Monthly Offerings

11 “‘On the first of every month,(A) present to the Lord a burnt offering of two young bulls,(B) one ram(C) and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(D) 12 With each bull there is to be a grain offering(E) of three-tenths of an ephah[a](F) of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, a grain offering of two-tenths(G) of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; 13 and with each lamb, a grain offering(H) of a tenth(I) of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil. This is for a burnt offering,(J) a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.(K) 14 With each bull there is to be a drink offering(L) of half a hin[b] of wine; with the ram, a third of a hin[c]; and with each lamb, a quarter of a hin. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon(M) during the year. 15 Besides the regular burnt offering(N) with its drink offering, one male goat(O) is to be presented to the Lord as a sin offering.[d](P)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 28:12 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms; also in verses 20 and 28
  2. Numbers 28:14 That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters
  3. Numbers 28:14 That is, about 1 1/3 quarts or about 1.3 liters
  4. Numbers 28:15 Or purification offering; also in verse 22

Monthly Offerings

11 “‘On the first day of each month[a] you must offer as a burnt offering to the Lord two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished lambs a year old, 12 with three-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering for each bull, and two-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering for the ram, 13 and one-tenth of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering for each lamb, as a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. 14 For their drink offerings, include[b] half a hin of wine with each bull, one-third of a hin for the ram, and one-fourth of a hin for each lamb. This is the burnt offering for each month[c] throughout the months of the year. 15 And one male goat[d] must be offered to the Lord as a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 28:11 tn Heb “of your months.”
  2. Numbers 28:14 tn The word “include” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied. It is supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.
  3. Numbers 28:14 tn Heb “a month in its month.”
  4. Numbers 28:15 tn Heb “one kid of the goats.”