King James Version
Numbers 7:63 in the King James Version says “One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:”
Numbers 7:63 · King James Version
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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Compare 3 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
“bullock”
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
“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
“for a burnt offering”
H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
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