At the festivals and the appointed feast days the grain offering shall be an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the feasts and in the solemnities the meal offering shall be an ephah for a bull, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
- KJV And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
- BSB At the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.
- NASB “At the festivals and the appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull and an ephah with a ram, and with the lambs as much as one is able to give, and a hin of oil with an ephah.
- NLT “So at the special feasts and sacred festivals, the grain offering will be a basket of choice flour with each young bull, another basket of flour with each ram, and as much flour as the worshiper chooses to give with each lamb. Give one gallon of olive oil with each basket of flour.
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Quick answer
At feasts and solemn assemblies the grain offerings follow the same measured pattern, with the lambs' portion as the prince is able. Consistent, ordered thanksgiving accompanies Israel's worship.
Overview
This verse standardizes the meal offerings for the festal calendar, an ephah for bull and ram and a flexible amount for lambs, always with oil. The repetition underscores stability and order in approaching God. Such steady devotion finds its fulfillment in the consistent, perfect worship Christ offers and enables in His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 46:5and the meal offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and the meal offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
- Ezek 46:7and he shall prepare a meal offering, an ephah for the bull, and an ephah for the ram, and for the lambs according as he is able, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
- Num 28:1–29Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- Num 15:1–41Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- Lev 23:1–44Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- Deut 16:1–22Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to Yahweh your God; for in the month of Abib Yahweh your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
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