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then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Have them bring a young bull and a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil, along with a second young bull for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, <i>even</i> fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then have them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second bull as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then let them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and a second bull you shall take for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then let them take a bull with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and a second bull you shall take for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then let them take a bull from the herd with its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and a second bull from the herd you shall take for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They are to take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are to bring a bull and its proper grain sacrifice of flour mixed with olive oil. And they must bring a second bull as a sacrifice for sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Next, they must take a young bull and the grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil that is offered with it. You must take a second young bull as an offering for sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then they are to take a young bull and the required grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil; and you are to take another bull for the sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are to take a young bull along with its meal offering made of flour mixed with oil. Then you are to take a second young bull as a sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then they are to take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with olive oil; and you are to take a second young bull for a purification offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bullock with his meat-offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bull and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and have taken a bullock, a son of the herd, and its present, flour mixed with oil, and you take a second bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and have taken a bullock, a son of the herd, and its present, flour mixed with oil, -- and a second bullock a son of the herd thou dost take for a sin-offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they took a bullock, son of a cow, and his gift fine flour mixed with oil, and a second bullock, son of a cow, thou shalt take for sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall take an ox of the herd, and for the offering thereof fine flour tempered with oil: and thou shalt take another ox of the herd for a sin offering: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />they shall take an ox from the herd, with its libation of fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil; then you shall receive another ox from the herd for sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then they shall take a bull from the herd, along with its grain offering of bran flour mixed with oil; and you shall take another bull from the herd for a purification offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bull and its grain offering of choice flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull for a sin offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bullock with its meal offering, a dish full of fine flour mixed with oil, and another young bullock shall you offer for a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall take one bull, son of a herd, and its offering: one plate full of meal mixed with oil, and offer another bull, a son of a herd for sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take one calf of the herd, and its meat-offering, fine flour mingled with oil: and thou shalt take a calf of a year old of the herd for a sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/8-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=2828" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">Cleansing the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Then have them take</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: par (N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">a young bull</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ū·min·ḥā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">with its grain offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5560.htm" title="5560: sō·leṯ (N-fs) -- Fine flour. From an unused root meaning to strip; flour.">of fine flour</a> <a href="/hebrew/1101.htm" title="1101: bə·lū·lāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To mingle, mix, confuse, confound. A primitive root; to overflow; by implication, to mix; also to fodder.">mixed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: ḇaš·šā·men (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">with oil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and you are to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: šê·nî (Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">a second</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: ū·p̄ar- (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">young bull</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for a sin offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4</a></span><br />He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a></span><br />He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Leviticus 5:6</a></span><br />and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-19.htm">Leviticus 14:19-20</a></span><br />Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering / and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6</a></span><br />Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Leviticus 16:11</a></span><br />When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Leviticus 16:15-16</a></span><br />Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. / So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Leviticus 16:21</a></span><br />Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a></span><br />because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a></span><br />And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Hebrews 10:14</a></span><br />because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shall you take for a sin offering.</p><p class="hdg">a young</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">Exodus 29:1,3</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a></b></br> If his offering <i>be</i> a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-2.htm">Leviticus 8:2</a></b></br> Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;</p><p class="hdg">his meat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Numbers 15:8,9</a></b></br> And when thou preparest a bullock <i>for</i> a burnt offering, or <i>for</i> a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Leviticus 2:1</a></b></br> And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be <i>of</i> fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:</p><p class="hdg">another</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3,14</a></b></br> If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3</a></b></br> Thus shall Aaron come into the holy <i>place</i>: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></b></br> Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put <i>him</i> to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see <i>his</i> seed, he shall prolong <i>his</i> days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/7-81.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/numbers/7-81.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/numbers/7-79.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/numbers/7-79.htm">Flour</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-32.