Numbers 28:2

“Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD instructs Moses to command the Israelites to present food offerings to Him at their appointed times.

The words — The imperative צַו (tzav) commands, and the noun קָרְבָּנִי (qorbanî) identifies the offering as belonging to the Lord.

The thread — This directive establishes the framework for the daily burnt offering detailed in Numbers 28:3 and parallels the sacrificial food offerings prescribed in Leviticus 3:11.

Why it lands — The text requires strict adherence to divine timing and specific provisions for worship, framing obedience as a structural requirement rather than a matter of personal preference.

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The Hebrew words

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King James Version

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.

Cross-references

Leviticus 3:11 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, a food offering to the LORD.
Genesis 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
Exodus 23:15 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
Leviticus 1:9 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 1:13 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 1:17 He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 21:6 They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.
Leviticus 21:8 You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
Numbers 9:2 “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.