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Numbers 29

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Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets 1–6

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And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets unto you. ​
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And ye shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet savor unto Jehovah: one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the ram,
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and one tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you; ​
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besides the burnt-offering of the new moon, and the meal-offering thereof, and the continual burnt-offering and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings, according unto their ordinance, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. ​

Offerings for the Day of Atonement 7–11

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And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall do no manner of work; ​
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but ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto Jehovah for a sweet savor: one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be unto you without blemish;
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and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram,
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a tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs:
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one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the sin-offering of atonement, and the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings. ​

Offerings for the Feast of Tabernacles (Day 1) 12–16

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And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto Jehovah seven days: ​
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and ye shall offer a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish; ​
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and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth parts for each ram of the two rams,
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and a tenth part for every lamb of the fourteen lambs;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

Day Two of Tabernacles 17–19

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And on the second dayye shall offertwelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; ​
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and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings.

Day Three of Tabernacles 20–22

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And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

Day Four of Tabernacles 23–25

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And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

Day Five of Tabernacles 26–28

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And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

Day Six of Tabernacles 29–31

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And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offerings thereof.

Day Seven of Tabernacles 32–34

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And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

Offerings for the Eighth Day Assembly 35–38

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On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work; ​
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but ye shall offer a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah: one bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without blemish;
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their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the ordinance:
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and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

Summary and Command 39–40

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These ye shall offer unto Jehovah in your set feasts, besides your vows, and your freewill-offerings, for your burnt-offerings, and for your meal-offerings, and for your drink-offerings, and for your peace-offerings. ​
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And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses.

Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain

Study Notes for Numbers 29

Verse 1

a day of blowing the trumpets — Teruah is a shout or trumpet blast, used for both joy and alarm; Lev 23:24 calls the day 'a memorial of blowing of trumpets'. The seventh month holds three observances: this day, the day of atonement (v.7) and the feast of tabernacles (v.12). The offering is one bullock, one ram and seven lambs (v.2).

Verse 5

one kid of the goats for a sin offering — The goat (se'ir) is a sin offering 'to make an atonement for you' (kaphar, to cover). The same line follows the new-moon offering (28:15) and the Passover week (28:22). Hebrews sets against such goats Christ's 'own blood' (Heb 9:12).

Verse 6

Beside the burnt offering of the month — The first day of the month was also a new moon, so this day's offering stands beside the monthly burnt offering (28:11–15) and the daily one (28:3–8), called tamid, 'continual'. 'Sweet savour' is nichoach, a restful, pleasing scent, as in Noah's offering (Gen 8:21).

Verse 7

ye shall afflict your souls — Anah means to humble or bring low, here applied to the nephesh, the person. The exact words 'afflict your souls' occur five times, all of this day (Lev 16:29, 31; 23:27, 32; here), and Lev 23:29 cuts off whoever is not afflicted. Paul's voyage notes 'the fast' as past (Acts 27:9).

Verse 11

beside the sin offering of atonement — The 'sin offering of atonement' (kippurim) is the offering of Lev 16, where the goat for the people was killed and its blood brought 'within the vail' (Lev 16:15). This kid is a further sin offering added to it. The high priest entered 'once every year, not without blood' (Heb 9:7).

Verse 12

ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days — Chagag, to keep a feast, is the verb of chag, the festival. The booths are explained in Lev 23:42–43: 'that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths'. John 7:2 names it 'the Jews' feast of tabernacles'.

Verse 13

thirteen young bullocks — The bullocks fall by one each day, thirteen on the first and seven on the seventh (vv.17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32), seventy in all, while the two rams and fourteen lambs stay the same. No other feast in chapters 28–29 calls for so many; the eighth day returns to one bullock (v.36).

Verse 17

fourteen lambs of the first year without spot — The rams and lambs do not change from day to day. 'Without spot' is tamim, whole or complete, the word rendered 'without blemish' in v.13. Peter names Christ's blood 'as of a lamb without blemish and without spot' (1 Pet 1:19).

Verse 35

a solemn assembly — Atsarah, a closing gathering, is the word Lev 23:36 gives to the eighth day, after the seven days of the feast. It reappears when Nehemiah's readers kept the feast (Neh 8:18) and at Solomon's dedication (2 Chron 7:9). The offering shrinks to one bullock, one ram and seven lambs (v.36).

Verse 39

your set feasts — Moed is an appointed time, the word of Lev 23:2, 'the feasts of the LORD'. These offerings were fixed, and the worshipper's own vows (neder) and freewill offerings (nedabah) came 'beside' them, as Lev 23:38 says of the sabbaths and gifts. The peace offering (shelem) closes the list.