and you offerוַעֲשִׂיתֶםa fire offeringאִשֶּׁהto YHWH,לַיהוָהa burnt offeringעֹלָהorאוֹa sacrifice,זֶבַחto fulfillלְפַלֵּאa vowנֶדֶרorאוֹas a freewill offeringבִנְדָבָהorאוֹat your appointed times,בְּמֹעֲדֵיכֶםto makeלַעֲשׂוֹתa pleasingנִיחֹחַaromaרֵיחַto YHWHלַיהוָהfromמִןthe herdהַבָּקָרorאוֹfromמִןthe flock,הַצֹּאן
Numbers 15:3
Study it in the app“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,”
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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;