Numbers 15:3

3 and you make a fire offering to the Lord from the herd or flock-either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow,^[a] or as a freewill offering, or at your appointed festivals-to produce a pleasing aroma for the Lord,

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 instructed Moses:

2 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land I am giving you to settle in,

3 and you make a fire offering to the Lord from the herd or flock-either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, or at your appointed festivals-to produce a pleasing aroma for the Lord,

4 the one presenting his offering to the Lord must also present a grain offering of two quarts of fine flour mixed with a quart of oil.

5 Prepare a quart of wine as a drink offering with the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb.

Footnotes

• [a]. Nm 15:8; Lv 22:21; 27:2