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It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven 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 />but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: see that they are without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven 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 />But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD <i>for</i> a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, <i>and</i> seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall present a burnt offering to the LORD <i>as</i> a sweet aroma: one young bull, one ram, <i>and</i> seven lambs in their first year. Be sure they are without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall present a burnt offering to the LORD <i>as</i> a soothing aroma: one bull, one ram, <i>and</i> seven male lambs one year old, <i>that</i> you have without defect;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You shall present a burnt offering to the LORD as a soothing aroma: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs one year old, having them without defect;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD <i>as</i> a soothing aroma: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs one year old, having them without defect;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall bring near a burnt offering to Yahweh <i>as</i> a soothing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs one year old, having them without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall present a burnt offering to the LORD as a sweet <i>and</i> soothing aroma: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old, which are without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Present a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Present a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto Jehovah for a sweet savor: one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be unto you without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and bring to the altar one young bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, bring one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs, all of them without defects.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Offer a burnt offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, and seven 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 />You are to bring these burnt offerings to the LORD for a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven one year old lambs, all without any defects, for you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven 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 />But you must offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs one year old, all of them without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD for a pleasant aroma: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old; they shall be to you without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But ye shall offer a burnt-offering to the LORD for a sweet savor; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be to you without blemish:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but you shall offer a burnt offering to Yahweh for a pleasant aroma: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old, all 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 you have brought a burnt-offering near to YHWH, a refreshing fragrance: one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year; they are perfect ones for you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have brought near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, a sweet fragrance, one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones they are for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And bring ye near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, an odor of sweetness: one bullock, son of a cow, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year; blameless they shall be to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord for a most sweet odour, one calf of the herd, one ram, and seven 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 />And you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord, as a most sweet odor: one calf from the herd, one ram, seven 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 />You will offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma: one bull of the herd, one ram, and seven yearling lambs that you are sure are unblemished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing odor: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old. They shall be 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 />But you shall offer burnt offerings to the LORD for a sweet savour: one young bullock, one ram, and seven 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 bring a burning peace offering to LORD JEHOVAH for a fragrance of savor: one bull, son of a herd, and one ram, and seven lambs, males 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 />but ye shall present a burnt-offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour: one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall bring near whole-burnt-offerings for a sweet-smelling savour to the Lord; burnt-sacrifices to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old; they shall be to you without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/29-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=8966" 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 Day of Atonement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7</span>On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·raḇ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">Present</a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: nî·ḥō·aḥ (N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">as a pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: rê·aḥ (N-msc) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lāh (N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">of one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">young</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: par (N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">bull,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’a·yil (N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">ram,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">and seven</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/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tə·mî·mim (Adj-mp) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">unblemished,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,…<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/16-29.htm">Leviticus 16:29-34</a></span><br />This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you— / because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. / It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Leviticus 23:27-32</a></span><br />“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD. / On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God. / If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Isaiah 58:5</a></span><br />Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15-17</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly. / Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. / Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</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. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a></span><br />He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">2 Chronicles 7:9</a></span><br />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.<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="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a></span><br />For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3</a></span><br />So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD for a sweet smell; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be to you without blemish:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/15-3.htm">Numbers 15:3-12</a></b></br> And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/numbers/29-3.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/numbers/29-3.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/29-5.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/29-5.