King James Version
Numbers 29:20 in the King James Version says “And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;”
Numbers 29:20 · KJV
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“And on the third”
H7992third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
“bullocks”
H6499a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
“rams”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“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
“without blemish”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
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