Numbers 7:15

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Numbers 7:15 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

King James Version KJV

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

American Standard Version ASV

one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;

Bible in Basic English BBE

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Free Bible Version FBV

a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring,

Young's Literal Translation YLT

one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering;

World English Bible WEB

one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

Noah Webster Bible WBS

One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

An ox of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a holocaust:

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Numbers 7:15 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB פַּ֣ר אֶחָ֞ד בֶּן בָּקָ֗ר אַ֧יִל אֶחָ֛ד כֶּֽבֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד בֶּן שְׁנָת֖/וֹ לְ/עֹלָֽה

פַּ֣ר par H6499 bullock N-ms

אֶחָ֞ד ʼechâd H259 one Adj

בֶּן bên H1121 son N-ms

בָּקָ֗ר bâqâr H1241 cattle N-cs

אַ֧יִל ʼayil H352 ram N-ms

אֶחָ֛ד ʼechâd H259 one Adj

כֶּֽבֶשׂ kebes H3532 lamb N-ms

אֶחָ֥ד ʼechâd H259 one Adj

בֶּן bên H1121 son N-ms

שְׁנָת֖/וֹ shâneh H8141 year N-fs | Suff

לְ/עֹלָֽה ʻôlâh H5930 burnt offering Prep | N-fs

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Hebrew Word Reference — Numbers 7:15

פַּ֣ר par H6499 "bullock" N-ms

This Hebrew word means a young bull or ox, often used as a sacrifice in the Bible. In Exodus, a bullock is used as an offering to God. The word describes a strong and powerful animal.

Definition: young bull, steer, bullock

Usage: Occurs in 119 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] young) bull(-ock), calf, ox. See also: Genesis 32:16; Numbers 28:20; Psalms 22:13.

אֶחָ֞ד ʼechâd H259 "one" Adj

In the Bible, this Hebrew word means one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.

Definition: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

Usage: Occurs in 739 OT verses. KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, See also: Genesis 1:5; Exodus 36:26; Numbers 7:70.

בֶּן bên H1121 "son" N-ms

In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.

Definition: : child/son

Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.

בָּקָ֗ר bâqâr H1241 "cattle" N-cs

Domesticated cattle or oxen, used for work or sacrifice, like the animals used in the temple sacrifices in 1 Kings 8:63.

Definition: 1) cattle, herd, oxen, ox 1a) cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form-coll) 1b) herd (particular one) 1c) head of cattle (individually)

Usage: Occurs in 172 OT verses. KJV: beeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox. See also: Genesis 12:16; Deuteronomy 8:13; Psalms 66:15.

אַ֧יִל ʼayil H352 "ram" N-ms

A strong tree, like an oak or a ram, symbolizes strength and power, as seen in 1 Kings 7:2 where Solomon builds a house with strong pillars. It can also refer to a chief or leader, like in 1 Chronicles 12:14 where the leaders of the tribes are listed.

Definition: 1) ram 1a) ram (as food) 1b) ram (as sacrifice) 1c) ram (skin dyed red, for tabernacle)

Usage: Occurs in 171 OT verses. KJV: mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree. See also: Genesis 15:9; Numbers 28:20; Psalms 66:15.

אֶחָ֛ד ʼechâd H259 "one" Adj

כֶּֽבֶשׂ kebes H3532 "lamb" N-ms

This word refers to a young ram or lamb, old enough to butt or fight. In the Bible, it is used to describe the animals used for sacrifice or as a symbol of innocence.

Definition: lamb, sheep, young ram

Usage: Occurs in 100 OT verses. KJV: lamb, sheep. See also: Exodus 12:5; Numbers 28:7; Proverbs 27:26.

אֶחָ֥ד ʼechâd H259 "one" Adj

בֶּן bên H1121 "son" N-ms

Definition: : child/son

שְׁנָת֖/וֹ shâneh H8141 "year" N-fs | Suff

This word also means a year, like when Abraham was 100 years old in Genesis 21. It is used to describe a period of time, age, or a lifetime.

Definition: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life) Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)

Usage: Occurs in 647 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly). See also: Genesis 1:14; Genesis 47:28; Numbers 7:35.

לְ/עֹלָֽה ʻôlâh H5930 "burnt offering" Prep | N-fs

This word refers to a step or stairs, often used to describe the ascent to the altar for a burnt offering. In the Bible, it can also mean a holocaust or sacrifice, like in Leviticus.

