Ezra 6:17

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“They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”

— WEB

“And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”

— KJV

“And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”

— ASV

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Commentary

twelve he-goats--as at the dedication of the tabernacle (Num 7:87; Num 8:17).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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