Numbers 7:76one male goat for a sin offering;
The setting
Sinai Peninsula, ~1445 BC. The newly constructed tabernacle gleams with gold and bronze. Tribal leaders bring identical offerings for 12 straight days in the wilderness camp of 2 million Israelites.
The emotion here: reverent awe at recording God's precise instructions
The original word
chatat (חַטָּאת) — sin offering, literally 'to miss the mark'
Why it matters
Each tribe's offering was worth about 3 years of wages for an average person
Read with care
What most readers miss in Numbers 7:76
This is day 11 of 12 — the anticipation is building toward completion
Common misconceptionPeople think this is boring ritual detail, but it shows God cares about our guilt and provides a specific way to deal with it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Numbers 7:76
Bible Genome reading
Numbers 7:76 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Numbers 7:76 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include atonement, sin. Notable phrases: sin offering; male goat.
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
Your reflection
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