And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
- KJV And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
- ESV And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
- NKJV And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.
- NASB And he shall take from the congregation of the sons of Israel two male goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.
- NLT Aaron must take from the community of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
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Quick answer
From the people Aaron takes two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. The congregation's atonement is provided by these animals.
Overview
In addition to his own bull, Aaron receives two goats for the people's sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. The two goats together would picture the full removal of sin, as the chapter unfolds. This provision for the whole assembly points to the comprehensive atonement Christ would make for His people.
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- 2 Chr 29:21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
- Lev 8:2“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
- Ezra 6:17For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.
- Num 29:11Include one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.
- Heb 7:27–28Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
- Lev 8:14Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Rom 8:3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
- Lev 9:8–16So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
- Heb 10:5–14Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
- Ezek 45:22–23On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land.
- Lev 4:13–21Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
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