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besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And one goat <i>for</i> a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />also one goat <i>as</i> a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its libations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offerings thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offerings thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and accompanied by one goat for a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering, with its corresponding grain and drink offerings."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />along with one male goat for a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and its drink offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, the meal offering of it, and the drink offerings of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And one goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, its meat-offering, and its drink-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and one male goat for a sin offering; in addition to the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and the drink offerings of it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and one goat [for] a sin-offering, apart from the continual burnt-offering, its present, and its drink-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and one goat, a sin-offering; apart from the continual burnt-offering, its present, and its libation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And one he goat for sin, besides the burnt-offering of continuance, its gift and its libations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And a buck goat for sin, besides the perpetual holocaust, and the sacrifice and the libation thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />with a he-goat for sin, apart from the perpetual holocaust, and its sacrifice and libation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />as well as one goat as a purification offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and libation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />also one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And one goat of the first year for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its drink offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And one kid of goats for the sake of sins, apart from continual burning peace offerings and its meal offering and its drink offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and one he-goat for a sin-offering; beside the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offerings thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the perpetual whole-burnt-offering; <i>there shall be</i> their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/29-31.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=9176" 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/29.htm">The Feast of Tabernacles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">Include one</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: ū·śə·‘îr (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">male goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">as a sin offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: mil·lə·ḇaḏ (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Separation, a part. ">in addition to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: hat·tā·mîḏ (Art:: Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">the regular</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·laṯ (N-fsc) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- 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/5262.htm" title="5262: ū·nə·sā·ḵe·hā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A libation, a cast idol. Or necek; from nacak; a libation; also a cast idol.">and drink offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>On the seventh day you are to present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,…<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/23-36.htm">Leviticus 23:36</a></span><br />For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">Numbers 28:11-15</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a></span><br />He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Ezra 3:4</a></span><br />They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Nehemiah 8:18</a></span><br />Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">1 Chronicles 23:31</a></span><br />Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-3.htm">2 Chronicles 31:3</a></span><br />The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-25.htm">Ezekiel 45:25</a></span><br />During the seven days of the feast that begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, he is to make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, and oil.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5-6</a></span><br />One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-10.htm">Galatians 4:10</a></span><br />You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-44.htm">Luke 24:44</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></span><br />For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Drink-Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">He-Goat</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Include</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Libation</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/29-30.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-28.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Drink-Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">He-Goat</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Include</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Libation</a> <a href="/numbers/29-32.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/29-33.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-34.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">The offering at the feast of trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/29-7.htm">At the day of afflicting their souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">And on the eight days of the feast of tabernacles</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 goat symbolizes the removal of sin and impurity from the community, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a> during the Day of Atonement. The male goat, specifically, is often associated with atonement for the leaders or the community as a whole. This offering underscores the need for purification and reconciliation with God, highlighting the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. The sin 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>).<p><b>in addition to the regular burnt offering</b><br>The regular burnt offering, or "olah," was a daily sacrifice that symbolized the worshiper's total dedication to God. It was a continual reminder of the need for atonement and the worshiper's commitment to live a life pleasing to God. The inclusion of the sin offering alongside the regular burnt offering emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the sacrificial system, addressing both the need for atonement and the call to holiness. This dual aspect of sacrifice is fulfilled in Christ, who not only atones for sin but also calls believers to live a life of holiness (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<p><b>with its grain offering</b><br>The grain offering, or "minchah," was an offering of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, symbolizing the fruits of human labor and the dedication of one's work to God. It was an expression of gratitude and acknowledgment of God's provision. The grain offering accompanied the burnt offering, signifying that worship involves both the spiritual and material aspects of life. This offering foreshadows the New Testament teaching that believers are to offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>).<p><b>and drink offering</b><br>The drink offering, or "nesek," typically consisted of wine poured out at the altar, symbolizing the outpouring of one's life in service to God. It was an act of worship that complemented the other offerings, representing joy and thanksgiving. The drink offering is a precursor to the New Testament concept of being poured out as a drink offering, as Paul describes his own life in service to Christ (<a href="/philippians/2-17.htm">Philippians 2:17</a>). This imagery points to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, whose blood was poured out for the forgiveness of sins (<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws and instructions from God, including the sacrificial system outlined in Numbers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given these specific instructions for worship and atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where these offerings were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>A specific type of sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins, symbolizing purification and reconciliation with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>The context of this verse, a significant festival in the Jewish calendar, celebrating God's provision and presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_atonement.htm">Understanding Atonement</a></b><br>The sin offering in <a href="/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31</a> underscores the necessity of atonement for sin. It reminds us of the seriousness of sin and the need for reconciliation with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The male goat as a sin offering symbolizes the transfer of sin and the need for a substitute. This foreshadows Christ's ultimate sacrifice, which fulfills the law and provides eternal redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/regular_worship_and_sacrifice.htm">Regular Worship and Sacrifice</a></b><br>The inclusion of the sin offering alongside regular burnt offerings highlights the importance of consistent worship and the acknowledgment of sin in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_sin.htm">God's Provision for Sin</a></b><br>The sacrificial system demonstrates God's provision for dealing with sin, pointing to His desire for a holy people. Today, we rely on Christ's sacrifice and God's grace for our sanctification.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/celebration_and_reflection.htm">Celebration and Reflection</a></b><br>The context of the Feast of Tabernacles encourages us to celebrate God's provision and reflect on His faithfulness, both in the past and present.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_tithes,_offerings.htm">What does the Bible say about tithes and offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_sacrifices_for_unintentional_sins_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Numbers 15:24-29: If unintentional sins still require sacrifices, does this conflict with the notion of a merciful God who judges intent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_manage_vast_wealth.htm">Numbers 7:85-88: How did a nomadic community manage the massive total of precious metals and livestock described in these verses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/insights_on_day_27's_spiritual_growth.htm">What is the significance of Jesus' suffering and sacrifice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/29-31.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">Include one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male goat</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂעִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a sin offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">in addition to</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּבַד֙</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the regular</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתָּמִ֔יד</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with its grain and drink offerings.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחָתָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/29-31.htm">Numbers 29:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/29-31.htm">OT Law: Numbers 29:31 And one male goat for a sin (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/29-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 29:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/29-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 29:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:32" /></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>