Numbers 28:9-11

Sabbath Offerings

9 “ ‘On the Sabbath day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without defect, together with its drink offering and a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah^[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil.

10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Monthly Offerings

11 “ ‘On the first of every month, present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.

Numbers 28:9-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 28

In this chapter is a repetition of several laws concerning sacrifices, as the law of the daily sacrifice morning and evening, Nu 28:1-8 of those that were offered every week on the sabbath day, Nu 28:9,10 and every month on the first day of the month, Nu 28:11-15 and on the seven days of unleavened bread, Nu 28:16-25, and at the feast of weeks, Nu 28:26-31.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 20:10; Matthew 12:5
• 2. ver 3
• 3. S Leviticus 23:13
• 4. ver 5
• 5. S Leviticus 23:38
• 6. ver 3
• 7. S Numbers 10:10
• 8. S Numbers 7:15
• 9. S Leviticus 5:15
• 10. Leviticus 1:3

Footnotes

• [a] That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verses 12, 20 and 28