And sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:לָהֶםThis isזֶהthe fire offeringהָאִשֶּׁהthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall presentתַּקְרִיבוּto YHWH:לַיהוָהtwoשְׁנַיִםlambsכְּבָשִׂיםa year old,בְּנֵי שָׁנָהwithout defect,תְמִימִםeach day,לַיּוֹםas a continualתָמִידburnt offering.עֹלָה
Numbers 28:3
Study it in the app“And say to them: This is the fire offering that you shall present to YHWH: two lambs a year old, without defect, each day, as a continual burnt offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 28:3, word by word
- And sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- the fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- you shall presentתַּקְרִיבוּtakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “takrivu” 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- twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appears- lambsכְּבָשִׂיםkevasim
lamb
Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).
Where else “kevasim” appears- a year oldבְּנֵיbene
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “bene” appears- a year oldשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- without defectתְמִימִםtemimim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “temimim” appears- each dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- as a continualתָמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears
The context
2“Command the sons of Israel and say to them: My offering, my food for my fire offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall take care to present to me at its appointed time.
3 · This verse (above)
4The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the second lamb you shall offer at twilight,