Numbers 28:31

Offer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. The animals must be unblemished.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses and the Israelite priesthood on the monthly sacrificial schedule, immediately following the directive to present a male goat for atonement in Numbers 28:30. This command governs how the supplementary offerings must integrate with the established daily rituals.

The words — מִלְּבַד (mil.le.vad) means "besides" or "in addition to," and תְּמִימִם (te.mi.mim) translates to "unblemished." These terms specify that the additional sacrifices must be physically perfect and formally attached to the daily routine.

The thread — The mandate for unblemished animals and supplementary offerings aligns with Numbers 28:3 and Numbers 28:19, while the prohibition against defective sacrifices is reiterated in Malachi 1:13.

Why it lands — The text requires the worshiper to present only unblemished animals alongside the regular burnt offering and grain offering. It instructs the reader to maintain strict ritual accuracy and physical completeness without deviation or substitution.

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The Hebrew words

מִלְּבַ֞דmi./le./Vad<from>/ <to>/ besides עֹלַ֧ת'o.Lat[the] burnt offering of הַתָּמִ֛ידha./ta.Mid<the>/ continuity וּמִנְחָת֖וֹu./min.cha.T/oand/ grain offering/ its תַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.Suyou will offer [them]תְּמִימִ֥םte.mi.Mimunblemished יִהְיוּ־yih.yu-they will beלָכֶ֖םla./Khemto <the>/ youוְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פve./nis.kei./Hemand/ drink offerings/ their

King James Version

Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.

Cross-references

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.
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.
Malachi 1:13 You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.