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Numbers 28:7-9
New English Translation
Numbers 28:7-9
New English Translation
7 “‘And its drink offering must be one-quarter of a hin for each lamb.[a] You must pour out the strong drink[b] as a drink offering to the Lord in the Holy Place. 8 And the second lamb you must offer in the late afternoon; just as you offered the grain offering and drink offering in the morning,[c] you must offer it as an offering made by fire, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Weekly Offerings
9 “‘On the Sabbath day, you must offer[d] two unblemished lambs a year old, and two-tenths of an ephah[e] of finely ground flour as a grain offering, mixed with olive oil, along with its drink offering.
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- Numbers 28:7 tn Heb “the one lamb,” but it is meant to indicate for “each lamb.”
- Numbers 28:7 tn The word שֵׁכָר (shekhar) is often translated “strong drink.” It can mean “barley beer” in the Akkadian cognate, and also in the Hebrew Bible when joined with the word for wine. English versions here read “wine” (NAB, TEV, CEV); “strong wine” (KJV); “fermented drink” (NIV, NLT); “strong drink” (ASV, NASB, NRSV).
- Numbers 28:8 tn Heb “as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering.”
- Numbers 28:9 tn The words “you must offer” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. They have been supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.
- Numbers 28:9 sn That is, about 4 quarts.
Numbers 28:7-9
New International Version
Numbers 28:7-9
New International Version
7 The accompanying drink offering(A) is to be a quarter of a hin of fermented drink(B) with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord at the sanctuary.(C) 8 Offer the second lamb at twilight,(D) along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering that you offer in the morning.(E) This is a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(F)
Sabbath Offerings
9 “‘On the Sabbath(G) day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without defect,(H) together with its drink offering and a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah[a](I) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil.(J)
Footnotes
- Numbers 28:9 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verses 12, 20 and 28
Numbers 28:7-9
King James Version
Numbers 28:7-9
King James Version
7 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering.
8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
9 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
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