Bible Strands
Numbers 15:7
and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh instructs Moses on the precise measurements required for the ram’s accompanying offerings in the wilderness camp.
The words — נֶסֶךְ (nesekh) denotes the liquid libation poured out, while רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ (re'ach nicho'ach) literally translates to "soothing odor."
The thread — This measured wine libation pattern repeats in the tabernacle regulations of Exodus 29:40 and the daily burnt offering commands of Numbers 28:7.
Why it lands — The text requires exact compliance with ritual measurements, treating the wine offering as a standardized component of worship rather than a discretionary act.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.