or from the flock. 4The one who presents his offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil, 5and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
Read all of Numbers 15Numbers 15:3 word by word
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם אִשֶּׁ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ עֹלָ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔בַח לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ בִנְדָבָ֔ה א֖וֹ בְּמֹעֲדֵיכֶ֑ם לַעֲשׂ֞וֹת רֵ֤יחַ נִיחֹ֙חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִן־הַבָּקָ֖ר א֥וֹ מִן־הַצֹּֽאן׃Read the interlinear
- then makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
- an offeringאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- a burntעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
- a sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- fulfillפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
- vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
- as a freewillנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
- appointedמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: festivalH4150
- timesמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: festivalH4150
- to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- soothingנִיחֹחַnîychôach nîychôach · soothingH5207
- from the herdבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- from the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
Cross-references for Numbers 15:3
- Exodus 29:18You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the Lord: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord.
- Leviticus 1:2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When any man of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of animals from the herd or the flock.
- Leviticus 10:13You shall eat it, moreover, in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due out of the Lord’s offerings by fire; for thus I have been commanded.
- Leviticus 1:1Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,
- Leviticus 7:16But if the sacrifice of his offering is a votive or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what is left of it may be eaten;
- Leviticus 22:18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or of the aliens in Israel who presents his offering, whether it is any of their votive or any of their freewill offerings, which they present to the Lord for a burnt offering--
- Deuteronomy 12:11then it shall come about that the place in which the Lord your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice votive offerings which you will vow to the Lord.
- Leviticus 27:2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a difficult vow, he shall be valued according to your valuation of persons belonging to the Lord.
- Leviticus 22:21When a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.
- Deuteronomy 12:6There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contribution of your hand, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.
- Deuteronomy 16:10Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as the Lord your God blesses you;
- Numbers 28:16‘Then on the fourteenth day of the first month shall be the Lord’s Passover.
- Numbers 29:1‘Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.
- Leviticus 23:8But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.’”
- Deuteronomy 16:1“Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Genesis 8:21The Lord smelled the soothing aroma; and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Commentaries on Numbers 15:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And will make an offering - For the different kinds of offerings, sacrifices, etc., see Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 1:7.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3an offering … a pleasing aroma to the LORD: Honor and thanks through sacrifices and offerings pleases God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering--It is evident that a peace offering is referred to because this term is frequently used in such a sense (Ex 18:12; Le 17:5).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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