Leviticus 9:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And say to the Israelites, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without blemish, for a burnt offering.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר קְח֤וּ שְׂעִיר־עִזִּים֙ לְחַטָּ֔את וְעֵ֨גֶל וָכֶ֧בֶשׂ בְּנֵי־שָׁנָ֛ה תְּמִימִ֖ם לְעֹלָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-to-bənê Yiśrāʾēl tədabbēr lēʾmōr qəḥû śəʿîr-ʿizzîm for-ḥaṭṭāʾt and-ʿēgel and-kebeś bənê-šānāh təmîmim for-ʿōlāh

Grammar Details

• *bənê*: masculine plural construct noun - sons of/year old
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *tədabbēr*: piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall speak
• *lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed - saying
• *qəḥû*: qal imperative masculine plural - take (plural command)
• *śəʿîr*: masculine singular construct noun - male goat/kid of
• *ʿizzîm*: feminine plural noun - goats
• *ḥaṭṭāʾt*: feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed - for sin offering
• *ʿēgel*: masculine singular noun with conjunction waw - and calf
• *kebeś*: masculine singular noun with conjunction waw - and lamb
• *šānāh*: feminine singular noun - year
• *təmîmim*: masculine plural adjective - unblemished/perfect
• *ʿōlāh*: feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed - for burnt offering

Word Meanings

• *śəʿîr-ʿizzîm*: male goat/young male goat
• *bənê-šānāh*: one year old/yearlings
• *təmîmim*: without blemish/perfect/complete

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without bmish, for a burnt offering;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And vnto the childern of Israel he spake sayenge: take ye an he goote for a synneofferynge, and a calfe and a lambe bothe two of a yere olde, and without blemysh for a burntsacrifice,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and speake vnto the children of Israel, and saye: Take an he goate for a synofferynge: and a calf, and a shepe, both of a yeare olde, and without blemysh for a burntofferynge:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And vnto the children of Israel thou shalt speake, saying, Take yee an hee goate for a sinne offring, and a calfe, and a lambe, both of a yeere olde, without blemish for a burnt offring:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And vnto the chyldren of Israel thou shalt speake, saying: Take ye an hee Goate for a sinne offering, and a Calfe & a Lambe both of a yere olde, without blemishe, for a burnt sacrifice.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, [both] of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons of a year, perfect ones, for a burnt-offering,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And say to the children of Israel: Take a he-goat for a sin-offering, and a young ox and a lamb, in their first year, without any mark on them, for a burned offering;

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then tell the Israelites:‘Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and lamb, both a year old and flawless, for a burnt offering,

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 6:17 : 17 They offered for the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law could not do, weakened as it was by the flesh, God did. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh.
• Lev 4:23 : 23 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
• Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."
• Exod 12:5 : 5 Your lamb must be an unblemished male, a year old; you may take it from either the sheep or the goats.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
• Heb 9:26-28 : 26 Otherwise, He would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And just as it is appointed for humans to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for Him.
• Lev 12:6 : 6 When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are completed, she shall bring to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a sin offering, and give them to the priest.
• Lev 14:10 : 10 On the eighth day, they must bring two unblemished male lambs, one unblemished year-old ewe lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil.
• Lev 16:5 : 5 From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
• Lev 16:15 : 15 He shall also slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood inside the curtain. He shall do with its blood as he did with the bull's blood: He is to sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it.
• Lev 23:12 : 12 On the day you wave the sheaf, you are to offer a year-old lamb without defect as a burnt offering to the Lord.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Ezra 10:19 : 19 They gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they offered a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.