Bible Strands
Numbers 7:15
one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse functions as a catalog entry within a larger list of offerings, positioned between a gold dish of incense and a male goat for a sin offering. It records the required livestock without introducing a new speaker or narrative shift.
The words — פַּר (par) specifies a young bull, and כֶּבֶשׂ (keves) designates a male lamb, each prefixed by אֶחָד (echad) to enforce exact numerical count. These terms restrict the provision to defined age and species categories rather than generic livestock.
The thread — The burnt offering framework appears in Leviticus 1:1 as the primary consecration sacrifice and is later codified in Numbers 28:1 through regulated daily and festival schedules. The verse aligns with this broader sacrificial sequence that moves from presentation to atonement.
Why it lands — The text requires precise identification of animal types and strict numerical compliance for ritual provision. It instructs the reader to treat worship as a matter of exact specification before any subsequent application.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Cross-references
- Leviticus 1:1 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
- Numbers 25:1 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
- Numbers 28:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Isaiah 53:4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
- Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- John 17:19 For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- Romans 3:24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 5:6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- Romans 5:16 Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.