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Leviticus 16:5
And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text instructs the high priest during the Day of Atonement ritual to gather specific animals from the Israelite assembly before entering the sanctuary. The words — The verb יִקַּח (yi.Kach) means "he will take," and the phrase שְׂעִירֵי עִזִּים (se.'i.Rei 'i.Zim) literally denotes "male goats," specifying the exact sin offering animals required. The thread — This directive for gathering two male goats and one ram for atonement and burnt offerings echoes in later ritual accounts like 2 Chronicles 29:21 and parallels the animal requirements in Leviticus 8:2 and Numbers 29:11. Why it lands — The verse requires the priest to secure specific livestock from the community before performing atonement, establishing that the ritual depends on supplied offerings rather than personal provision.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
- Leviticus 8:2 “Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
- Numbers 29:11 Include one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.
- Ezra 6:17 For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.
- Leviticus 4:13 Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
- Leviticus 8:14 Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 9:8 So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
- Ezekiel 45:22 On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land.
- Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
- Hebrews 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.