Numbers 29:7-17

7 And ye shall have on the tenth [day] of this seventh month a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: [in it] ye shall not do any work.

8 But ye shall offer a burnt-offering to the LORD [for] a sweet savor; one young bullock, one ram, [and] seven lambs of the first year; they shall be to you without blemish:

9 And their meat-offering [shall be of] flour mingled with oil, three tenth-parts to a bullock, [and] two tenth-parts to one ram,

10 A several tenth-part for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

11 One kid of the goats [for] a sin-offering; besides the sin-offering of atonement, and the continual burnt-offering, and the meat-offering of it, and their drink-offerings.

12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days:

13 And ye shall offer a burnt-offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, [and] fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

14 And their meat-offering [shall be of] flour mingled with oil, three tenth-parts to every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth-parts to each ram of the two rams,

15 And a several tenth-part to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:

16 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, his meat-offering, and his drink-offering.

17 And on the second day [ye shall offer] twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

Numbers 29:7-17 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.