Numbers 7:46

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the specific livestock contributions presented by each tribal leader during the altar’s dedication ceremony. This verse details the goat offered by Eliasaph son of Deuel as part of that sequence.

The words — The phrase uses אֶחָד ('e.Chad) for "one" and לְחַטָּאת (le./cha.Tat) for "to a sin offering" to specify the quantity and ritual category. This phrasing distinguishes the sin offering from the accompanying burnt and peace sacrifices.

The thread — The verse belongs to the twelve-day dedication account in Numbers 7, where each tribal leader repeats the same sequence of sacrifices. This structural pattern of paired sin and peace offerings runs through the subsequent leadership presentations in the same chapter.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track the precise accounting of ritual materials without adding theological commentary. It asks the reader to recognize the fixed liturgical sequence that governs the dedication narrative.

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