You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
Parallel translations
- WEB and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and the drink offerings of it.
- KJV And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
- BSB Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
- NKJV also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
- NASB and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.
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Quick answer
A goat for a sin offering accompanied the sixth day, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.
Overview
The daily sin offering persisted, keeping the need for atonement in view throughout the feast. It supplemented the ongoing continual offering. These repeated sin offerings foreshadow Christ's perfect, final atonement.
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