Numbers 29:39-40

39 “ ‘In addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the LORD at your appointed festivals: your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings.’ ”
40 Moses told the Israelites all that the LORD commanded him.[a]

Numbers 29:39-40 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.

Cross References 5

  • 1. Numbers 6:2
  • 2. S Leviticus 7:16
  • 3. S Leviticus 23:2
  • 4. Leviticus 1:3; 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 31:3
  • 5. Leviticus 3:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts this verse (29:40) is numbered 30:1.
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