Bible Strands
Numbers 28:23
You are to present these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God issues a direct command to the Israelites regarding the supplementary sacrifices required for the festival period. The instruction follows the specification of a male goat sin offering and precedes the directive to repeat the food offering for seven days.
The words — The Hebrew מִלְּבַד (milləḇaḏ) translates literally as "besides" or "in addition to," while עֹלַת הַבֹּקֶר (‘ōlat habōqer) refers specifically to the morning burnt offering. These terms function as a structural marker to separate the new requirement from the established daily sacrifice.
The thread — This pattern of layering supplementary offerings over the fixed daily routine appears in Numbers 28:10 for the Sabbath and Numbers 28:24 for the seven-day festival period. Numbers 28:3 establishes the baseline daily requirement that serves as the reference point for these additions.
Why it lands — The text demands strict adherence to a cumulative sacrificial schedule, requiring the people to maintain the baseline daily offering while simultaneously executing the additional prescribed rites. Compliance is measured by the precise execution of each layer without omission or substitution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.
Cross-references
- Numbers 28:3 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
- Numbers 28:10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.