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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/29.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217On the fourth day offer ten bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“On the fourth day of the festival, sacrifice ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fourth day you are to present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, <i>and</i> fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘On the fourth day <i>present</i> ten bulls, two rams, <i>and</i> fourteen lambs in their first year, without blemish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, <i>and</i> fourteen male lambs one year old without defect;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Then on the fourth day [of the Feast of Booths]: ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“On the fourth day present ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old—all unblemished—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fourth day present 10 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"On the fourth day bring 10 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the fourth day offer ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"On the fourth day, you are to present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen one year old lambs, all without defects, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fourth day you are to present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'On the fourth day you must offer ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without defect; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the fourth day: ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the fourth day, ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen blameless lambs, sons of a year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The fourth day you shall offer tell calves, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old, without blemish: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />On the fourth day, you shall offer ten calves, two rams, and fourteen immaculate one-year-old lambs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished yearling lambs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the fourth day, ten bulls and two rams and fourteen lambs, sons of a year, that have no flaw in them:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />On the fourth day ten calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/29-23.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=9107" 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">22</span>Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7243.htm" title="7243: hā·rə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Fourth. Or rbiiy; from raba'; fourth; also a fourth.">On the fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ū·ḇay·yō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">you are to present ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: pā·rîm (N-mp) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">bulls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nā·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lim (N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">rams,</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">and fourteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3532.htm" title="3532: kə·ḇā·śîm (N-mp) -- A lamb. From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram.">male lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a year old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tə·mî·mim (Adj-mp) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">all unblemished,</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed.…<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/23-33.htm">Leviticus 23:33-36</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, / “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days. / On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></span><br />You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Deuteronomy 16:13-15</a></span><br />You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. / For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.<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="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14-18</a></span><br />And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, / and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” / And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-19</a></span><br />Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. / And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm">Leviticus 23:39-43</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day. / On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. / You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm">1 Kings 8:2</a></span><br />And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8-10</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days. / On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more. / On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.<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="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3</a></span><br />Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-4.htm">Matthew 17:4</a></span><br />Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">He-Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/29-22.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/numbers/29-21.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Ten</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">He-Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/numbers/29-24.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/33-9.htm">Ten</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/numbers/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On the fourth day</b><br>The fourth day of the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot, is part of a week-long festival that begins on the 15th day of the seventh month (Tishrei) in the Hebrew calendar. This feast is a time of rejoicing and remembrance of God's provision during the Israelites' 40 years in the wilderness. The number four often symbolizes completeness in the Bible, suggesting the fullness of God's provision and the completeness of His plan for Israel.<p><b>you are to present ten bulls</b><br>The offering of ten bulls is significant as bulls were considered valuable and symbolized strength and leadership. The number ten often represents completeness or divine order in biblical numerology. This offering reflects the community's dedication and the importance of the feast, as bulls were among the most costly sacrifices.<p><b>two rams</b><br>Rams were used in various offerings and symbolized consecration and atonement. The number two can signify witness or testimony, possibly pointing to the dual nature of Christ as both God and man, or the Old and New Covenants. Rams were also used in the consecration of priests, linking this offering to themes of holiness and service.<p><b>and fourteen male lambs a year old</b><br>Lambs are frequently associated with innocence and sacrifice, most notably in the Passover lamb, which prefigures Christ as the Lamb of God. The number fourteen is double seven, which is often seen as a number of spiritual perfection. This could symbolize the complete and perfect sacrifice that Christ would ultimately fulfill.<p><b>all unblemished</b><br>The requirement for the animals to be unblemished underscores the need for purity and perfection in offerings to God. This foreshadows the sinless nature of Jesus Christ, the perfect sacrifice for humanity's sins. The emphasis on unblemished offerings highlights God's holiness and the standard required for atonement.<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 sacrifice as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<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 sacrifices were to be offered.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival during which these sacrifices were made, commemorating the Israelites' journey in the wilderness and God's provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_animals.htm">Sacrificial Animals</a></b><br>The bulls, rams, and lambs specified for the offerings, each representing different aspects of atonement and worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for sacrifices highlight the importance of obedience to God's commands. As believers, we are called to follow God's Word with precision and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The unblemished animals symbolize purity and the need for a perfect sacrifice, pointing to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_presence.htm">God's Provision and Presence</a></b><br>The Feast of Tabernacles reminds us of God's provision and presence in our lives. We are encouraged to trust in His faithfulness and provision in our own wilderness experiences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of these sacrifices underscores the importance of gathering together in worship and supporting one another in our faith journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Spiritual Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>While the Old Testament sacrifices were a shadow of things to come, they find their fulfillment in Christ. We are called to live in the reality of His completed work on the cross.<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/were_numbers_29_rituals_historically_feasible.htm">What evidence exists that these extensive rituals, detailed in Numbers 29, were historically observed or feasible at that scale?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_archaeology_support_numbers_29.htm">Is there any archaeological record corroborating the elaborate sacrificial system described in Numbers 29?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_balaam's_seven_altars.htm">Numbers 23:1-2: Is there any archaeological evidence supporting Balaam's elaborate sacrifices on seven altars with seven bulls and seven rams?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_supply_many_sacrifice_animals.htm">How could the Israelites realistically supply the large number of animals required for the consecutive sacrifices in Numbers 29?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/29-23.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">On the fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרְבִיעִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7243.htm">Strong's 7243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fourth, a fourth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַיּ֧וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[you are to present] ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bulls,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<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">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rams,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵילִ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] fourteen</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male lambs</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבָשִׂ֧ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇā·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3532.htm">Strong's 3532: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a year old,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all unblemished,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמִימִֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·mî·mim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/29-23.htm">Numbers 29:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/29-23.htm">OT Law: Numbers 29:23 On the fourth day ten bulls two (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/29-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 29:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/29-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 29:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:24" /></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>