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And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/esv/ezra/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/bsb/ezra/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. <a href="/kjv/ezra/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They offered for the dedication of this temple of God a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb/ezra/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/lsb/ezra/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They brought near for the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/amp/ezra/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and, as a sin offering for all Israel, 12 male goats, according to the number of Israel’s tribes. <a href="/csb/ezra/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the dedication of God’s house they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, as well as twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel—one for each Israelite tribe. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the dedication of God&#8217s house they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs, as well as 12 male goats as a sin offering for all Israel—one for each Israelite tribe. <a href="/asv/ezra/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/cev/ezra/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs were offered as sacrifices at the dedication. Also twelve goats were sacrificed as sin offerings for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/erv/ezra/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/gwt/ezra/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At the dedication of God's temple, they sacrificed 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs. They sacrificed 12 male goats as an offering for sin, one goat for each of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/gnt/ezra/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> For the dedication they offered 100 bulls, 200 sheep, and 400 lambs as sacrifices, and 12 goats as offerings for sin, one for each tribe of Israel. <a href="/isv/ezra/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> At the dedication offering of the Temple of God, they presented 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs, along with a sin offering of twelve male goats for the entire nation of Israel according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/msb/ezra/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. <a href="/net/ezra/6.htm">NET Bible</a> For the dedication of this temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nheb/ezra/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/wbt/ezra/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/web/ezra/6.htm">World English Bible</a> They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God: one hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and twelve young male goats for a sin-offering for all Israel according to the number of the tribes of Israel; <a href="/ylt/ezra/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel; <a href="/slt/ezra/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they brought near to the consecration of this house of God a hundred oxen, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and he goats of the goats for sin, for all Israel twelve, for the number of the tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they offered at the dedication of the house of God, a, hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for all Israel twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they offered, for the dedication of the house of God, one hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and, as a sin offering for all of Israel, twelve he-goats from among the goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nabre/ezra/6.htm">New American Bible</a> For the dedication of this house of God, they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, together with twelve he-goats as a sin offering for all Israel, in keeping with the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and twelve he-goats for a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they offered for the festival of the household of God a hundred bulls and two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve kids of goats, to forgive the sins of the children of Israel, by the number of the tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/sep/ezra/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they offered for the dedication of the house of God a hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, twelve kids of the goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/parallel/ezra/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=1499" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/6.htm">The Feast of Dedication</a> 16Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17<a href="/hebrew/1836.htm" title="1836: ḏə·nāh (Pro-ms) -- This. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this.">For the</a> <a href="/hebrew/2597.htm" title="2597: la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Dedication. (Aramaic) corresponding to chanukkah; consecration.">dedication</a> <a href="/hebrew/1005.htm" title="1005: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. (Aramaic) corresponding to bayith.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/426.htm" title="426: ’ĕ·lā·hā (N-msd) -- God, god. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'elowahh; God.">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7127.htm" title="7127: wə·haq·ri·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3mp) -- To approach. (Aramaic) corresponding to qarab.">they offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mə·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/8450.htm" title="8450: tō·w·rîn (N-mp) -- A bullock. (Aramaic) corresponding (by permutation) to showr; a bull.">bulls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mā·ṯa·yin (Number-fd) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">two hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/1798.htm" title="1798: diḵ·rîn (N-mp) -- A ram. (Aramaic) corresponding to zakar; properly, a male, i.e. Of sheep.">rams,</a> <a href="/hebrew/703.htm" title="703: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fs) -- Four. (Aramaic) corresponding to arba'.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mə·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/563.htm" title="563: ’im·mə·rîn (N-mp) -- A lamb. (Aramaic) perhaps from 'amar (in the sense of bringing forth); a lamb.">lambs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2409.htm" title="2409: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭå̄·yå̄ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Sin offering. (Aramaic) from the same as chatiy; an expiation.">and a sin offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5922.htm" title="5922: ‘al- (Prep) -- Upon, over, above. (Aramaic) corresponding to al.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3479.htm" title="3479: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Jacob. (Aramaic) corresponding to Yisra'el.