Numbers 29:1

1 [The LORD continued,] "On the first day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work. It is a day for [the trumpets to sound] a fanfare.

Numbers 29:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 29:1

And in the seventh month
The month Tisri, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of our September and October; a month famous for days to be religiously observed, having more of them in it than any other month in the year:

on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation;
see ( Leviticus 23:24 ) ,

ye shall do no servile work;
therefore, in the place referred to, is called a sabbath:

it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you;
of which, (See Gill on Leviticus 23:24).

Numbers 29:1 In-Context

1 [The LORD continued,] "On the first day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work. It is a day for [the trumpets to sound] a fanfare.

2 As a burnt offering, a soothing aroma to the LORD, bring one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects.

3 Along with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each bull, 16 cups for each ram,

4 and 8 cups for each of the seven lambs.

5 Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin to make peace with the LORD.