Numbers 15:5-15

5 With each sheep or goat for the burnt offering or any other sacrifice, also give an offering of one quart of wine.

6 "With a ram, give a grain offering of 16 cups of flour mixed with 1¼ quarts of oil

7 and an offering of 1¼ quarts of wine. Offer them as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

8 "Suppose you sacrifice a young bull as a burnt offering to the LORD or make any other kind of sacrifice--to keep a vow or as a fellowship offering.

9 Offer with the young bull a grain offering of 24 cups of flour mixed with two quarts of olive oil.

10 Also give an offering of two quarts of wine. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.

11 Do this for each bull, each ram, and each sheep or goat.

12 Do it for each animal, however many you sacrifice.

13 All native-born Israelites must do it this way when they bring an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.

14 "Suppose foreigners are visiting you or living among you in future generations. If they bring an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD, they must do as you do.

15 There is one law for the whole assembly: for you and foreigners who are living with you. It is a permanent law for future generations. As far as the LORD is concerned, you and foreigners are the same.

Numbers 15:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 15

In this chapter the children of Israel are instructed about the meat offerings and drink offerings, and the quantities of them, which were always to go along with their burnt offerings and peace offerings they should offer when they came into the land of Canaan, Nu 15:1-12; and they are told that the same laws and ordinances would be binding equally on them that were of the country, and on the strangers in it, Nu 15:13-16; and an order is given them to offer a cake of the first dough for an heave offering, Nu 15:17-21; and they are directed what sacrifices to offer for sins of ignorance, both of the congregation and particular persons, Nu 14:22-29; but as for presumptuous sinners, they were to be cut off, Nu 14:30,31; and an instance is recorded of stoning a sabbath breaker, Nu 14:32-36; and the chapter is concluded with a law for wearing fringes on the borders of their garments, the use of which is expressed, Nu 14:35-41.