One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

NUMBERS 7:75KJV
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Numbers 7:75 (KJV)

What does Numbers 7:75 mean?

Numbers 7:75 lists the specific animals required for a burnt offering: one young bull, one ram, and one lamb in its first year. This verse details part of the offerings brought by the leaders of Israel during the dedication of the altar in the tabernacle.

In this setting, the leaders of each tribe are presenting their gifts to God as part of a carefully organized ceremony. The verse highlights the exact animals to be sacrificed, showing the order and seriousness with which the Israelites approached worship and dedication in the wilderness.

The Hebrew behind Numbers 7:75

  • בֶּן־בָּקָר (ben-bāqār, "young bullock"): This phrase means a young male cow, often understood as a symbol of strength and value in offerings.
  • כֶּבֶשׂ (keves, "lamb"): This word refers specifically to a young sheep, and the mention of "first year" (בֶּן־שָׁנָה, ben-shānāh) emphasizes the animal's youth and purity, which were important qualities for sacrificial animals.
  • עֹלָה (ʿōlāh, "burnt offering"): This term means a sacrifice that is completely burned on the altar, symbolizing total dedication to God.

Why Numbers 7:75 matters

  • Numbers 7:75 clarifies the specific requirements for offerings, showing that worship in ancient Israel involved careful obedience to God's instructions.
  • The verse connects to the larger passage by repeating the same offerings for each tribe, highlighting unity and equality among the leaders of Israel.
  • Understanding the details of each animal and the type of offering helps readers appreciate the seriousness and structure of Israelite worship practices.

Where else these words appear

“lamb” Hebrew H3532 · used in 100 verses

  • Exodus 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
  • Numbers 7:53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
  • Numbers 29:18 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

“bullock” Hebrew H6499 · used in 119 verses

  • Genesis 32:15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
  • Numbers 7:57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
  • Numbers 29:33 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: