Numbers 29:1-11

Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets

1 "On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. 1It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
2 and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the LORD: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;
3 also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah[a] for the bull, two tenths for the ram,
4 and one tenth for each of the seven lambs;
5 with 2one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you;
6 besides 3the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and 4the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.

Offerings for the Day of Atonement

7 5"On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and 6afflict yourselves. You shall do no work,
8 but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: 7see that they are without blemish.
9 And their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram,
10 a tenth for each of the seven lambs:
11 also 8one male goat for a sin offering, besides 9the sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

Numbers 29:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 29

In this chapter an account is given of the various offerings on the several remarkable days in the seventh month of the year; at the feast of blowing the trumpets on the first day of the month, Nu 29:1-6, at the great fast or day of atonement, which was the tenth of the month, Nu 29:7-11, and at the feast of tabernacles, which began on the fifteenth day of the same month, and continued eight days, and the sacrifices of every day are particularly mentioned; of the first day, Nu 29:12-16, of the second day, Nu 29:17-19, of the third day, Nu 29:20-22, of the fourth day, Nu 29:23,24, of the fifth day, Nu 29:26-28, of the sixth day, Nu 29:29-31, of the seventh day, Nu 29:32-34, and of the eighth day, Nu 29:35-38, which sacrifices were to be offered, besides their vows and freewill offerings, of which Moses gave a faithful account, according to the command of God, Nu 29:39,40.

Cross References 9

  • 1. Leviticus 23:24; See Numbers 10:1-10
  • 2. [See Numbers 28:30 above]
  • 3. See Numbers 28:11-15
  • 4. See Numbers 28:3-8
  • 5. Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 23:27
  • 6. Numbers 30:13; Psalms 35:13; Isaiah 58:5
  • 7. ver. 13, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 36; See Numbers 28:19
  • 8. See Numbers 28:15
  • 9. Leviticus 16:3, 5

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
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