Leviticus 23 · Verse 18

Leviticus 23:18

And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord.
Leviticus 23:18, King James Version

Leviticus 23:18 in other translations

BSBAlong with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
WEBYou shall present with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their meal offering and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to the LORD.
ASVAnd ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a year old, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt-offering unto Jehovah, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
YLT‘And ye have brought near, besides the bread, seven lambs, perfect ones, sons of a year, and one bullock, a son of the herd, and two rams; they are a burnt-offering to Jehovah, with their present and their libations, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
DARBYAnd ye shall present with the bread seven he-lambs without blemish, yearlings, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt-offering to Jehovah with their oblation, and their drink-offerings, an offering by fire of a sweet odour to Jehovah.
BBEAnd with the bread, take seven lambs of the first year, without any marks, and one ox and two male sheep, to be a burned offering to the Lord, with their meal offering and their drink offerings, an offering of a sweet smell made by fire to the Lord.
WebsterAnd ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt-offering to the LORD, with their meat-offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire of a sweet savor to the LORD.

What does Leviticus 23:18 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 23:15-22

The feast of Weeks was held in remembrance of the giving of the law, fifty days after the departure from Egypt; and looked forward to the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, fifty days after Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. On that day the apostles presented the first-fruits of the Christian church to God. To the institution of the feast of Pentecost, is added a repetition of that law, by which they were…

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Leviticus 23:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve.hik.rav.Temand you will presentH7126
עַל\־'al-withH5921
הַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemthe breadH3899
שִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
כְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.Simmale lambsH3532
תְּמִימִם֙te.mi.MimunblemishedH8549
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Neisons ofH1121
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Naha yearH8141
וּפַ֧רu.Farand a bullH6499
בֶּן\־ben-a young one ofH1121
בָּקָ֛רba.Kar[the] herdH1241
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
וְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.Limand ramsH352
שְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147
יִהְי֤וּyih.Yuthey will beH1961
עֹלָה֙'o.Laha burnt offeringH5930
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וּמִנְחָתָם֙u.min.cha.Tamand grain offering theirH4503
וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.Hemand drink offerings theirH5262
אִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.Sheha fire offering ofH801
רֵֽיחַ\־rei.ach-an odor ofH7381
נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 23:18

  • Numbers 28:27-31

    But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year; And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. …

  • Malachi 1:13-14

    Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

  • Numbers 15:4-12

    Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord. …

  • Leviticus 23:12-13

    And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord. And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

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seven lambs.
12,13; Nu 28:27-31; Mal 1:13,14
with their.
Nu 15:4-12

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Context

  • Leviticus 23:17

    Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 23:18

    And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 23:19

    Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

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Leviticus 23:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ofreceréis con el pan siete corderos de un año sin defecto, y un becerro de la vacada y dos carneros: serán holocausto á Jehová, con su presente y sus libaciones; ofrenda encendida de suave olor á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous présenterez avec le pain sept agneaux sans défaut, âgés d’un an, et un jeune taureau, et deux béliers: ils seront un holocauste à l’ Éternel, avec leur offrande de gâteau et leurs libations, un sacrifice par feu, une odeur agréable à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr sollt zu dem Brote darbringen sieben einjährige Lämmer ohne Fehl, und einen jungen Farren und zwei Widder und ihr Speisopfer und ihre Trankopfer: ein Feueropfer lieblichen Geruchs dem Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Offeretisque cum panibus septem agnos immaculatos anniculos, et vitulum de armento unum, et arietes duos, et erunt in holocaustum cum libamentis suis, in odorem suavissimum Domini.