Bible Strands
Numbers 15:6
With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God issues precise cultic instructions to Moses and the Israelites during the wilderness journey, detailing sacrificial regulations. This directive follows lamb offerings and immediately precedes the corresponding wine measurements.
The words — The text mandates סֹלֶת (So.let), meaning fine flour, to be בְּלוּלָ֥ה (be.lu.Lah), or thoroughly mixed with olive oil. These terms define the exact physical preparation required before the offering is presented.
The thread — Grain offering quantities scale according to the sacrificed animal, appearing as a tenth of an ephah for a lamb (Numbers 15:4) and three-tenths for a bull (Numbers 28:12). The drink offerings follow the same proportional structure (Numbers 15:5; 15:7).
Why it lands — The verse requires exact adherence to specified measurements, prohibiting personal modification of worship components. It establishes that acceptable service depends on precise obedience to divine instruction rather than human preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Numbers 28:12 along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram,
- Numbers 15:4 then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.