Leviticus 23:19
New International Version
Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering and two lambs, each a year old, for a fellowship offering.

New Living Translation
Then you must offer one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs as a peace offering.

English Standard Version
And you shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Berean Standard Bible
You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a peace offering.

New American Standard Bible
You shall also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and two male lambs one year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings.

NASB 1995
‘You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

NASB 1977
‘You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Amplified Bible
And you shall sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs, one year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Christian Standard Bible
You are also to prepare one male goat as a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a fellowship sacrifice.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are also to prepare one male goat as a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a fellowship sacrifice.

American Standard Version
And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin-offering, and two he-lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace-offerings.

Contemporary English Version
Offer a goat as a sacrifice for sin, and two rams a year old as a sacrifice to ask my blessing.

English Revised Version
And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin offering, and two he-lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Also sacrifice one male goat as an offering for sin and two one-year-old lambs as a fellowship offering.

Good News Translation
Also offer one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering.

International Standard Version
Prepare one male goat for a sin offering and two one year old rams for peace offerings.

Majority Standard Bible
You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.

NET Bible
You must also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two yearling lambs for a peace offering sacrifice,

New Heart English Bible
You shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
You shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you have prepared one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and two lambs, sons of a year, for a sacrifice of peace-offerings,

Young's Literal Translation
'And ye have prepared one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and two lambs, sons of a year, for a sacrifice of peace-offerings,

Smith's Literal Translation
And ye did one he goat of the goats for sin, and two lambs the sons of a year, for a sacrifice of peace.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You shall offer also a buck goat for sin, and two lambs of the first year for sacrifices of peace offerings.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You shall also offer a he-goat for sin, and two one-year-old lambs as victims of peace offerings.

New American Bible
One male goat shall be sacrificed as a purification offering, and two yearling lambs as a communion sacrifice.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of well-being.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offering.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And offer one kid of goats for the sake of sin and two lambs, offspring of one year old for a peace sacrifice.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin-offering, and two he-lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace-offerings.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and two lambs of a year old for a peace-offering, with the loaves of the first-fruits.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Feast of Pentecost
18Along 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. 19You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering. 20The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.…

Cross References
Hebrews 10:12-14
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, / because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

Hebrews 9:12-14
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:1-4
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...

Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Romans 8:3
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

1 Corinthians 5:7
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Numbers 28:11-15
At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram, / and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. ...

Numbers 29:1-6
“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, ...

Exodus 29:38-42
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ...

Numbers 6:14
and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—

Numbers 15:8-10
When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, / present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. / Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

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

one kid

Leviticus 4:23-28
Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: …

Leviticus 16:15
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

Numbers 15:24
Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

two lambs

Leviticus 3:1-17
And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD…

Leviticus 7:11-18
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD…

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Leviticus 23
1. The feasts of the Lord
3. the Sabbath
4. The Passover
9. The sheaf of firstfruits
15. The feast of Pentecost
22. Gleanings to be left for the poor
23. The feast of trumpets
26. The day of atonement
33. The feast of tabernacles














You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering
The sin offering was a crucial part of the sacrificial system in ancient Israel, designed to atone for unintentional sins and cleanse the people from impurity. The male goat, often used in sin offerings, symbolizes the need for a substitute to bear the consequences of sin. This practice foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is described as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). The use of a goat specifically may also connect to the Day of Atonement rituals, where one goat was sacrificed and another was sent into the wilderness as a scapegoat (Leviticus 16), symbolizing the removal of sin.

and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering
The peace offering, also known as a fellowship offering, was a voluntary act of worship expressing thanksgiving and fellowship with God. The use of two male lambs signifies completeness and abundance in the offering. Lambs, being pure and innocent, are a type of Christ, who is referred to as the Lamb without blemish or defect (1 Peter 1:19). The peace offering allowed the offerer to share in a communal meal, symbolizing restored fellowship with God and others. This offering points to the peace and reconciliation brought through Christ's sacrifice, as described in Ephesians 2:14-16, where He is our peace, breaking down the dividing wall of hostility.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the instructions in Leviticus.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and festivals were given.

3. Tabernacle
The portable dwelling place for the divine presence, where offerings and sacrifices were made.

4. Sin Offering
A sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins, symbolizing purification and forgiveness.

5. Peace Offering
A sacrifice symbolizing fellowship and thanksgiving, often shared between the offerer, the priests, and God.
Teaching Points
Understanding Sacrifices
The sin and peace offerings in Leviticus 23:19 highlight the need for atonement and reconciliation with God. They foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfills these offerings once and for all.

Symbolism of the Offerings
The male goat as a sin offering represents the need for purification from sin, while the two male lambs as a peace offering symbolize restored fellowship with God. This dual aspect of sacrifice points to the comprehensive nature of Christ's atonement.

Holiness and Worship
The detailed instructions for offerings remind us of God's holiness and the importance of approaching Him with reverence and obedience. Our worship today should reflect a heart of gratitude and a desire for purity.

Christ as Our Peace
Just as the peace offering symbolized fellowship, Jesus is our peace, reconciling us to God and breaking down barriers between people. We are called to live in this peace and extend it to others.

Practical Obedience
While we no longer offer animal sacrifices, the principles of obedience, repentance, and thanksgiving remain central to our faith. We are to offer our lives as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.(19) Then ye shall sacrifice.--Better, and ye shall sacrifice. They were, moreover, to offer a goat for a sin offering, and two lambs for a peace offering. Hence Josephus, who was an eye-witness to the Temple service, in summing up the number of animal sacrifices on this festival, says that there were fourteen lambs, three young bullocks, and three goats, the number two instead of three goats being manifestly a transcriber's error (Antiq. III., 10:6). The two statements, therefore, viz., the one in the passage before us, and the other in Numbers 28:27, according to the authorities during the second Temple, refer to two distinct sacrifices. The one before us speaks of the sacrifices which are to accompany the wave loaves, whilst the order in Numbers refers to the properly appointed sacrifices for the festival. Those prescribed in Numbers were offered in the wilderness, whilst those prescribed here were only to be offered when the Israelites entered the Promised Land.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You shall also prepare
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

one
אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

male goat
שְׂעִיר־ (śə·‘îr-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun

as a sin offering
לְחַטָּ֑את (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

and two
וּשְׁנֵ֧י (ū·šə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Number - mdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

male lambs
כְבָשִׂ֛ים (ḵə·ḇā·śîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3532: A lamb

a year old
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

as a peace offering.
שְׁלָמִֽים׃ (šə·lā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8002: A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering


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