Leviticus 23:18

Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses delivers this command to Israel regarding the Feast of Weeks in Leviticus 23. The instruction immediately follows the wave offering of two leavened loaves in Leviticus 23:17 and precedes the sin and peace offerings in Leviticus 23:19.

The words — וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם (ve-hiqravtem) translates literally as "and you will present," and תְּמִימִם (temimim) means "unblemished" or "without defect." These terms dictate the required action and establish the physical standard for the sacrificial animals.

The thread — The text commands the presentation of seven one-year-old male lambs, one young bull, and two rams as a burnt offering with accompanying grain and drink offerings. This list parallels the festival regulations in Numbers 28:27 but specifies a different ratio of bulls to rams.

Why it lands — The verse requires the community to bring specific livestock and grain offerings to the LORD as a food offering and pleasing aroma. It demands precise compliance with ritual law, leaving no room for substitution or personal interpretation of the required elements.

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The Hebrew words

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve./hik.rav.Temand/ you will present עַל־'al-with הַלֶּ֗חֶםha./Le.chemthe/ bread שִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'Atseven כְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.Simmale lambs תְּמִימִם֙te.mi.Mimunblemished בְּנֵ֣יbe.Neisons of שָׁנָ֔הsha.Naha year וּפַ֧רu./Farand/ a bull בֶּן־ben-a young one of בָּקָ֛רba.Kar[the] herd אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chadone וְאֵילִ֣םve./'ei.Limand/ rams שְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimtwo יִהְי֤וּyih.Yuthey will be עֹלָה֙'o.Laha burnt offering לַֽיהוָ֔הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh וּמִנְחָתָם֙u./min.cha.Ta/mand/ grain offering/ their וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve./nis.kei./Hemand/ drink offerings/ their אִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.Sheha fire offering of רֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-an odor of נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothing לַיהוָֽה׃la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh

King James Version

And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord.

Cross-references

Numbers 28:27 Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD,
Leviticus 23:12 On the day you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a year-old lamb without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD,
Numbers 15:4 then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.
Malachi 1:13 You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.