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Laws of Grain and Drink Offerings

15 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When you come into the land of your dwelling, which I am giving to you, when you make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or as a freewill offering, or in your appointed feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the Lord, of the herd or of the flock, then he who brings his offering to the Lord will bring a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah[a] of flour mixed with the fourth part of a hin[b] of oil. One-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you will prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for each lamb.

Or for a ram, you will make a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah[c] of flour mixed with one-third of a hin[d] of oil. As a drink offering you will offer one-third of a hin of wine, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

When you prepare a bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice in performing a vow, or as a peace offering to the Lord, then shall be brought with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah[e] of flour mixed with one-half a hin[f] of oil. 10 You will bring as a drink offering one-half a hin of wine, as a fire offering, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 11 Thus it will be done for one herd animal, or for one ram, or for a flock animal, whether from the sheep or from the goats. 12 According to the number that you will make, so you will do for every one according to their number.

13 Every native Israelite will do these things in this manner, in offering a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 15:4 Likely about 3½ pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.
  2. Numbers 15:4 About 1 quart, or 1 liter; and in v. 5.
  3. Numbers 15:6 Likely about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kilograms.
  4. Numbers 15:6 About 1⅓ quarts, or 1.3 liters; and in v. 7.
  5. Numbers 15:9 Likely about 11 pounds, or 5 kilograms.
  6. Numbers 15:9 About 2 quarts, or 1.9 liters; and in v. 10.

15 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, and will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock: then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord. And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord: then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 11 Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number. 13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

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