And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
Parallel translations
- WEB One male goat for a sin offering to Yahweh; it shall be offered besides the continual burnt offering, and its drink offering.
- BSB In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering.
- NKJV Also one kid of the goats as a sin offering to the Lord shall be offered, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
- NASB And one male goat as a sin offering to the Lord; it shall be offered with its drink offering in addition to the continual burnt offering.
- NLT “On the first day of each month, you must also offer one male goat for a sin offering to the Lord. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering.
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A goat for a sin offering accompanied the new-moon sacrifice, acknowledging that even devoted worship needed atonement for sin.
Overview
Alongside the joyful burnt offerings, the monthly sin offering reminded Israel that their guilt required continual cleansing. Offered besides the continual burnt offering, it kept atonement central to their worship of a holy God. These repeated sin offerings, never able to take away sin permanently, point to the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ who truly removes it (Hebrews 10:11-14).
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Cross-references · 8
- Num 28:3And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
- Num 28:22And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
- Num 15:24Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
- Num 28:10–11This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
- Lev 4:23Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
- 2 Cor 5:21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
- Lev 16:15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
- 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:
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