Numbers 15:6

6 “If the sacrifice is a ram, give a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour mixed with a third of a gallon of olive oil,

Numbers 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:6

Or for a ram
Whether for a burnt offering or a peace offering; or rather and for a ram F7, as many versions:

thou shalt prepare [for] a meat offering two tenth deals of flour
mingled with the third [part] of an hin of oil:
which was the quantity of six quarts of fine flour, and about three pints and a quarter of a pint of oil.


FOOTNOTES:

F7 Vid. Nold. Concord. Ebr. part. p. 4. No. 24. so R. Jonah in Ben Melech in loc.

Numbers 15:6 In-Context

4 When you present these offerings, you must also give the LORD a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.
5 For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
6 “If the sacrifice is a ram, give a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour mixed with a third of a gallon of olive oil,
7 and give a third of a gallon of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
8 “When you present a young bull as a burnt offering or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Hebrew of an ephah [4.4 liters].
  • [b]. Hebrew of a hin [1.3 liters]; also in 15:7 .
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