King James Version
Numbers 28:27 in the King James Version says “But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the ...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;”
Numbers 28:27 · KJV
And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:
But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,
A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But ye shall offer”
H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
“the burnt offering”
H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“bullocks”
H6499a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
“of the first”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“young”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
“ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“of the first”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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