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-79.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/numbers/7-79.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/numbers/7-83.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/numbers/7-88.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/numbers/7-81.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/2-16.htm">Second</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Flour</a> <a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/numbers/8-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/numbers/8-9.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Second</a> <a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/11-27.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/8-1.htm">How the lamps are to be lighted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">The consecration of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/8-23.htm">The age and time of their service</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The bull was a common sacrificial animal in ancient Near Eastern cultures, and its use here underscores the importance of the ritual. The bull as a sacrifice is also seen in <a href="/exodus/29.htm">Exodus 29:1</a>, where it is used for the consecration of priests, indicating a setting apart for holy service.<p><b>with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil</b><br>The grain offering, or "minchah," typically consisted of fine flour mixed with oil, symbolizing the sustenance and provision of God. The use of fine flour indicates purity and quality, while oil often represents the Holy Spirit in biblical typology. This offering accompanies the animal sacrifice, highlighting the need for both physical and spiritual dedication to God. <a href="/leviticus/2.htm">Leviticus 2</a> provides more details on grain offerings, emphasizing their role in worship and thanksgiving.<p><b>and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering</b><br>The sin offering, or "chattat," is a crucial aspect of the sacrificial system, designed to atone for unintentional sins and purify the people. The second young bull signifies the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement. This offering points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is described as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The dual use of bulls here underscores the comprehensive nature of the atonement process, addressing both the need for consecration and the need for purification from sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>The tribe of Levi was set apart for religious duties and service in the Tabernacle. This passage describes part of their consecration process.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>As the leader of the Israelites, Moses was responsible for overseeing the consecration of the Levites and ensuring that God's instructions were followed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the Levites would serve. It was the dwelling place of God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_bull.htm">Young Bull</a></b><br>Used as a sacrificial offering, symbolizing atonement and dedication. The bull was a significant part of the sacrificial system in the Old Testament.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>A specific type of sacrifice intended to atone for sin and purify the people, allowing them to be in right standing with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_consecration.htm">The Importance of Consecration</a></b><br>The Levites' consecration underscores the need for purity and dedication in service to God. As believers, we are called to be set apart for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacrifice.htm">The Role of Sacrifice</a></b><br>Sacrifices were central to the Israelites' relationship with God, highlighting the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement. Today, we rely on Christ's sacrifice for our atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_offerings.htm">Symbolism of the Offerings</a></b><br>The young bull and grain offering symbolize strength, sustenance, and dedication. Our lives should reflect these qualities as we serve God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_sin.htm">God's Provision for Sin</a></b><br>The sin offering demonstrates God's provision for dealing with sin. In Christ, we have a complete and final provision for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/service_and_worship.htm">Service and Worship</a></b><br>The Levites' role in the Tabernacle reminds us of the importance of service and worship in our lives. We are called to serve God and others with dedication and humility.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_lev._8's_7-day_ordination.htm">How can Leviticus 8's insistence on a seven-day ordination period be reconciled with other references in the Old Testament that imply different consecration timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_8's_purification_process_historical.htm">Does the detailed purification process in Numbers 8 accurately reflect historical Israelite customs, or might it be a later addition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/plague_deaths__24,000_or_23,000.htm">How many died in the plague after the Israelites' adultery with Moab's daughters: 24,000 (Numbers 25:1, 9) or 23,000 (I Corinthians 10:8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_leviticus_8_1-13's_ceremony_credible.htm">In Leviticus 8:1-13, how historically or archaeologically credible is the elaborate priestly ordination ceremony described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.</span> The ordinary sin offering was a shaggy one of the goats (see on chapter Numbers 7:16); but a bullock had been prescribed for the sin of the high priest, and for the sin of the congregation, in certain circumstances, and the analogy is followed here. It might seem as if the larger animal were meant to distinguish aggregate or collective guilt (see on Leviticus 4:3); but the scapegoat offered for the sin of the whole people makes against such a supposition. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/8-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then have them take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָֽקְחוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a young bull</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with its grain offering</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִנְחָת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min·ḥā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of fine flour</span><br /><span class="heb">סֹ֖לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(sō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5560.htm">Strong's 5560: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fine flour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mixed</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלוּלָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1101.htm">Strong's 1101: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mingle, mix, confuse, confound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with oil,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַשָּׁ֑מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaš·šā·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you are to take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a second</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">young bull</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a sin offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטָּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 8:8 Then let them take a young bull (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/8-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 8:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 8:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/8-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 8:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 8:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>