Numbers 29:29-39

29 On the sixth day eight calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
30 There shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings to the calves and rams and lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
31 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the perpetual whole-burnt-offering; their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.
32 On the seventh day seven calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
33 Their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings shall be to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
34 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering; their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.
35 And on the eighth day there shall be to you a release: ye shall do no servile work in it.
36 And ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings sacrifices to the Lord, one calf, one ram, seven lambs of a year old without spot.
37 their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings for the calf and the ram and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
38 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering; their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.
39 These shall ye offer to the Lord in your feasts, besides your vows; and your free-will-offerings and your whole-burnt-offerings, and your meat-offerings and your drink-offerings, and your peace-offerings.

Numbers 29:29-39 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.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. solemn assembly. See Lev. 23. 36.

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