Numbers 15:3

“and you offer a fire offering to YHWH, a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or at your appointed times, to make a pleasing aroma to YHWH from the herd or from the flock,”

Numbers 15:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 15:3, word by word

and you offerעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “asitem” appears
a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

Where else “ishe” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
a burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “ola” appears
a sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

Where else “zevach” appears
to fulfillפַלֵּאfale

special vow

To promise YHWH something out of the ordinary: a special vow.

Where else “fale” appears
a vowנֶדֶרneder

vow

Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.

Where else “neder” appears
as a freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedava

freewill offering

An offering given without being asked.

Where else “nedava” appears
at your appointed timesמֹעֲדֵיmoade

festival

Literally "meeting time": days YHWH set for his people to meet him.

Where else “moade” appears
a pleasingנִיחֹחַnichoach

pleasing, soothing

Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.

Where else “nichoach” appears
aromaרֵיחַreach

aroma, smell

Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.

Where else “reach” appears
the herdבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

Where else “bakar” appears
the flockצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears

The context

2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you come into the land of your dwellings, which I am giving you,

3 · This verse (above)

4the one who presents his offering to YHWH shall present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil;

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