Numbers 29:29-39

29 "'On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

30 with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

31 also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

32 "'On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

33 with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

34 also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.

35 "'On the eighth day you are to have a festive assembly: you are not to do any kind of ordinary work;

36 but you are to present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, giving a fragrant aroma to ADONAI -one bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year, without defect;

37 with the grain and drink offerings for the bull, the ram and the lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

38 also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

39 "'You are to offer these to ADONAI at your designated times in addition to your vows and voluntary offerings -whether these are your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings or peace offerings.'"

Numbers 29:29-39 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.