Numbers 28 · Verse 3

Numbers 28:3

And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
Numbers 28:3, King James Version

Numbers 28:3 in other translations

BSBAnd tell them that this is the offering made by fire you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
WEBYou shall tell them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the LORD: male lambs a year old without defect, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
ASVAnd thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto Jehovah: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.
YLT‘And thou hast said to them, This is the fire-offering which ye bring near to Jehovah: two lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones, daily, a continual burnt-offering;
DARBYAnd say unto them, This is the offering by fire which ye shall present to Jehovah: two yearling lambs without blemish, day by day, as a continual burnt-offering.
BBESay to them, This is the offering made by fire which you are to give to the Lord; he-lambs of the first year without any mark, two every day as a regular burned offering.
WebsterAnd thou shalt say to them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer to the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.

What does Numbers 28:3 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 28:1-8

Offerings at the passover, and on the day of first-fruits. (16-31) Verses 1-8 God saw fit now to repeat the law of sacrifices. This was a new generation of men; and they were concerned to keep their peace with God when at war with their enemies. The daily sacrifice is called a continual burnt-offering; when we are bid to pray always, at least every morning and evening we should offer up solemn prayers and praises to…

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Numbers 28:3 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.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto <the> them
זֶ֚הzehthisH2088
הָֽאִשֶּׁ֔הha.'i.Sheh[is] the fire offeringH801
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
תַּקְרִ֖יבוּtak.Ri.vuyou will bring nearH7126
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
כְּבָשִׂ֨יםke.va.SimlambsH3532
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-sons ofH1121
שָׁנָ֧הsha.Naha yearH8141
תְמִימִ֛םte.mi.MimunblemishedH8549
שְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147
לַיּ֖וֹםlai.Yomfor the dayH3117
עֹלָ֥ה'o.Laha burnt offeringH5930
תָמִֽיד\׃ta.MidcontinuallyH8548

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Cross references for Numbers 28:3

  • Exodus 29:38-42

    Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. …

  • Leviticus 6:9

    Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

  • Daniel 11:31

    And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

  • Daniel 12:11

    And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

  • Ezekiel 46:13-15

    Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning. And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the Lord. Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  • Daniel 8:13

    Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

  • 1 Peter 1:19-20

    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

  • Revelation 13:8

    And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
two lambs.
Ex 29:38,39; Le 6:9; Eze 46:13-15; Joh 1:29; 1Pe 1:19,20; Re 13:8
day by day. Heb. in a day.
Da 8:13; 11:31; 12:11

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Context

  • Numbers 28:2

    Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.

  • Numbers 28:3

    And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.

  • Numbers 28:4

    The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

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Numbers 28:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y les dirás: Esta es la ofrenda encendida que ofreceréis á Jehová: dos corderos sin tacha de un año, cada un día, será el holocausto continuo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu leur diras: C’est ici le sacrifice fait par feu que vous présenterez à l’ Éternel: deux agneaux âgés d’un an, sans défaut, chaque jour, en holocauste continuel;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sprich zu ihnen: Dies ist das Feueropfer, das ihr Jehova darbringen sollt: zwei einjährige Lämmer ohne Fehl, täglich, als beständiges Brandopfer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc sunt sacrificia quæ offerre debetis: agnos anniculos immaculatos duos quotidie in holocaustum sempiternum: