Numbers 29:16-26

16 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering and its drink offering.
17 "On the second day twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
18 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
19 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offerings.
20 "On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
21 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
22 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
23 "On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
24 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
25 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering and its drink offering.
26 "On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

Numbers 29:16-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 29

In this chapter an account is given of the various offerings on the several remarkable days in the seventh month of the year; at the feast of blowing the trumpets on the first day of the month, Nu 29:1-6, at the great fast or day of atonement, which was the tenth of the month, Nu 29:7-11, and at the feast of tabernacles, which began on the fifteenth day of the same month, and continued eight days, and the sacrifices of every day are particularly mentioned; of the first day, Nu 29:12-16, of the second day, Nu 29:17-19, of the third day, Nu 29:20-22, of the fourth day, Nu 29:23,24, of the fifth day, Nu 29:26-28, of the sixth day, Nu 29:29-31, of the seventh day, Nu 29:32-34, and of the eighth day, Nu 29:35-38, which sacrifices were to be offered, besides their vows and freewill offerings, of which Moses gave a faithful account, according to the command of God, Nu 29:39,40.

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