Numbers 8:8

8 And they will take a {young bull} and its grain offering of finely milled flour mixed with oil, and you will take a second {young bull} as a sin offering.

Numbers 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 8:8

Then let them take a young bullock
Of two years old, as the Jewish writers gather from the other in the next clause, being called the second; though the wise men say one of three years old is fit for such a sacrifice; nay, others say, if four or five years old; but the decision is according to the wise men ^F17

with his meat offering, [even] fine flour mingled with oil:
which always went along with a burnt offering, and consisted of three tenth deals of line flour, and half an hin of oil, ( Numbers 28:12 Numbers 28:14 ) ;

and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering;
which was the offering for the sin of the whole congregation of Israel, through ignorance; and this being for all the Levites, and they being instead of the firstborn of Israel, such an offering was required; and though there was no particular sin charged upon them, but it became necessary for their perfect cleansing and expiation.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Misn. Parah, c. 1. sect. 2. & Bartenora in ib.

Numbers 8:8 In-Context

6 "Take the Levites from the midst of the {Israelites} and purify them.

7 So you will do to them, to purify them: sprinkle on them waters of purification, and {they will shave their whole body} and wash their garments.

8 And they will take a {young bull} and its grain offering of finely milled flour mixed with oil, and you will take a second {young bull} as a sin offering.

9 You will bring the Levites {before} the tent of assembly, and you will summon the entire community of the {Israelites}.

10 And you will bring the Levites {before Yahweh}, and the {Israelites} will lay their hands on the Levites,

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "a bull, a son of cattle"
• [b] Literally "a bull, a son of cattle"