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John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 29:11

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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One kid of the goats for a sin offering, etc.] This also, as it was different from that which was offered for the service of the day, so it was offered after it; as is observed by the Jewish writers, that the goat, which was offered without, though of the Musaphim, or additions, could not go before the service of the day for it is said as follows, beside the sin offering of atonement; hence, say they, we learn, that the goat within, which was of the service of the day, went before it f441; after that the ram of Aaron, and the ram of the people, and after that the fat of the sin offering: and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings; which were never omitted on account of the service of any day, though ever so solemn, as this was: hence it appears that there were offered on this day of atonement two bullocks, three rams, three goats, and two lambs.
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