Numbers 15:8-10

8 “ ‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the LORD,

9 bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah^[a] of the finest flour mixed with half a hin^[b] of olive oil,

10 and also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. This will be a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

Numbers 15:8-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 15

In this chapter the children of Israel are instructed about the meat offerings and drink offerings, and the quantities of them, which were always to go along with their burnt offerings and peace offerings they should offer when they came into the land of Canaan, Nu 15:1-12; and they are told that the same laws and ordinances would be binding equally on them that were of the country, and on the strangers in it, Nu 15:13-16; and an order is given them to offer a cake of the first dough for an heave offering, Nu 15:17-21; and they are directed what sacrifices to offer for sins of ignorance, both of the congregation and particular persons, Nu 14:22-29; but as for presumptuous sinners, they were to be cut off, Nu 14:30,31; and an instance is recorded of stoning a sabbath breaker, Nu 14:32-36; and the chapter is concluded with a law for wearing fringes on the borders of their garments, the use of which is expressed, Nu 14:35-41.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 12:5; S Leviticus 1:5
• 2. S Leviticus 22:18
• 3. S Leviticus 3:6; Leviticus 1:3; Leviticus 3:1
• 4. Leviticus 2:1
• 5. S Leviticus 14:10
• 6. Numbers 28:14
• 7. Leviticus 23:13
• 8. Leviticus 1:9

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
• [b]. That is, about 2 quarts or about 1.9 liters; also in verse 10