Numbers 29:38

Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord commands Moses to instruct the Israelites on the precise sacrifices required for the seventh month's festival gatherings.

The words — חַטָּ֖את (cha.Tat) means "a sin offering," and הַ/תָּמִ֔יד (ha./ta.Mid) denotes "the continual" or regular [ritual].

The thread — This directive mirrors the daily sacrifice pattern in Numbers 28 and the sin offering regulations in Leviticus 4, while the surrounding verses (Numbers 29:37, 29:39) frame it within a broader festival calendar.

Why it lands — The text requires exact compliance with the prescribed ritual sequence, mandating that the sin offering be added to, not substituted for, the established daily grain and drink offerings.

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The Hebrew words

וּשְׂעִ֥ירu./se.'Irand/ a male goat of חַטָּ֖אתcha.Tata sin offering אֶחָ֑ד'e.Chadone מִלְּבַד֙mi./le./Vad<from>/ <to>/ besides עֹלַ֣ת'o.Lat[the] burnt offering of הַתָּמִ֔ידha./ta.Mid<the>/ continuity וּמִנְחָתָ֖הּu./min.cha.Ta/hand/ grain offering/ its וְנִסְכָּֽהּ׃ve./nis.Ka/hand/ drink offering/ its

King James Version

And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.