Numbers 29:31

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ושעיר וּשְׂעִיר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שעיר

sâʻîyr

Definition

shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun

Root

or שער; from H8175 (שער);

Exhaustive

or שער; from שער; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun; devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8163

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׂעִיר

noun masculine • Page 641

1. hairy, rough. Gen. 27: 11, 23. 2. a buck, he-goat. Lev. 4: 24. 16: 9. as an object of idolatrous worship. 3. inhabitants of impassable deserts, wild men in the form of he-goats like Grecian satyrs. Is. 13: 21. 34: 14.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: χίμαρον χιμάρουσ χιμάρου ἔριφον ματαίοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8163b:

χίμαρον 39× (65.8%)

χιμάρουσ 4× (7.3%)

χιμάρου 4× (6.8%)

ἔριφον 3× (6.0%)

ματαίοισ 2× (3.1%)

חטאת חַטָּאת

a miss

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חטאה

chaṭṭâʼâh

Definition

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

Root

or חטאת; from H2398 (חטא);

Exhaustive

or חטאת; from חטא; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender; punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2403

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חַטָּאת

noun feminine • Root חטא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 475

Sin; punishment for sin; sin-offering, sacrifice for sin; expiation for sin.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חַטָּאת

noun feminine • Root חטא • Page 224

1. a fall, stumbling, misfortune. Prov. 10: 16. 2. a sin. Deut. 9: 21. 3. expiation, purification. Num. 8: 7. 4. a sin-offering. Lev. 6: 25, 30. 5. punishment. Zech. 14: 19.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἁμαρτίασ ἁμαρτιῶν ἁμαρτίαισ ἁμαρτία ἁμαρτίαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2403b:

ἁμαρτίασ 149× (47.7%)

ἁμαρτιῶν 30× (10.4%)

ἁμαρτίαισ 27× (8.7%)

ἁμαρτία 20× (7.2%)

ἁμαρτίαν 17× (5.5%)

ἁμαρτίαι 8× (2.7%)

'' 4× (1.4%)

ἀνομίασ 4× (1.4%)

--- 3× (1.3%)

ἁμάρτημά 3× (1.1%)

אחד אֶחָד

one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Adjective cardinal number both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

No stats available

מלבד מִלְּבַד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בד

bad

Definition

properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides

Root

from H909 (בדד);

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H905

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּד

abbreviation • Root עבד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 220

abridged from עֶבֶד, and still more בַּד, in proper names compounded with it

בַּד

noun masculine • Root בדד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 219

I. 1. dismembered, singled out, separated; hence separation, part. 2. solitude, emptiness. Used as a preposition/adverb (לְבַד) meaning: alone, only, besides, except.

בַּד

noun masculine • Root בדד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 219

II. 1. yarn, thread, yarn-web; particularly white linen garments of priests. 2. branches of a tree, poles, bars, staves; members of the body.

בַּד

noun masculine • Root בדד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 219

III. speech, talk, chatter; hence lies, brag; liars/astrologers.

בַּד

unknown • Lemma_Lookup • Page 220

see בַּדּ

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָ

unknown • Root מה • Page 350

See מָה Note.

Prep-M, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0905:

No stats available

עלת עֹלַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עלה

ʻôlâh

Definition

a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)

Root

or עולה; feminine active participle of H5927 (עלה);

Exhaustive

or עולה; feminine active participle of עלה; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke); ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also עול.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5930

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֹלָה

noun feminine • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1094

1. A whole burnt-offering, i.e. a sacrifice to be entirely consumed (holocauston). 2. (A contracted form from עָוֶל) perversity, wickedness. 3. (from עָלָה I.) a step, an ascent.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֹלָה

f. verbal / dec. x. • Root עלה • Page 509

1. Strictly what ascends the altar; a burnt-offering. Gen. 22: 3, 6; Lev. 1: 4 ff. 2. A step. Ezek. 40: 26.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: ὁλοκαύτωμα ὁλοκαυτώματα ὁλοκαύτωσιν ὁλοκαυτώσεωσ ὁλοκαυτώσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5930a:

ὁλοκαύτωμα 68× (23.9%)

ὁλοκαυτώματα 67× (24.1%)

ὁλοκαύτωσιν 31× (10.6%)

ὁλοκαυτώσεωσ 22× (7.5%)

ὁλοκαυτώσεισ 16× (5.9%)

ὁλοκαυτωμάτων 16× (5.6%)

'' 7× (2.4%)

ὁλοκάρπωσιν 6× (2.0%)

ὁλοκαύτωσισ 5× (1.7%)

--- 4× (1.6%)

התמיד הָתָּמִיד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

תמיד

tâmîyd

Definition

properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice

Root

from an unused root meaning to stretch;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice; alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8548