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8648.htm" title="8648: tə·rê- (Number-msc) -- Two. (Aramaic) feminine tarteyn; corresponding to shnayim; two.">of twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6236.htm" title="6236: ‘ă·śar (Number-ms) -- Ten. (Aramaic) masculine aasrah (Aramaic). corresponding to eser; ten."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4510.htm" title="4510: lə·min·yān (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A number. (Aramaic) from mna'; enumeration."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6841.htm" title="6841: ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Male goat. (Aramaic) corresponding to tsaphiyr; a he-goat.">male goats,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5796.htm" title="5796: ‘iz·zîn (N-fp) -- Female goat. (Aramaic) corresponding to ez."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7625.htm" title="7625: šiḇ·ṭê (N-mpc) -- A tribe. (Aramaic) corresponding to shebet; a clan.">one for each tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/3479.htm" title="3479: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Jacob. (Aramaic) corresponding to Yisra'el.">of Israel.</a> 18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">Leviticus 4:13-21</a> Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden, / when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting. / The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD. ... <a href="/numbers/7-87.htm">Numbers 7:87-88</a> All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering. / All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21-24</a> They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ... <a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63</a> And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">2 Chronicles 7:5</a> And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-24.htm">2 Chronicles 30:24</a> For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">2 Chronicles 35:7-9</a> From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present. / His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls. / Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls. <a href="/ezekiel/45-23.htm">Ezekiel 45:23</a> Each day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-21.htm">1 Chronicles 29:21</a> The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. <a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">Numbers 28:11-15</a> At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram, / and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a> And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. ... <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a> but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a> 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. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a> and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.offered<a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Ezra 8:35</a> Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.<a href="/numbers/7-2.htm">Numbers 7:2</a> That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:<a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63,64</a> And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD… a sin offering<a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3,13,14,22,23,28</a> 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… <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21-23</a> And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD… <a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">1 Kings 18:31</a> And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:<a href="/luke/22-30.htm">Luke 22:30</a> That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a> And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/ezra/2-67.htm">Four</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-33.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/2-69.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/ezra/2-65.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezra/3-5.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/ezra/2-18.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Dedication</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-4.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/7-22.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezra/7-16.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/ezra/8-24.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 6</div>1. <a href="/ezra/6-1.htm">Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building</a> 13. <a href="/ezra/6-13.htm">By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished</a> 16. <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">The feast of the dedication is kept</a> 19. <a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">and the Passover</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the dedication of the house of God The dedication of the temple marks a significant moment in Israel's history, symbolizing the restoration of worship and the covenant relationship with God. This event echoes the dedication of Solomon's Temple (1 Kings 8), emphasizing continuity in worship practices. The "house of God" refers to the Second Temple, rebuilt after the Babylonian exile, highlighting God's faithfulness in restoring His people.they offered a hundred bulls Bulls were considered valuable offerings, symbolizing strength and wealth. The number "hundred" signifies completeness and abundance, reflecting the community's gratitude and commitment to God. This offering aligns with the sacrificial system outlined in Leviticus, where bulls were often used for burnt offerings to atone for sin and express devotion.two hundred rams Rams were also significant in sacrificial rituals, often associated with consecration and atonement. The doubled number compared to the bulls may indicate an increased emphasis on dedication and purification. Rams were used in the consecration of priests (Exodus 29), linking this offering to the sanctification of the temple and its services.four hundred lambs Lambs were common in sacrificial offerings, symbolizing innocence and purity. The large number underscores the community's collective participation in the dedication. Lambs are central to the Passover sacrifice (Exodus 12), and this offering may evoke themes of deliverance and redemption, foreshadowing Christ as the Lamb of God (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats The sin offering was crucial for atonement, addressing the people's sins and restoring their relationship with God. The use of twelve male goats, one for each tribe, signifies the unity and inclusion of the entire nation in this act of repentance and dedication. This reflects the communal aspect of Israel's covenant identity and their collective responsibility before God.one for each tribe of Israel This phrase emphasizes the restoration of the twelve tribes, symbolizing the reunification and wholeness of the nation after the exile. It recalls the original division of the tribes in the Promised Land (Joshua 13-19) and underscores the continuity of God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The unity of the tribes in worship and dedication prefigures the unity of believers in Christ, who fulfills the promises to Israel (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28-29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who returned from exile to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The house of God in Jerusalem, which was being dedicated after its reconstruction. