You shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּםa burnt offering,עֹלָהa fire offeringאִשֵּׁהof pleasing aromaרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַto YHWH:לַיהוָהthirteenשְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂרyoung bulls,פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָקָרtwoשְׁנָיִםrams,אֵילִםfourteenאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרlambsכְּבָשִׂיםa year old;בְּנֵי שָׁנָהthey shall beיִהְיוּwithout defect;תְּמִימִם
Numbers 29:13
Study it in the app“You shall present a burnt offering, a fire offering of pleasing aroma to YHWH: thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs a year old; they shall be without defect;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 29:13, word by word
- You shall presentהִקְרַבְתֶּםhikravtem
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravtem” appears- a burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- a fire offeringאִשֵּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- of pleasing aromaרֵיחַreach
aroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” appears- of pleasing aromaנִיחֹחַnichoach
pleasing, soothing
Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.
Where else “nichoach” 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- thirteenשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears- thirteenעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- young bullsפָּרִיםparim
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “parim” appears- young bullsבְּנֵיbene
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “bene” appears- young bullsבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- twoשְׁנָיִםshenayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appears- ramsאֵילִםelim
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “elim” appears- fourteenאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- lambsכְּבָשִׂיםkevasim
lamb
Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).
Where else “kevasim” appears- a year oldשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- they shall beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- without defectתְּמִימִםtemimim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “temimim” appears
The context
12And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work, and you shall celebrate a feast to YHWH seven days.
13 · This verse (above)
14and their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three tenths of an ephah for each bull of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each ram of the two rams,