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תְּמִיד

m. prop. • Root מדד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1517

(from מָדַד II.) m. prop. extension or continuance of time; hence 1. continuance, in the genitive a periphrasis for the adjective continual, as 'עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד' a continual (i. e. for all times) burnt offering; 2. adv. continually, ever (Ex. 25, 30; 27, 20; 28, 38); with a negative never (Is. 62, 6).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תָּמִיד

noun masculine • Root מדד • Page 718

1. Constant continuance; used as an adjective for constant, continual. 2. The daily, or morning and evening, burnt-offering (עוֹלַת הַתָּמִיד). 3. As an adverb: constantly, always, forever. Verse references: Ezek. 39:14; Num. 28:6, 10, 15; Dan. 8:11, 12, 13; Ps. 16:8; 25:15; 34:2.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: παντόσ παντὸσ ἐνδελεχισμοῦ ἐνδελεχῶσ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8548:

παντόσ 41× (37.1%)

παντὸσ 36× (32.3%)

ἐνδελεχισμοῦ 8× (8.6%)

ἐνδελεχῶσ 2× (2.2%)

--- 2× (2.2%)

δι' 2× (2.2%)

ὅλου 2× (1.9%)

θυσία 2× (1.7%)

מנחתה מִנְחָתָהּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מנחה

minchâh

Definition

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

Root

from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary); gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4503

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִנְחָה

noun feminine • Root מנה • Strongs / High • Page 873

A present, gift, offered to a noble or a king; tribute, impost; particularly what is presented to God, a sacrifice, especially a meat and drink offering.

מִנְחָה

aram. fem. (aramaic) • Root מנה • Strongs / High • Page 873

Aramaic feminine noun, same as the Hebrew word.

מִנְחָה

noun feminine • Root מנא מנה • Strongs / High • Page 875

A contribution or appointed gift, for the king, priests, Levites, or singers. Can also mean a portion, lot, or portion of prey.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִנְחָה

f. verbal • Root מנה • Page 386

A present, gift (Gen. 32:14); particularly a present or offering to the deity, such as a meat or drink offering (Gen. 4:3-5, Lev. 2:1); a sacrifice and offering (Ps. 40:7); a tribute, custom, to a ruling nation (2 Sam. 8:2,6, 1 K. 5:1).

מִנְחָה

chald. • Page 386

Same as the Hebrew (idem). Ref: Dan. 2:46, Ezra 7:17.

Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: θυσίαν θυσίασ δῶρα θυσία θυσίαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H4503:

θυσίαν 67× (30.1%)

θυσίασ 30× (13.9%)

δῶρα 25× (12.4%)

θυσία 24× (11.8%)

θυσίαι 19× (8.2%)

μαναα 17× (7.8%)

--- 4× (2.1%)

ξένια 3× (1.6%)

σεμίδαλιν 3× (1.5%)

'' 3× (1.4%)

ונסכיהפ וּנְסָכֶיהָ׃פ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נסך

neçek

Definition

a libation; also a cast idol

Root

or נסך; from H5258 (נסך);

Exhaustive

or נסך; from נסך; a libation; also a cast idol; cover, drink offering, molten image.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5262

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נְסַךְ

aramaic verb (aramaic) • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

Aramaic verb, same as Hebrew נָסַךְ I, to pour out. The Pael form (נַסֵּךְ) means to sacrifice, to dedicate.

נְסַךְ

aramaic masc. (aramaic) • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

A libation, drink-offering.

נֵסֶךְ

noun masculine • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

1. A molten image. 2. What is poured out, a libation, a drink-offering. 3. One dedicated or appointed, hence a sovereign, ruler, prince.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 929

A root that interchanges with יָסַךְ, showing y/n interchange.

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

I. To pour out, as a libation, to worship; to dedicate, to appoint; to smelt, to cast molten images. Forms include Niphal (to be appointed), Piel/Hiphil (to pour out), and Hophal (to be poured out).

נָסַךְ

verb • Root נסך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 975

II. To weave, to intertwine, to knot. Hence: 1. to cover, to veil. 2. to enter into an association, to make a covenant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֶסֶךְ

noun masculine • Root נסך • Page 446

A drink-offering (Gen. 35:14, Jer. 7:18); a molten image (Is. 41:29, 48:5).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: σπονδὴν σπονδὰσ σπονδαὶ σπονδὴ σπονδάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5262:

σπονδὴν 18× (34.2%)

σπονδὰσ 9× (19.4%)

σπονδαὶ 9× (14.8%)

σπονδὴ 5× (9.3%)

σπονδάσ 2× (4.7%)

ἐχώνευσαν 2× (4.7%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And one he goat for sin, besides the burnt-offering of continuance, its gift and its libations.

LITV Translation:
and one goat, a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, and its food offering, and its drink offering.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the perpetual whole burnt offering; there shall be their meat offerings and their drink offerings.