Numbers 29:2-12

2 Sacrifice a Whole-Burnt-Offering: one young bull, one ram, and seven male yearling lambs - all healthy - as a pleasing fragrance to God.

3 Prepare a Grain-Offering of six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil for the bull, four quarts for the ram,

4 and two quarts for each lamb,

5 plus a he-goat as an Absolution-Offering to atone for you.

6 "These are all over and above the monthly and daily Whole-Burnt-Offerings with their Grain-Offerings and Drink-Offerings as prescribed, a pleasing fragrance, a Fire-Gift to God.

7 "On the tenth day of this seventh month, gather in holy worship, humble yourselves, and do no work.

8 "Bring a Whole-Burnt-Offering to God as a pleasing fragrance: one young bull, one ram, and seven yearling male lambs - all healthy.

9 Prepare a Grain-Offering of six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil for the bull, four quarts for the ram,

10 and two quarts for each of the seven lambs.

11 Also bring a he-goat as an Absolution-Offering to atone for you in addition to the regular Whole-Burnt-Offering with its Grain-Offering and Drink-Offering.

12 "Gather in holy worship on the fifteenth day of the seventh month; do no regular work. Celebrate a Festival to God for seven days.

Numbers 29:2-12 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.