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/numbers/29-3.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/29-3.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/numbers/29-4.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/numbers/29-6.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/numbers/29-9.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/numbers/29-9.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/numbers/29-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/29-11.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/29-19.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-17.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/numbers/29-9.htm">Male</a> <a href="/numbers/29-20.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/numbers/29-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/numbers/29-9.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/29-9.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/numbers/29-10.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/29-36.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Young</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>Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD</b><br>The concept of a "pleasing aroma" signifies an offering that is acceptable and delightful to God. This phrase is used throughout the Old Testament to describe sacrifices that are made in accordance with God's commands. It reflects the idea that obedience and sincere worship are what please God. The aroma is not literal but symbolic of the heart's intention behind the offering. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to live lives that are a "fragrant offering" to God (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>).<p><b>a burnt offering</b><br>A burnt offering, or "olah" in Hebrew, is one of the oldest and most significant types of sacrifices in the Bible. It involves the complete consumption of the offering by fire, symbolizing total dedication and surrender to God. This type of offering is distinct because it is entirely given to God, with nothing retained by the offerer. The burnt offering foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself completely for the atonement of sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>of one young bull</b><br>The young bull is a significant offering, often associated with atonement and purification. Bulls were valuable animals, representing a substantial sacrifice for the offerer. In the context of Israel's sacrificial system, the bull was often used for the sin offering of the high priest or the community (<a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3, 14</a>). This points to the seriousness of sin and the need for a costly sacrifice, ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who bore the sins of the world.<p><b>one ram</b><br>The ram is another important sacrificial animal, often associated with consecration and covenant. In <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22</a>, a ram is provided by God as a substitute for Isaac, prefiguring Christ as the substitutionary sacrifice. The ram's inclusion in the burnt offering underscores themes of dedication and covenant faithfulness, as seen in the consecration of priests (<a href="/exodus/29-15.htm">Exodus 29:15-18</a>).<p><b>and seven male lambs a year old</b><br>The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection. Offering seven lambs signifies a complete and perfect offering to God. Lambs, being young and pure, are frequently used in sacrificial contexts, symbolizing innocence and purity. This imagery is fulfilled in Jesus, the "Lamb of God," who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The specification of "a year old" indicates the lambs are in their prime, representing the best of what the offerer can give.<p><b>all unblemished</b><br>The requirement for the animals to be unblemished highlights the need for purity and perfection in offerings to God. This standard reflects God's holiness and the necessity for offerings to be without defect. In the New Testament, this is paralleled in Christ, who is described as a "lamb without blemish or defect" (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>), underscoring His sinlessness and suitability as the perfect sacrifice for humanity's sins.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are receiving instructions on how to worship and offer sacrifices to the LORD.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is giving these commands through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is conveying God's instructions to the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites were to bring their offerings and sacrifices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_atonement.htm">The Day of Atonement</a></b><br>The specific context of this verse, which is part of the instructions for the offerings on this holy day.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sacrifice.htm">The Significance of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The burnt offering was a symbol of complete dedication to God. It teaches us about the importance of giving our best to God, as the animals had to be unblemished.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/a_pleasing_aroma_to_the_lord.htm">A Pleasing Aroma to the LORD</a></b><br>The phrase "a pleasing aroma" signifies God's acceptance of the offering. In our lives, our actions and worship should be pleasing to God, reflecting a heart fully devoted to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_atonement.htm">The Role of Atonement</a></b><br>The Day of Atonement was a time for the Israelites to seek forgiveness and reconciliation with God. This points us to the ultimate atonement made by Jesus, reminding us of the need for repentance and faith in His sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The requirement for unblemished animals underscores the call to holiness and purity in our walk with God. We are to strive for moral and spiritual integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_worship.htm">The Continuity of Worship</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for worship in the Old Testament remind us of the importance of intentional and reverent worship in our own lives, recognizing God's holiness and majesty.<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/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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_numbers_29_offerings_conflict_with_isaiah.htm">How do the repeated animal offerings in Numbers 29 align or conflict with the later prophetic criticism of sacrifices (e.g., Isaiah 1:11)?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/29-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·raḇ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a pleasing</span><br /><span class="heb">נִיחֹ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nî·ḥō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aroma</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell, perceive odor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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">of one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֖ד</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">young</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular 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">bull,</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">ram,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֣יִל</span> <span class="translit">(’a·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<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 seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male lambs</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבָשִׂ֤ים</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</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unblemished,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמִימִ֖ם</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/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/29-8.htm">OT Law: Numbers 29:8 But you shall offer a burnt offering (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/29-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 29:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/29-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 29:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>