Numbers 29:3

3 together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah ^[a] with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah ^[b] with the ram,

Numbers 29:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 3-5. And their meat offering
Which went along with the creatures offered for a burnt offering; the quantity of flour and oil used in it was the same, for a bullock, a ram, and each lamb, as in the offerings at the new moons, feast of unleavened bread and the day of firstfruits, ( Numbers 28:10 Numbers 28:13 Numbers 28:20 Numbers 28:21 Numbers 28:28 Numbers 28:29 ) and a kid of the goats was also offered for a sin offering at this time, as in those seasons, and for the same purpose, to make atonement for the sins of their holy things.

Numbers 29:3 In-Context

1 “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.

2 As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,

3 together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,

4 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven male lambs.

5 Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.

Footnotes

• [a] Three-tenths of an ephah is approximately 6 dry quarts or 6.6 liters (probably about 7.6 pounds or 3.5 kilograms of flour); also in verses 9 and 14.
• [b] Two-tenths of an ephah is approximately 4 dry quarts or 4.4 liters (probably about 5.1 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of flour); also in verses 9 and 14.