Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB The other lamb you shall offer at evening. As the meal offering of the morning, and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
- KJV And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
- BSB And offer the second lamb at twilight, with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- NKJV The other lamb you shall offer in the evening; as the morning grain offering and its drink offering, you shall offer it as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.
- NASB The other lamb you shall offer at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.
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Quick answer
The second daily lamb was offered at evening with the same grain and drink offerings as the morning one, framing each day in worship that pleased God.
Overview
Completing the instructions for the continual offering, the evening lamb mirrored the morning sacrifice, so Israel's days both began and ended with atoning worship. The repeated phrase 'pleasant aroma to Yahweh' shows that God accepted this appointed devotion. The unceasing daily lamb points forward to Christ, the Lamb of God whose once-for-all sacrifice secures a fellowship with God that never lapses.
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