Numbers 29:4 kjv
And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Numbers 29:4 nkjv
and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs;
Numbers 29:4 niv
and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.
Numbers 29:4 esv
and one tenth for each of the seven lambs;
Numbers 29:4 nlt
and two quarts with each of the seven lambs.
Numbers 29 4 Cross References
| Verse | Text | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:1-3 | "When anyone brings a grain offering... fine flour, pour oil on it..." | Details the composition of the grain offering (minchah). |
| Num 15:4-6 | "Whoever presents his offering... shall offer with the bull a grain offering... with the ram you shall present a grain offering..." | Provides general regulations for accompanying grain offerings for sacrifices. |
| Num 28:5 | "And the grain offering with it shall be a tenth of an ephah..." | Specifies grain offering quantity for the daily burnt offering. |
| Num 28:9 | "with their grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah..." | Mentions double grain offering for the Sabbath. |
| Num 28:12-13 | "three-tenths of an ephah for each bull... two-tenths for each ram..." | Details grain offerings for New Moon sacrifices, showing variation. |
| Lev 23:23-25 | "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation." | Context of the Feast of Trumpets, to which Num 29:4's offerings pertain. |
| Exod 29:40-41 | "with a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour... a drink offering..." | Daily burnt offerings' specific requirements, including grain. |
| Deut 12:6 | "There you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes..." | General instruction to bring offerings to a chosen place. |
| Ezek 46:7 | "The grain offering shall be an ephah for the bull... an ephah for the ram..." | Prophetic vision of future temple offerings with similar specifications. |
| Amos 5:21-22 | "I hate, I despise your feasts... Though you offer Me burnt offerings... I will not accept them." | Divine judgment on offerings without true repentance or righteousness. |
| Isa 1:11-13 | "What to Me is the multitude of your sacrifices... your grain offerings are futile..." | Highlights the importance of a pure heart over mere ritualistic offering. |
| 1 Sam 15:22 | "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams." | Emphasizes obedience as superior to ritualistic offerings. |
| Psa 40:6 | "Sacrifice and offering you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for Me..." | Foretells the ultimate sacrifice of Christ replacing animal offerings. |
| Heb 10:5-7 | "Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, 'Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired... Then I said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will, O God.'" | Connects Old Testament sacrifices to Christ's fulfillment. |
| Eph 5:2 | "Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God." | Points to Christ's self-sacrifice as the perfect spiritual offering. |
| Rom 12:1 | "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice..." | Applies the principle of offering to believers' spiritual lives. |
| Phil 4:18 | "I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God." | Paul refers to financial gifts as an acceptable offering to God. |
| 1 Pet 2:5 | "you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." | Believers as priests offering spiritual sacrifices in the New Covenant. |
| Col 2:16-17 | "Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come..." | Old Covenant rituals, including feast days and their offerings, are shadows pointing to Christ. |
| Matt 23:23 | "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith." | Caution against rigid adherence to outward rituals without inner truth. |
| Mal 3:10 | "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house." | Principle of proportional giving to God, highlighting faithful obedience. |
| 2 Cor 9:7 | "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." | New Covenant principle of giving from the heart, reflecting God's love. |
Numbers 29 verses
Numbers 29 4 Meaning
Numbers 29:4 describes the specific quantities of the grain offering that were to accompany the animal burnt offerings during the special sacrificial regulations for the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teru'ah). This verse dictates the measure of fine flour required for each bull and for each ram offered on this sacred day, emphasizing the meticulous detail and precise adherence demanded in the Mosaic law concerning priestly service and offerings unto the Lord.
Numbers 29 4 Context
Numbers chapter 29 details the elaborate and specific instructions for the additional burnt offerings ('olah) and their accompanying grain offerings (minchah) and drink offerings (nesek) for each of Israel's annual feasts and holy convocations, supplementary to the regular daily and monthly sacrifices prescribed in chapter 28. Numbers 29:4 falls within the section describing the offerings for the Feast of Trumpets (Num 29:1-6), celebrated on the first day of the seventh month. This day was to be a sacred assembly and a memorial proclaimed with trumpet blasts (Lev 23:23-25), initiating a solemn season leading to the Day of Atonement. The instructions in verse 4 are part of the meticulous cultic calendar, ensuring precise and standardized worship throughout generations, underscoring Israel's covenant relationship with God and the order He demanded in His presence. Historically, this emphasis on specific measures for offerings would distinguish Israel's ordered, divine worship from the often haphazard or superstitious rituals of surrounding pagan nations.
Numbers 29 4 Word analysis
- their (וְסָלְתָּ֖הּ - vᵉsaltah): Refers to the "fine flour" (root solet, סֹלֶת) which constitutes the grain offering. The possessive suffix indicates that this is the grain offering belonging to or accompanying the previously mentioned sacrifices (bulls and rams). The detailed focus on fine flour underscores purity and meticulous preparation required in worship.
