Numbers 29 — Hebrew and Greek compared
← Numbers 28 compared · Reading text of Numbers 29 · Numbers: all chapters · Numbers 30 compared →
Same 11 Similar 10 Different 14 Divergent 5 Disparate 0
Each verse is rendered independently from the Hebrew (Rabbinic reading tradition) and from the Greek (Saints reading tradition). The badge classifies the relationship between the two readings; the note beneath records the source document’s comparison and attributed interpretation. Each column retains its own verse references where numbering differs.
The Festival of Trumpets
29:1 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:1 In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall hold a holy assembly. You shall do no laborious work. It shall be a day of trumpet blasts for you.
Greek · Saints priority
29:1 In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall hold a holy appointed assembly. You shall do no laborious work. It shall be a day of signaling for you.
Hebrew teruʿah names an alarm or jubilant blast; Greek sēmasia emphasizes signaling. The ritual occasion agrees.
29:2 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:2 You shall present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to YHWH: one young bull, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:2 You shall present whole burnt offerings as a fragrant aroma to the Lord: one calf from the cattle, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.
The animals and quantities agree; Greek explicitly describes offerings burned whole.
29:3 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:3 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull and two-tenths for the ram,
Greek · Saints priority
29:3 Their sacrifice shall be fine flour worked with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the calf and two-tenths for the ram,
Hebrew minḥah is specified here as a grain offering; Greek thysia is the broader word for sacrifice.
29:4 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:4 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:4 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs.
29:5 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:5 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you,
Greek · Saints priority
29:5 Also offer one male goat for sin, to make propitiation for you,
Atonement and propitiation represent the respective verbal expressions in their personal context; the wording alone does not establish competing doctrines.
29:6 Divergent
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:6 besides the monthly burnt offering and its grain offering, the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their rule, as a pleasing aroma, an offering by fire to YHWH.
Greek · Saints priority
29:6 besides the whole burnt offerings of the new moon, their sacrifices and their drink offerings, and the continual whole burnt offerings, their sacrifices and their drink offerings, according to their prescription, as a fragrant aroma to the Lord.
Greek expressly supplies drink offerings for both sets of offerings; it has no counterpart here to Hebrew “an offering by fire.”
The Day of Atonement
29:7 Divergent
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:7 On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall hold a holy assembly. You shall humble yourselves and do no work.
Greek · Saints priority
29:7 On the tenth day of this month you shall hold a holy appointed assembly. You shall humble yourselves and do no work.
Greek omits “seventh”; the month remains identifiable from the context.
29:8 Divergent
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:8 You shall present a burnt offering to YHWH as a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven year-old lambs; they shall be unblemished for you.
Greek · Saints priority
29:8 You shall present whole burnt offerings as a fragrant aroma to the Lord, offerings: one calf from the cattle, one ram, and seven year-old lambs; they shall be unblemished for you.
Greek adds karpōmata, “offerings,” in this sentence. The required animals agree.
29:9 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:9 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull and two-tenths for the one ram,
Greek · Saints priority
29:9 Their sacrifice shall be fine flour worked with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the calf and two-tenths for the one ram,
The measures agree.
29:10 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:10 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:10 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs.
29:11 Divergent
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:11 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings.
Greek · Saints priority
29:11 Also offer one male goat for sin, to make propitiation for you, besides the sin offering of propitiation, the continual whole burnt offering, its sacrifice and its drink offering, according to the prescription, as a fragrant aroma, an offering to the Lord.
Greek adds the purpose to make propitiation for you and the concluding prescription, aroma, and offering formula. Its final drink offering is singular.
The Feast of Tabernacles
29:12 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall hold a holy assembly. You shall do no laborious work and shall keep a festival to YHWH for seven days.
Greek · Saints priority
29:12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall hold a holy appointed assembly. You shall do no laborious work and shall keep a festival to the Lord for seven days.
29:13 Divergent
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:13 You shall present a burnt offering, an offering by fire, as a pleasing aroma to YHWH: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs; they shall be unblemished.
Greek · Saints priority
29:13 On the first day you shall present whole burnt offerings, offerings, as a fragrant aroma to the Lord: thirteen calves from the cattle, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs; they shall be unblemished.
Greek explicitly adds on the first day. Hebrew identifies a fire offering; Greek uses the plural karpōmata, offerings.
29:14 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:14 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls and two-tenths for each of the two rams,
Greek · Saints priority
29:14 Their sacrifices shall be fine flour worked with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen calves and two-tenths for each of the two rams,
The quantities and allocation agree.
29:15 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs.
29:16 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:16 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
Greek · Saints priority
29:16 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Hebrew attaches singular grain and drink offerings to the regular burnt offering; Greek uses plural possessives and offerings.
29:17 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:17 On the second day offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:17 On the second day offer twelve calves from the cattle, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
29:18 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:18 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek · Saints priority
29:18 Their sacrifice and their drink offering for the calves, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Hebrew has plural drink offerings; Greek has a singular collective drink offering. The numerical rule agrees.
