offering (qorban)

The Hebrew qorbān (קָרְבָּן) originally means “that which is brought near.” Most English Bibles translate it as “offering.” The Hebraic English translation of Everett Fox uses near-offering and likewise the German translation by Buber-Rosenzweig has (the neologism) Darnahung.

See also burnt-offering and offering..

Translation commentary on Numbers 7:36 - 7:41

On the fifth day Shelumi-el the son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the men of Simeon …: Verses 36-41 are almost identical to verses 12-17 (see the comments there). For Shelumi-el the son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the men of Simeon, see 1.6.

Quoted with permission from de Regt, Lénart J. and Wendland, Ernst R. A Handbook on Numbers. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .