Numbers 29:11
One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.
Original Language Analysis
עִזִּ֥ים
of the goats
H5795
עִזִּ֥ים
of the goats
Strong's:
H5795
Word #:
2 of 11
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
חַטַּ֤את
beside the sin offering
H2403
חַטַּ֤את
beside the sin offering
Strong's:
H2403
Word #:
4 of 11
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
מִלְּבַ֞ד
H905
מִלְּבַ֞ד
Strong's:
H905
Word #:
5 of 11
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
חַטַּ֤את
beside the sin offering
H2403
חַטַּ֤את
beside the sin offering
Strong's:
H2403
Word #:
6 of 11
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
וְעֹלַ֣ת
burnt offering
H5930
וְעֹלַ֣ת
burnt offering
Strong's:
H5930
Word #:
8 of 11
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
הַתָּמִ֔יד
and the continual
H8548
הַתָּמִ֔יד
and the continual
Strong's:
H8548
Word #:
9 of 11
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the re
Historical Context
Written for second-generation wilderness Israelites (Numbers 1:1), this passage anticipated temple worship. The 'continual burnt offering' (olat ha-tamid) referenced the twice-daily lamb sacrifice established in Exodus 29:38-42, never to cease even on the holiest day.
Questions for Reflection
- Why did God require multiple sin offerings on Yom Kippur, and what does this reveal about sin's seriousness?
- How do these layered Old Testament atonements magnify the sufficiency of Christ's once-for-all sacrifice?
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Analysis & Commentary
One kid of the goats for a sin offering (שְׂעִיר חַטָּאת, se'ir chatat)—This additional chatat supplemented Leviticus 16's elaborate Day of Atonement ritual with its twin goats (scapegoat and sacrificed goat). The multiplicity of sin offerings underscored sin's pervasiveness and the inadequacy of animal blood (Hebrews 10:4).
Beside the sin offering of atonement—Literally 'besides the chatat ha-kippurim' (the sin offering of coverings/atonements). This language distinguished the special Yom Kippur goat whose blood entered the Holy of Holies from this supplementary offering, layering atoning blood for comprehensive cleansing.