Numbers 15:8

When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses instructs the Israelites in the wilderness, specifying the accompanying grain and drink offerings required when bringing specific sacrificial animals. The words — עֹלָה ('olah) denotes a burnt offering, and תַעֲשֶׁה (ta'aseh) literally means you will make or offer. The thread — The passage aligns with Leviticus 1:3 on presenting unblemished herd animals for burnt offerings, Leviticus 3:1 on bringing herd animals for peace offerings, and Leviticus 7:11 on the law governing peace offerings. Why it lands — It mandates that voluntary or vow-driven sacrifices must be accompanied by precise measured portions of flour and wine, requiring exact ritual compliance rather than discretionary worship.

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The Hebrew words

וְכִֽי־ve./khi-and/ if תַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.Sehyou will offer בֶן־ven-a young one of בָּקָ֖רba.Karcattle עֹלָ֣ה'o.Laha burnt offering אוֹ־'ov-or זָ֑בַחZa.vacha sacrifice לְפַלֵּא־le./fa.le'-to/ fulfill נֶ֥דֶרNe.dera vow אֽוֹ־'ov-or שְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.Mimpeace offerings לַֽיהוָֽה׃la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh

King James Version

And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord:

Cross-references

Leviticus 3:1 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
Leviticus 7:11 Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.