Bible Strands
Numbers 29:9
together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses instructs the Israelites on the specific ritual components required for the seventh-month festival offerings. The verse details the accompanying grain portions for the burnt offerings prescribed on the first day of the seventh month.
The words — The passage specifies מִנְחָתָם (minḥatām), meaning "their grain offering," and סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן (sōlet bəlûlâ baššēmen), literally "fine flour mixed with oil." These terms establish the exact ingredients and preparation method mandated for the ritual.
The thread — The requirement for measured grain accompaniments to animal sacrifices appears in Numbers 15:3. The same proportional system for festival offerings is maintained in the broader sacrificial code of Numbers 28.
Why it lands — The text commands exact adherence to specified ratios and ingredient preparations for the ritual. The reader must apply precise measurement and compliance rather than substituting personal preference or symbolic interpretation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
Cross-references
- Numbers 15:3 and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—