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,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses and the Israelites on the observance of the Feast of Weeks, commanding a sacred assembly with no regular work. The command specifies the exact sacrificial components required for that day.

The words — The Hebrew verb הִקְרַבְתֶּם (hik.rav.tem) means "you will bring near," introducing the עוֹלָה (o.lah) or burnt offering. The phrase לְרֵיחַ נִחֹחַ (le.rei.ach ni.cho.ach) literally translates to "a soothing odor."

The thread — This exact sacrificial count appears in the monthly new moon instructions (Numbers 28:11) and the daily regular offering (Numbers 28:19), while Leviticus 23:18 prescribes a different combination for the same festival.

Why it lands — The text demands the presentation of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs as a specific burnt offering. It requires obedience to a fixed liturgical standard rather than variable personal worship.

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The Hebrew words

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨םve./hik.rav.Temand/ you will bring near עוֹלָ֜הo.Laha burnt offering לְרֵ֤יחַle./Rei.achto/ an odor of נִיחֹ֙חַ֙ni.Cho.achsoothing לַֽיהוָ֔הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh פָּרִ֧יםpa.Rimyoung bulls בְּנֵי־be.nei-young ones of בָקָ֛רva.Karcattle שְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimtwo אַ֣יִל'A.yila ram אֶחָ֑ד'e.Chadone שִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'Ahseven כְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.Simlambs בְּנֵ֥יbe.Neisons of שָׁנָֽה׃sha.Naha year

King James Version

But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;

Cross-references

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.
Numbers 28:11 At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
Numbers 28:19 Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.