Numbers 29:12-40

Offerings for the Feast of Booths

12 ¹"On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days.

13 And ²you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD, thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish;

14 and their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams,

15 and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs;

16 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering.

17 "On the second day twelve bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

18 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, ³in the prescribed quantities;

19 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

20 "On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

21 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

22 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering.

23 "On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

24 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

25 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering.

26 "On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

27 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

28 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering.

29 "On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

30 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

31 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.

32 "On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

33 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

34 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.

35 ⁴"On the eighth day you shall have a ⁵solemn assembly. You shall not do any ordinary work,

36 but you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish,

37 and the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

38 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering.

39 "These you shall offer to the LORD at your ⁶appointed feasts, in addition to your ⁷vow offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your grain offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings."

40 ^[a] So Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 29:12-40 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

• 1. See Leviticus 23:34
• 2. Ezra 3:4
• 3. ver. 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 37; Numbers 15:12; Numbers 28:7, 14
• 4. [John 7:37]
• 5. See Leviticus 23:36
• 6. Leviticus 23:2, 4; 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 31:3; Ezra 3:5; Nehemiah 10:33; [Isaiah 1:14]
• 7. Leviticus 7:11, 16; Leviticus 22:21, 23

Footnotes

• [a]. Ch 30:1 in Hebrew