Rabbinic reception: Rashi associates the festival’s 70 bulls with the nations and explains that the Temple offerings protected them. He also reads the varying Hebrew libation endings as an allusion to the water libation.
Source: Rashi, Numbers 29:18
29:19 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:19 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings.
Greek · Saints priority
29:19 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek makes the accompanying sacrifices plural, where Hebrew has the singular grain offering.
29:20 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:20 On the third day offer eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:20 On the third day offer eleven calves, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
29:21 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:21 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek · Saints priority
29:21 Their sacrifice and their drink offering for the calves, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Hebrew has plural drink offerings; Greek has a singular collective drink offering.
29:22 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:22 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
Greek · Saints priority
29:22 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek uses plural accompanying sacrifices and drink offerings; Hebrew uses singular forms.
29:23 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:23 On the fourth day offer ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:23 On the fourth day offer ten calves, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
29:24 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:24 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek · Saints priority
29:24 Their sacrifices and their drink offerings for the calves, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek uses plural sacrifices for Hebrew’s collective grain offering.
29:25 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:25 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
Greek · Saints priority
29:25 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek uses plural accompanying sacrifices and drink offerings; Hebrew uses singular forms.
29:26 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:26 On the fifth day offer nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:26 On the fifth day offer nine calves, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
29:27 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:27 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek · Saints priority
29:27 Their sacrifices and their drink offerings for the calves, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek uses plural sacrifices for Hebrew’s collective grain offering.
29:28 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:28 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
Greek · Saints priority
29:28 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek uses plural accompanying sacrifices and drink offerings; Hebrew uses singular forms.
29:29 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:29 On the sixth day offer eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:29 On the sixth day offer eight calves, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
29:30 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:30 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek · Saints priority
29:30 Their sacrifices and their drink offerings for the calves, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek uses plural sacrifices for Hebrew’s collective grain offering.
29:31 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:31 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.
Greek · Saints priority
29:31 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek makes the accompanying sacrifices plural; Hebrew has a singular grain offering.
29:32 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:32 On the seventh day offer seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:32 On the seventh day offer seven calves, two rams, and fourteen unblemished year-old lambs.
29:33 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:33 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, according to their rule.
Greek · Saints priority
29:33 Their sacrifices and their drink offerings for the calves, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their number, according to their prescription.
The numerical requirements agree.
29:34 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:34 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
Greek · Saints priority
29:34 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek uses plural accompanying sacrifices and drink offerings; Hebrew uses singular forms.
The Eighth-Day Closing Assembly
29:35 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:35 On the eighth day you shall hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no laborious work.
Greek · Saints priority
29:35 On the eighth day you shall hold a closing festival. You shall do no laborious work on it.
Hebrew ʿatseret emphasizes the solemn gathering; Greek exodion presents it as the festival’s conclusion.
Rabbinic reception: Rashi interprets the concluding assembly through a small feast requested by God for special fellowship with Israel after the offerings associated with the nations.
Source: Rashi, Numbers 29:35
Apostolic comparison: John places Jesus’ invitation to drink within the Festival of Booths and explains the living-water language in relation to the Spirit. This supplies a later festival setting without identifying the exact numbered day beyond what John states.
Source: John 7:2, 37–39
29:36 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:36 You shall present a burnt offering, an offering by fire, as a pleasing aroma to YHWH: one bull, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.
Greek · Saints priority
29:36 You shall present whole burnt offerings as a fragrant aroma, offerings to the Lord: one calf, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs.
Hebrew explicitly names an offering by fire; Greek karpōmata names offerings without expressing fire in that word.
29:37 Similar
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:37 Their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull, the ram, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
Greek · Saints priority
29:37 Their sacrifices and their drink offerings for the calf, the ram, and the lambs shall be according to their number, as prescribed.
The quantities and rule agree.
29:38 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:38 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.
Greek · Saints priority
29:38 Also offer one male goat for sin, besides the continual whole burnt offering, their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.
Greek uses plural accompanying sacrifices and drink offerings; Hebrew uses singular forms.
Summary of the Festival Legislation
29:39 Different
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:39 You shall offer these to YHWH at your appointed times, apart from your vows and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, your grain offerings, your drink offerings, and your peace offerings.
Greek · Saints priority
29:39 You shall offer these to the Lord at your festivals, apart from your vows, your freewill offerings, your whole burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your drink offerings, and your offerings of salvation.
Greek coordinates the offering types after “apart from”; Hebrew introduces them with “for.” Greek sōtēria renders the Hebrew peace or well-being offerings as offerings of salvation.
29:40 Same
Hebrew · Rabbinic priority
29:40 (MT 30:1) Moses told the Israelites everything that YHWH had commanded Moses.
Greek · Saints priority
29:40 (LXX 30:1) Moses told the Israelites everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.
English 29:40 corresponds to 30:1 in both the BHS Hebrew and Rahlfs–Hanhart Greek.
← Numbers 28 compared · Reading text of Numbers 29 · Numbers: all chapters · Numbers 30 compared →
Saints Translation · Companion comparison edition · working draft awaiting specialist review.