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Numbers 28:11
At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel regarding the monthly sacrificial calendar, positioned between Sabbath regulations and grain offering details. The instruction establishes a recurring ritual schedule for the community.
The words — The Hebrew verb תַּקְרִיבוּ (tak.Ri.vu) literally means "you will bring near," paired with עֹלָה ('o.Lah), which denotes a burnt offering. The phrase וּ/בְ/רָאשֵׁי חָדְשֵׁיכֶם (u./ve./ra.Shei cha.de.shei./Khem) translates directly to "and at the beginnings of your months."
The thread — The monthly new moon ritual reappears in Numbers 10:10 alongside appointed feasts, while Ezekiel 46:6 and Leviticus 1:3 echo the requirement for unblemished male animals in sacrificial offerings.
Why it lands — The text commands a fixed monthly rhythm of substitutionary sacrifice, requiring the community to bring unblemished animals to approach God. It establishes that regular worship depends on strict adherence to prescribed offerings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
Cross-references
- Numbers 10:10 And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
- Ezekiel 46:6 On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish.
- Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
- Numbers 28:19 Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.
- 1 Samuel 20:5 So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
- 2 Kings 4:23 “Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
- 1 Chronicles 23:31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
- Ezra 3:5 After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.
- Nehemiah 10:33 for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.