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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,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God delivers these instructions to Moses and the Israelites regarding the prescribed sacrifices to be presented at the beginning of every month.

The words — מִנְחָה (minChah) means a grain offering, and בְּלוּלָה (belulah) denotes a substance mixed or blended, specifically with oil.

The thread — The measured grain offering for livestock appears in Numbers 15:4 and Numbers 29:10, while Ezekiel 46:5 records a later proportional adjustment for the ram.

Why it lands — The text mandates exact quantification of ritual provisions, requiring consistent, measurable obedience in worship rather than arbitrary giving.

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The Hebrew words

וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu./she.lo.Shahand/ threeעֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים'es.ro.Nimtenths [of an ephah]סֹ֤לֶתSo.letfine flourמִנְחָה֙min.Chaha grain offeringבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.Lahmixedבַשֶּׁ֔מֶןva./She.menwith <the>/ oilלַפָּ֖רla./Parfor the/ young bullהָאֶחָ֑דha./'e.Chad<the>/ oneוּשְׁנֵ֣יu./she.Neiand/ twoעֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים'es.ro.Nimtenths [of an ephah]סֹ֤לֶתSo.letfine flourמִנְחָה֙min.Chaha grain offeringבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.Lahmixedבַשֶּׁ֔מֶןva./She.menwith <the>/ oilלָאַ֖יִלla./'A.yilfor the/ ramהָֽאֶחָֽד׃Ha./'e.Chad<the>/ one

King James Version

And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;

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