Definition: whole burnt offering Aramaic equivalent: a.lah (עֲלָת "burnt offering" H5928)

Usage: Occurs in 262 OT verses. KJV: ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also H5766 (עֶוֶל). See also: Genesis 8:20; Numbers 15:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.

Study Notes — Numbers 7:15

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Numbers 7:15 Summary
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Gill's Exposition on Numbers 7:15
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:15
Whedon's Commentary on Numbers 7:15
Sermons on Numbers 7:15

Context — Offerings of Dedication

13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 14one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

16one male goat for a sin offering; 17and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	1 Peter 1:18–19	For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
2	Isaiah 53:4	Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
3	Numbers 25:1–18	While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.” So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.” Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted, but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal. Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace. It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.” The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family. And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family. And the LORD said to Moses, “Attack the Midianites and strike them dead. For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”
4	Isaiah 53:10–11	Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
5	Romans 5:6–11	For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him! For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
6	1 Peter 2:24	He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
7	Romans 8:34	Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
8	Romans 10:4	For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
9	Romans 3:24–26	and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
10	Matthew 20:28	just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Numbers 7:15 Summary

[This verse talks about a special kind of offering called a burnt offering, where animals were given completely to God as a symbol of worship and dedication. The use of a young bull, ram, and male lamb a year old shows that God wants our best, just like He gave His best in Jesus Christ (John 3:16). By studying this verse, we can learn more about what it means to give ourselves fully to God and to worship Him with our lives, as seen in Romans 12:1-2. This helps us understand the importance of putting God first and giving Him our best, just like the leaders of the tribes of Israel did in Numbers 7.]

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the significance of the burnt offering in Numbers 7:15?

The burnt offering, as described in Leviticus 1:1-17, was a symbol of complete dedication to God, and the use of a young bull, ram, and male lamb a year old emphasizes the importance of purity and perfection in our offerings to Him, as seen in Deuteronomy 17:1.

Why were these specific animals chosen for the burnt offering?

The young bull, ram, and male lamb a year old were chosen for their purity and value, representing the best that the offerer had to give, much like the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who was perfect and without blemish, as described in Hebrews 9:14.

How does this verse relate to the broader context of Numbers 7?

This verse is part of the description of the offerings made by the leaders of the tribes of Israel during the dedication of the altar, as seen in Numbers 7:1-89, and highlights the importance of individual and corporate worship in the life of God's people, as also seen in Exodus 35:4-9.

What can we learn from the specifics of the burnt offering in this verse?

The details of the burnt offering, including the use of specific animals and the emphasis on their age and purity, remind us of the importance of attention to detail and obedience to God's commands in our own lives, as seen in Matthew 5:18-19.

Reflection Questions

What does the concept of a 'burnt offering' mean to me personally, and how can I apply it to my own life and relationship with God?
In what ways can I offer my best to God, just as the leaders of the tribes of Israel did in Numbers 7?
How does the idea of purity and perfection in our offerings to God challenge me to examine my own heart and motivations?
What role does corporate worship play in my life, and how can I participate in it in a way that honors God?

Gill's Exposition on Numbers 7:15

One young bullock,.... Of three years old, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem: one ram; of two years old, as the same Targums: one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering; of which see Leviticus 1:3.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:15

And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: And he that offered his offering the first day was Nabshon.

Whedon's Commentary on Numbers 7:15

15. Burnt offering — See Leviticus 1, notes.

Sermons on Numbers 7:15

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	(1986 Prairie Series) 4 - Rediscovering Christ by Major Ian Thomas	Major Ian Thomas emphasizes the transformative power of recognizing Christ's resurrection in the life of believers, particularly through the experience of Peter. He illustrates how
	(Hebrews - Part 27): The Blood of Infinite Value by A.W. Tozer	In this sermon, the speaker uses the analogy of standing back from a painting to understand the passage being discussed. He emphasizes that sin leads to death and that when a perso
	(Exodus) Exodus 13:14-19 by J. Vernon McGee	In this sermon, the speaker discusses the journey of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and into the Promised Land. The Israelites were not initially prepared for warfare, so G
	God Has Spoken by B.H. Clendennen	In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of progressive learning in the Christian faith. He discusses two key lessons that believers must learn: the consciousness of t
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