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_dedication_ceremony.htm">The Dedication Ceremony</a> A significant event marking the completion and consecration of the rebuilt temple. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sacrifices.htm">Sacrifices</a> The offerings made during the dedication, including bulls, rams, lambs, and goats. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_twelve_tribes_of_israel.htm">The Twelve Tribes of Israel</a> Represented by the twelve male goats offered as a sin offering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_dedication.htm">The Importance of Dedication</a> Dedication ceremonies are significant in marking new beginnings and consecrating them to God. Just as the Israelites dedicated the temple, we should dedicate our lives and endeavors to God. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifices.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifices</a> The sacrifices offered symbolize atonement and thanksgiving. In our lives, we should continually seek atonement through Christ and express gratitude for His provision. <a href="/topical/u/unity_of_god's_people.htm">Unity of God's People</a> The offering of twelve goats for the twelve tribes signifies unity. As believers, we are called to unity in Christ, transcending individual differences. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sin_offerings.htm">The Role of Sin Offerings</a> The sin offerings highlight the need for purification and forgiveness. We must regularly seek God's forgiveness and strive for holiness. <a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity_and_fulfillment.htm">Historical Continuity and Fulfillment</a> The dedication of the temple connects the past with the present, reminding us of God's faithfulness throughout history and His ultimate plan fulfilled in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 6</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_1_chronicles_17_9-10.htm">Where is the archaeological or historical evidence to confirm God's promise in 1 Chronicles 17:9-10, given Israel's turbulent history and exiles?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_resolve_levite_priestly_shifts.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8-11 assigns the Levites to priestly duties, yet biblical accounts elsewhere suggest shifts in priestly lines; how do we resolve this discrepancy?</a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) Twelve he goats.--The people are not now "Judah" or "Judah and Benjamin," but "all Israel." On the Day of Atonement, on the new moons, and on all the great feasts the kid was the sin-offering for the people. But only here is one offered for each tribe.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - And offered... an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs. A poor offering, if it be compared, not alone with Solomon's (<a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">1 Kings 8:63</a>), but even with Hezekiah's (<a href="/2_chronicles/30-24.htm">2 Chronicles 30:24</a>), or Josiah's (ibid. 35:7). Hundreds now take the place of the thousands offered under the old monarchy. A sin offering for all Israel. See comment on ver. 16. We may assume that some of every tribe had returned with Zerubbabel, and that consequently it was possible to regard the re-established people as "Israel" (comp. <a href="/nehemiah/11-20.htm">Nehemiah 11:20</a>; <a href="/zechariah/8-13.htm">Zechariah 8:13</a>; <a href="/malachi/1-1.htm">Malachi 1:1</a>); though, since the great majority were Jews, they were more commonly spoken of as "Judah" (<a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Ezra 4:1, 6, 23</a>; <a href="/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1, 5</a>; <a href="/ezra/6-7.htm">Ezra 6:7, 14</a>; <a href="/zechariah/8-15.htm">Zechariah 8:15</a>, etc.). Zerubbabel, desirous of emphasising the nobler and grander view, made this solemn sin offering of twelve he-goats, one for each of the tribes. Ezra acted similarly when he brought the second colony (infra, <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Ezra 8:35</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezra/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For the דְנָה֒ (ḏə·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1836.htm">Strong's 1836: </a> This dedication לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ (la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> Consecration of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1005.htm">Strong's 1005: </a> A house of God אֱלָהָ֣א (’ĕ·lā·hā) Noun - masculine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_426.htm">Strong's 426: </a> God they offered וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ (wə·haq·ri·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7127.htm">Strong's 7127: </a> To approach a hundred מְאָ֔ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred bulls, תּוֹרִ֣ין (tō·w·rîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8450.htm">Strong's 8450: </a> A bullock two hundred מָאתַ֔יִן (mā·ṯa·yin) Number - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred rams, דִּכְרִ֣ין (diḵ·rîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1798.htm">Strong's 1798: </a> A male, of sheep four אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_703.htm">Strong's 703: </a> Four hundred מְאָ֑ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred lambs, אִמְּרִ֖ין (’im·mə·rîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_563.htm">Strong's 563: </a> A lamb and a sin offering לְחַטָּאָ֤ה (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’āh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2402.htm">Strong's 2402: </a> An offence, the penalty, sacrifice for, it for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5922.htm">Strong's 5922: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3479.htm">Strong's 3479: </a> Israel -- descendant of Jacob of twelve תְּרֵֽי־ (tə·rê-) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8648.htm">Strong's 8648: </a> Two male goats, וּצְפִירֵ֨י (ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6841.htm">Strong's 6841: </a> A he-goat one for each tribe שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7625.htm">Strong's 7625: </a> A tribe of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3479.htm">Strong's 3479: </a> Israel -- descendant of Jacob <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">OT History: Ezra 6:17 They offered at the dedication of this (Ezr. 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