THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
Moses replied, “Our herds are few compared to the significant offerings we need to present to our God. Thus, if you have any livestock remaining, you should also provide us with your cattle for sacrifices to our God.”
Exodus 10:25Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Moses said: Thou shalt give us also sacrifices and burnt-offerings, to the Lord our God.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה גַּם־אַתָּ֛ה תִּתֵּ֥ן בְּיָדֵ֖נוּ זְבָחִ֣ים וְעֹל֑וֹת וְעָשִׂ֖ינוּ לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Lev 16:9That whose lot fell to be offered to the Lord, he shall offer for sin.
- Lev 9:22And stretching forth his hands to the people, he blessed them. And so the victims for sin, and the holocausts, and the peace offerings being finished, he came down.
- Ex 29:1And thou shalt also do this, that they may be consecrated to me in priesthood. Take a calf from the herd, and two rams without blemish,
- Ex 29:46And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who have brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might abide among them, I the Lord their God.
- Ex 36:1Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work artificially, made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and which the Lord commanded.
- Ex 36:38And five pillars with their heads, which he covered with gold, and their sockets he cast of brass.