Numbers 29:19and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering of it, and their drink offerings.
The setting
Sinai Peninsula, ~1440 BC. After listing celebration sacrifices, Moses adds the crucial sin offering — even in joy, there's acknowledgment of human failure. This happens in the wilderness of modern-day Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
The emotion here: sobered understanding that even celebration requires cleansing
The original word
chatta'ah (חַטָּאת) — sin offering, from root meaning 'to miss the mark,' like an archer missing the target
Why it matters
The sin offering was required even during celebration — no human gathering is free from the need for forgiveness
Read with care
What most readers miss in Numbers 29:19
This comes AFTER all the celebration offerings — even our best worship needs cleansing
Common misconceptionPeople think sin offerings were about major crimes, but this shows they were needed even during religious festivals — it's about our constant need for grace, not just big failures.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Numbers 29:19
Bible Genome reading
Numbers 29:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Numbers 29:19 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include atonement, regular worship. Notable phrases: male goat; sin offering; continual burnt offering. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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