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Numbers 28:20
The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil; offer three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses and the Israelites while detailing the sacrifices for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, specifying the exact grain portions required for the accompanying meat offerings.
The words — `סֹלֶת` (sōlet) denotes refined fine flour, and `עֶשְׂרֹנִים` ('esrônîm) refers to the tenth-measure unit used to scale the portion to each animal.
The thread — This verse continues the graded sacrifice pattern of Numbers 28:19–21, where larger animals receive proportionally larger grain portions while smaller ones receive less.
Why it lands — It requires the worshiper to measure offerings with exact ratios, treating proportional preparation as a non-negotiable element of prescribed worship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;