Numbers 28:16

Yearly offerings

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Passover and unleavened bread

16 On the fourteenth day of the first month there will be a Passover offering to the LORD.

Numbers 28:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 28:16

And in the fourteenth day of the first month
The month Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan or Abib, which, upon the Israelites coming out of Egypt, and on that account, was made the first month; otherwise Tisri or September was the first month, see ( Exodus 12:2 ) ( 13:4 ) ,

[is] the passover of the Lord;
a feast in which a lamb was killed and eaten, in memory of the Lord's passing over the houses of the Israelites, when he slew the firstborn in Egypt; see ( Exodus 12:6 Exodus 12:18 Exodus 12:23 Exodus 12:27 ) .

Numbers 28:16 In-Context

14 Their drink offerings will be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third a hin of wine for a ram, and a fourth a hin of wine for a lamb. This is the monthly entirely burned offering for every month through the months of the year.

15 There will be one male goat for a purification offering to the LORD in addition to the regular entirely burned offering and its drink offering.

16 On the fourteenth day of the first month there will be a Passover offering to the LORD.

17 On the fifteenth day of this month there will be a festival. For seven days unleavened bread will be eaten.

18 The first day will be a holy occasion. You will not do any job-related work.

Footnotes

• [a]. March–April, Nisan