And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Parallel translations
- WEB and 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.
- BSB He is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.
- NKJV He shall prepare a grain offering of 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.
- NASB And he shall provide a grain offering, an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he is able, and a hin of oil with an ephah.
- NLT With the young bull he must bring a basket of choice flour for a grain offering. With the ram he must bring another basket of flour. And with each lamb he is to bring whatever amount of flour he chooses to give. With each basket of flour he must offer one gallon of olive oil.
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Quick answer
The accompanying grain offerings are specified for bull and ram, with the lambs' portion left to the prince's ability. Thanksgiving and dedication accompany every sacrifice.
Overview
As with the Sabbath, the new-moon animal sacrifices are paired with meal offerings of flour and oil. The pattern teaches that atonement (burnt offering) and grateful consecration (meal offering) belong together. In the gospel, both our forgiveness and our thankful service flow from Christ's finished work.
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- Ezek 46:5And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
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