Bible Strands
Numbers 28:5
along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses and Aaron on the daily sacrificial routine at Mount Sinai. The command specifies the exact grain and oil components required alongside the morning and evening lambs.
The words — סֹ֖לֶת (So.let) denotes fine flour, while רְבִיעִ֥ת (re.vi.'It) specifies a fourth portion. These terms anchor the offering in precise agricultural measures rather than general amounts.
The thread — The fine flour and oil combination appears in Leviticus 2:1 as the standard grain offering. The ephah measurement is defined in Exodus 16:36, and the daily lamb routine is repeated in Exodus 29:38.
Why it lands — The text demands exact ratios and specific preparation methods for the daily offering. It requires the reader to recognize that worship is governed by precise, non-negotiable instructions rather than personal preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 2:1 “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
- Exodus 16:36 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
- Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- Numbers 15:4 then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.