one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

The total number of animals for the burnt offering came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering. Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.

Make them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.

‘Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, using one for a sin offering to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.

‘“When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the Lord,

bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil,

Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner.

and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.

Balaam’s first message

Balaam said, ‘Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.’

Balak did as Balaam said, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

God met with him, and Balaam said, ‘I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.’

So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah, and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Balaam said, ‘Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.’

Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.