Numbers 15:3

3 and you make a food gift to the LORD as a soothing smell for the LORD from the herd or the flock—whether an entirely burned offering, or a sacrifice to fulfill a solemn promise, or a spontaneous gift, or at your sacred seasons—

Numbers 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:3

And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt
offering
The first of these respects such offerings by fire, which were not wholly burnt, but part of them were eaten by the priests, ( Deuteronomy 18:1 ) ; and the latter such as were wholly burnt, unless the latter can be thought to be only an explanation of the former:

or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering;
these were peace offerings, some of which were for thanksgiving, and others were either a vow or a freewill offering, as here: see ( Leviticus 7:11 Leviticus 7:12 Leviticus 7:16 ) ;

or in your solemn feasts;
as the passover, pentecost of which, and the offerings in them, see ( Leviticus 23:4-37 ) ( Numbers 28:1-29:40 ) ;

to make a sweet savour unto the Lord;
for acceptance with him:

of the herd or of the flock;
a bullock of the one, a lamb or kid of the goats of the other; fowls are not mentioned, because burnt offerings of them required no drink offerings ^F6.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Maimon. Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 2. sect. 2.

Numbers 15:3 In-Context

1 The LORD spoke to Moses:

2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land where you will live, which I am giving you,

3 and you make a food gift to the LORD as a soothing smell for the LORD from the herd or the flock—whether an entirely burned offering, or a sacrifice to fulfill a solemn promise, or a spontaneous gift, or at your sacred seasons—

4 the one presenting the offering to the LORD will bring a grain offering of one-tenth of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil.

5 You will also offer one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering with either the entirely burned offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Footnotes

• [a] Or offering by fire (cf Lev 3:11)