and for the drink offering you shall offer a third of a hin of wine as a soothing aroma to the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
- KJV And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
- BSB and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- NKJV and as a drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine as a sweet aroma to the Lord.
- NLT and give a third of a gallon of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
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Quick answer
A correspondingly larger drink offering of wine accompanied the ram. The pleasing aroma to the LORD remained the goal of the offering.
Overview
The drink offering for a ram increased proportionally, again presented as a pleasant aroma to the LORD. The consistent aim of these sacrifices was to please and honor God. Worship that delights God is the heart of the sacrificial system, perfectly realized in the acceptable offering of Christ.
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