And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Parallel translations
- WEB and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- BSB along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed.
- NKJV and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance;
- NASB and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance;
- NLT Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
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Quick answer
The second-day animals had their grain and drink offerings according to their number, following the established ordinance.
Overview
Rather than repeating every measure, the text summarizes that each animal carried its prescribed grain and drink offerings 'after the ordinance.' This shorthand assumes the careful pattern already laid down, underscoring worship ordered by God's word. The faithful obedience required here points to the perfect obedience of Christ.
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Cross-references · 6
- Num 28:7And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
- Num 28:14And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
- Num 15:4–12Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.
- Num 29:9–10And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
- Num 29:3–4And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,
- Num 29:6Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
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