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15 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you have come into the land of your habitations, which I give to you, and will make an offering by fire to Yahweh—a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a free will offering, or in your set feasts, to make a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock— then he who offers his offering shall offer to Yahweh a meal offering of one tenth of an ephah[a] of fine flour mixed with one fourth of a hin[b] of oil. You shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

“‘For a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenths of an ephah[c] of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil; and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to Yahweh, then he shall offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah[d] of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; 10 and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. 11 Thus it shall be done for each bull, for each ram, for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats. 12 According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.

13 “‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:4 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
  2. 15:4 A hin is about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.
  3. 15:6 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
  4. 15:9 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel

Offerings by the Israelis

15 Later, the Lord instructed[a] Moses, “Tell the Israelis that when you enter the land where you’ll be living that I’m about to give you, you are to make an offering by fire to the Lord, either a burnt offering, a sacrificial offering to fulfill a vow, or a voluntary offering at the appointed time, to make a pleasing aroma to the Lord either from your cattle or from your flocks. The offeror is to bring the oblation to the Lord, containing one tenth of an ephah[b] of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with one fourth of a hin[c] of olive oil. Also prepare one fourth of a hin[d] of wine for a drink offering or for the sacrifice of each lamb.

“For a ram, prepare a grain offering consisting of two tenths of an ephah[e] of fine flour mixed with one third of a hin[f] of olive oil. Now as for your drink offering, offer one third of a hin[g] of wine as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

“When you prepare a bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or for peace offerings to the Lord, then the bullock is to be presented accompanied by a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah[h] of fine flour mixed with half a hin[i] of oil.

10 “As for drink offerings, offer half a hin[j] of wine, for an offering made by fire is a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 11 Do this for each bullock, ram, male lamb, or goat. 12 Depending on the number of offerings[k] that you prepare, do for each one according to their number. 13 Every native born person is to do these things, bringing an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 15:1 Or spoke
  2. Numbers 15:4 The Heb. lacks the unit of measurement
  3. Numbers 15:4 I.e. about one quart; the hin was equivalent to about one gallon
  4. Numbers 15:5 I.e. about one quart; the hin was equivalent to about one gallon
  5. Numbers 15:6 The Heb. lacks the unit of measurement
  6. Numbers 15:6 I.e. about one third of a gallon; the hin was equivalent to about one gallon
  7. Numbers 15:7 I.e. about one third of a gallon; the hin was equivalent to about one gallon
  8. Numbers 15:9 The Heb. lacks the unit of measurement
  9. Numbers 15:9 I.e. about two quarts; the hin was equivalent to about one gallon
  10. Numbers 15:10 I.e. about two quarts; the hin was equivalent to about one gallon
  11. Numbers 15:12 The Heb. lacks of offerings