Numbers 28:22
New International Version
Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.

New Living Translation
You must also offer a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD.

English Standard Version
also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.

Berean Standard Bible
Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.

King James Bible
And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.

New King James Version
also one goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you.

New American Standard Bible
and one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.

NASB 1995
and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for you.

NASB 1977
and one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.

Legacy Standard Bible
and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for you.

Amplified Bible
and one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.

Christian Standard Bible
and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves.

American Standard Version
and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you.

Contemporary English Version
Also offer a goat as a sacrifice for the sins of the people.

English Revised Version
and one he-goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin to make peace with the LORD.

Good News Translation
Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and in this way perform the ritual of purification for the people.

International Standard Version
Then present one goat for a sin offering to make atonement for you,

Majority Standard Bible
Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.

NET Bible
as well as one goat for a purification offering, to make atonement for you.

New Heart English Bible
and one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And one goat for a sin-offering, to make an atonement for you.

World English Bible
and one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and one goat [for] a sin-offering, to make atonement for you.

Young's Literal Translation
and one goat, a sin-offering, to make atonement for you.

Smith's Literal Translation
And one he goat of sin to expiate for you.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And one buck goat for sin, to make atonement for you,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and one he-goat for sin, as an expiation for you,

New American Bible
and one goat as a purification offering to make atonement for yourselves.

New Revised Standard Version
also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And one yearling goat for a sin offering to make atonement for you.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And one kid of goats for the sake of sins to atone for you.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt offer one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Passover
21and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs. 22Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you. 23You are to present these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.…

Cross References
Leviticus 4:27-31
And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering. ...

Leviticus 5:5-6
If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, / and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.

Leviticus 16:15-16
Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. / So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.

Leviticus 23:19
You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.

2 Chronicles 29:21-24
They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ...

Ezra 6:17
For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

Nehemiah 10:33
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

Ezekiel 45:22-23
On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land. / Each day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering.

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.

Hebrews 10:4
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Hebrews 10:10-12
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

Romans 3:25
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

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 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 4:10
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.


Treasury of Scripture

And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.

Numbers 28:3,10
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…

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1. Offerings are to be observed
3. The continual burnt offering
9. The offering on the Sabbath
11. On the new Moons
16. At the Passover
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Include one male goat
In the sacrificial system of ancient Israel, the male goat was often used as a sin offering. The choice of a male goat is significant, as it was considered a valuable animal, symbolizing the costliness of sin and the need for a worthy sacrifice. The use of a goat also connects to the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) rituals, where one goat was sacrificed, and another was sent into the wilderness as a scapegoat, symbolizing the removal of sin from the community (Leviticus 16:7-10).

as a sin offering
The sin offering was a crucial part of the sacrificial system, designed to atone for unintentional sins and to purify the people and the sanctuary. This offering underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purification before God. The sin offering points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is described in the New Testament as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

to make atonement for you
Atonement involves reconciliation between God and humanity, achieved through the shedding of blood. In the Old Testament, atonement was a temporary covering of sin, requiring repeated sacrifices. This foreshadows the perfect and final atonement made by Jesus Christ on the cross, as described in Hebrews 9:12-14, where His sacrifice is once for all, providing eternal redemption. The concept of atonement highlights God's holiness and justice, as well as His mercy and grace in providing a means for forgiveness and restoration.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The leader of the Israelites who received the laws and instructions from God, including the sacrificial system outlined in Numbers.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, who were given specific instructions on how to worship and make atonement for their sins through sacrifices.

3. Sin Offering
A specific type of sacrifice commanded by God to atone for sins, symbolizing the need for purification and forgiveness.

4. Tabernacle
The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where sacrifices were made.

5. Atonement
The process of making amends or reparation for sin, which in the Old Testament was achieved through prescribed sacrifices.
Teaching Points
The Necessity of Atonement
The sin offering in Numbers 28:22 underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. It reminds us that sin separates us from God and requires a means of reconciliation.

Symbolism of the Sacrifice
The male goat as a sin offering symbolizes the transfer of sin and the need for a substitute. This points forward to Jesus Christ, who became the ultimate sin offering for humanity.

God’s Provision for Forgiveness
The provision of a sin offering demonstrates God's desire to forgive and restore His people. It encourages us to seek God's forgiveness through the means He has provided.

Continuity and Fulfillment in Christ
The sacrificial system in the Old Testament finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Understanding this connection helps us appreciate the depth of Christ's sacrifice and the completeness of His atonement.

Living a Life of Repentance
The practice of offering a sin offering calls believers to live a life of continual repentance and reliance on God's grace, recognizing our ongoing need for His mercy.

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

male goat
וּשְׂעִ֥יר (ū·śə·‘îr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun

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

to make atonement
לְכַפֵּ֖ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for you.
עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


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