King James Version

Numbers 28:21

A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

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עִשָּׂר֤וֹןisarontenth dealעִשָּׂרוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tenth deal”, the ordinary formH6241(fractional) a tenth parttenth deal.עִשָּׂרוֹן֙isarontenth dealעִשָּׂרוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tenth deal”, the ordinary formH6241(fractional) a tenth parttenth deal.תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הtaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂlakevesto lambכֶּבֶשׂpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to lamb”, the ordinary formH3532a ram (just old enough to butt)lamb, sheep.הָאֶחָ֑דhaechadthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, 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,לְשִׁבְעַ֖תleshivatto sevenשֶׁבַעpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “to seven”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).הַכְּבָשִֽׂיםhakvasimthe lambכֶּבֶשׂdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the lamb”, the ordinary formH3532a ram (just old enough to butt)lamb, sheep.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

a several tenth part shalt thou offer for every lamb of the seven lambs;

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American Standard Version (1901)

a tenth part shalt thou offer for every lamb of the seven lambs;

Young’s Literal Translation

a several tenth deal thou preparest for the one lamb, for the seven lambs,

World English Bible

You shall offer one tenth for every lamb of the seven lambs;

Darby Translation

one tenth part shalt thou offer for each lamb, of the seven lambs;

Douay-Rheims

And the tenth of a tenth, to every lamb, that is to say, to all the seven lambs:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

a several tenth part shalt thou offer for every lamb of the seven lambs;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt offer a tenth for each lamb, for the seven lambs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δέκατον δέκατον ποιήσεις τῷ ἀμνῷ τῷ ἑνὶ, τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἀμνοῖς.