And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

NUMBERS 29:25KJV
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Numbers 29:25 (KJV)

What does Numbers 29:25 mean?

Numbers 29:25 instructs that one young goat should be offered as a sin offering, in addition to the regular daily burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. This verse is part of a list detailing the specific sacrifices required during a festival in ancient Israel.

In this passage, God is giving Moses detailed instructions for the Israelites about the sacrifices to be made during the Feast of Tabernacles. The verse highlights that the sin offering (a young goat) is not a substitute but is to be presented alongside the ongoing daily offerings, showing the importance of both regular and special sacrifices in Israel’s worship.

The Hebrew behind Numbers 29:25

  • חַטָּאָה (ḥaṭṭā’āh, “sin offering”): This word emphasizes that the goat is specifically meant to address sin, setting it apart from other types of offerings.
  • עֹלָה (ʿōlāh, “burnt offering”): This term refers to the continual burnt offering, which was a regular daily sacrifice, showing that festival offerings were to be added to—not replace—these ongoing rituals.
  • מִנְחָה (minḥāh, “grain offering”): This word points to the grain (or meal) offering that accompanied the burnt offering, highlighting the completeness of the sacrificial system.
  • נֶסֶךְ (nesekh, “drink offering”): This term refers to the wine poured out as part of the offering, rounding out the picture of the daily worship practices.

Why Numbers 29:25 matters

  • Numbers 29:25 clarifies that special festival sacrifices did not replace the daily offerings but were added to them, showing the layered nature of Israel’s worship.
  • The verse underscores the seriousness of sin by requiring a separate sin offering even during times of celebration, reminding the people of their ongoing need for atonement.
  • This instruction fits into a larger pattern in Numbers 28–29, where each day of the festival has its own set of sacrifices, emphasizing order, repetition, and the importance of following God’s instructions exactly.

Where else these words appear

“kid” Hebrew H8163 · used in 57 verses

  • Genesis 27:11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
  • Leviticus 16:26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
  • Numbers 28:22 And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.

“offering” Hebrew H5262 · used in 62 verses

  • Genesis 35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
  • Numbers 28:24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
  • 2 Kings 16:15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

“goats” Hebrew H5795 · used in 74 verses

  • Genesis 15:9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
  • Leviticus 9:3 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;
  • Numbers 28:30 And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.

“continual” Hebrew H8548 · used in 103 verses

  • Exodus 25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
  • 2 Samuel 9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
  • Psalms 105:4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.