The burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram.
Parallel translations
- WEB The burnt offering that the prince shall offer to Yahweh shall be on the Sabbath day six lambs without defect and a ram without defect;
- KJV And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
- NKJV The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish;
- NASB The burnt offering which the prince shall offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish;
- NLT “Each Sabbath day the prince will present to the Lord a burnt offering of six lambs and one ram, all with no defects.
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Quick answer
The prince's Sabbath burnt offering is six unblemished lambs and an unblemished ram. Costly, spotless sacrifice marks the worship of God's people.
Overview
The required animals must be without defect, a recurring demand reflecting that God deserves the best and that sin is dealt with only by unblemished offerings. The prince leads in this generous giving. Every spotless lamb foreshadows Christ, the Lamb without blemish whose perfect sacrifice these pointed toward (1 Pet. 1:18-19).
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Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 45:17And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
- Num 28:9–10On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.
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