You shall offerוַעֲשִׂיתֶםa burnt offeringעֹלָהfor a pleasing aromaלְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַto YHWH:לַיהוָהoneאֶחָדyoung bull,פַּר בֶּן בָּקָרoneאֶחָדram,אַיִלsevenשִׁבְעָהlambsכְּבָשִׂיםa year old,בְּנֵי שָׁנָהwithout defect;תְּמִימִם
Numbers 29:2
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Numbers 29:2, word by word
- You shall offerעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asitem” appears- a burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- for a pleasing aromaרֵיחַreach
aroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” appears- for a 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- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- young bullפַּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- young bullבֶּןben
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “ben” appears- young bullבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- ramאַיִלayil
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ayil” appears- sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” 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- without defectתְּמִימִםtemimim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “temimim” appears
The context
1And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. It shall be a day of acclamation for you.
2 · This verse (above)
3and their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the ram,