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.
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.
- BSB And he shall take from the congregation 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.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 29:21And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
- Lev 8:2Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
- Ezra 6:17And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- Num 29:11One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.
- Heb 7:27–28Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
- Lev 8:14And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
- Rom 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
- Lev 9:8–16Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
- Heb 10:5–14Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
- Ezek 45:22–23And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
- Lev 4:13–21And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
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