Bible Strands
Numbers 28:22
Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God issues this directive to Moses and the Israelite assembly during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, placing it between the grain offering specifications of Numbers 28:21 and the command to present these sacrifices alongside the daily morning burnt offering in Numbers 28:23.
The words — The verse centers on שְׂעִיר (se'ir, male goat) and חַטָּאת (chatat, sin offering) paired with אֶחָד ('echad, one) and לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיכֶם (lekipper 'aleikhem, to make atonement for you).
The thread — This instruction operates within the structured sacrificial calendar of Numbers 28, functioning as a prescribed addition to the daily routine rather than an isolated ritual.
Why it lands — The text explicitly commands the provision of a single male goat to secure atonement for the people, requiring readers to acknowledge the concrete procedural demand before drawing any theological conclusions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
Cross-references
- 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,