- grain offering (no direct separate Hebrew word here, it is implied by "fine flour" solet and the context of the measure): The grain offering (minchah, מִנְחָה) was distinct from burnt offerings and often accompanied them. It represented thanksgiving, devotion, and recognition of God as the provider of sustenance. Its absence or improper presentation signified spiritual negligence or unfaithfulness.
- shall be (implied): Hebrew syntax often omits the verb "to be," assuming its presence. The verse functions as a prescriptive command or instruction regarding what must be.
- six-tenths (שִׁשָּׁ֤ה עֶשְׂרֹנִים֙ - shishshah ‘esronim): This refers to "six tenths" of an ephah. The Hebrew word ‘asaron (עִשָּׂרוֹן) literally means "a tenth part" or "tenth-deal," emphasizing precise fractional measurements. This detail highlights God's demand for accuracy and adherence to His divine standards in worship, not arbitrary or subjective amounts.
- of an ephah (implied unit for ‘asaron): An ephah (אֵיפָה, 'ephah) was a standard dry measure, approximately 22 liters (about 1/2 to 3/4 of a bushel), used for grain, flour, etc. The consistent use of "tenths of an ephah" throughout Leviticus and Numbers establishes a unified system of measurement for the offerings, signifying consistency and divine order in cultic regulations.
- for each bull (לַפָּ֖ר לָאֶחָֽד - lapar la'echad): Specifies the minchah quantity associated with each individual bull being offered. This highlights proportionality – the largest animal requiring the largest accompanying grain offering – and reinforces that the total amount depends on the number of animals sacrificed.
- five-tenths (חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֖ים - chamishshah ‘esronim): "Five tenths" of an ephah. Again, the specific measurement of the "tenth-deal" is used, denoting a fixed ratio between the sacrifice and its corresponding grain offering. This emphasizes that while smaller than for a bull, the ram still requires a significant, proportionally fixed, measure of flour.
- for the ram (לָאַֽיִל - la'ayil): Specifies the minchah quantity for the single ram, consistent with the principle of distinct measures for different animal offerings. This underlines the meticulous detail God required for the service in the Tabernacle/Temple, leaving no ambiguity about the required components of worship.
Words-Group Analysis:
- "their grain offering shall be six-tenths of an ephah for each bull": This phrase sets the precise quantity for the primary animal in this particular offering set. The use of "each bull" implies that if multiple bulls were offered (as was the case for the Feast of Trumpets), this amount of grain offering was required per bull. It demonstrates the detailed proportionality of the Law, where different sacrifices had correspondingly different associated grain offerings. The fine flour represented dedication and the fruits of the land, an offering of sustenance back to the Provider.
- "five-tenths for the ram": This parallel phrase indicates a different, smaller, but equally precise amount of grain for the ram. The varying quantities for the different animals (bull vs. ram vs. lamb) across the offerings in Numbers 28-29 underscore the divine design behind the sacrificial system – it was not arbitrary but deeply ordered and symbolically significant, reflecting the diminishing size and perhaps perceived "value" of the animals. This adherence to precise weights and measures reinforced the Israelites' complete submission to God's exact commands in worship.
Numbers 29 4 Bonus section
The Feast of Trumpets, to which the offerings in Num 29:4 relate, also carried eschatological significance for future Jewish understanding, often associated with judgment and the Messianic coming. The very specific nature of these offerings can therefore be seen not only as immediate commands but also as foundational elements for a pattern of worship that ultimately points towards the ordered divine plan for redemption. The varying quantities for bulls, rams, and lambs throughout Numbers 28-29 often reveal a "diminishing sacrifice" pattern in numbers and quantities as the year progresses (e.g., Booths festival), indicating a symbolic journey through atonement and reliance on God. The minchah always required unleavened bread, symbolizing purity and absence of sin, further reinforcing the holiness expected in approaching God.
Numbers 29 4 Commentary
Numbers 29:4 provides a precise logistical detail for the required grain offering during the Feast of Trumpets. More than a mere quantity, it speaks to the underlying principles of the Mosaic Law: the absolute requirement for meticulous obedience in worship, divine order in the cultic system, and the proportional nature of offerings. The "tenths of an ephah" were standard units, signifying a divinely ordained, unchanging measure, contrasting with any human inclination toward arbitrary or convenient giving. The inclusion of the grain offering alongside the burnt offering (animal sacrifice) points to the totality of worship – not just expiation of sin, but also thanksgiving, devotion, and sustenance for the priests, acknowledging God's sovereignty over all aspects of life, from physical provisions (flour) to spiritual purification (sacrifice). While the specific rituals have been fulfilled in Christ (Hebrews 10), the principles of dedicated giving, adherence to God's commands, and the heart of worship remain profoundly relevant for believers. For instance, just as precise quantities were given, believers are called to give not grudgingly but cheerfully (2 Cor 9:7) and to offer their whole lives as living sacrifices (Rom 12:1), doing all things in good order and according to God's will.