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Numbers 29 meticulously details the specific sacrificial requirements for the holy convocations observed in the seventh month of the Israelite calendar. It outlines the burnt offerings, meat offerings, and sin offerings for the Feast of Trumpets, the solemn Day of Atonement, and the extensive eight-day Feast of Tabernacles. These instructions specify the precise number and type of animals to be offered to the LORD, in addition to the continual daily sacrifices.
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Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets

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And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. ​
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And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
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And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,
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And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
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And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: ​
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Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. ​

Offerings for the Day of Atonement

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And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein: ​
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But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
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And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
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A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
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One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings. ​

Offerings for the Feast of Tabernacles (Day 1)

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And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: ​
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And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: ​
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And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,
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And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:
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And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Day Two of Tabernacles

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And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: ​
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And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.

Day Three of Tabernacles

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And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;
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And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Day Four of Tabernacles

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And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
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Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Day Five of Tabernacles

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And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
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And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Day Six of Tabernacles

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And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
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And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Day Seven of Tabernacles

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And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
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And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Offerings for the Eighth Day Assembly

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On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein: ​
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But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
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Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
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And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Summary and Command

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These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat 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 the LORD commanded Moses.

Study Notes for Numbers 29

Verse 1

This day (Yom Teruah, or Rosh Hashanah in later tradition) marked the sacred new year and the start of the most holy month, initiating a period of ten days leading up to the Day of Atonement. The sounding of the trumpet (shofar) served as a call to spiritual preparation.

Verse 5

The required sin offering ensured the community was purified before entering the high holy days, demonstrating the necessity of communal atonement even during celebratory feasts.

Verse 6

These special festival offerings were strictly *in addition to* the perpetual daily offering and the monthly new moon offering, emphasizing the extreme sanctity and importance of this day.

Verse 7

This is the only fast day commanded in the Torah (‘afflict your souls’), focusing on national repentance and complete cessation of labor to secure God's forgiveness for the entire community.

Verse 11

This communal sin offering supplemented the elaborate atonement rites performed by the High Priest described in Leviticus 16, ensuring comprehensive purification for the nation.

Verse 12

Sukkot (Feast of Booths) was a joyous seven-day harvest festival, celebrating God’s provision and commemorating Israel’s forty years of dwelling in temporary shelters during the wilderness wanderings.

Verse 13

The initial offering of thirteen bullocks is the highest number of sacrifices for any single day in the Israelite calendar. The total of 70 bullocks sacrificed over the seven days is traditionally interpreted as representing the 70 nations of the world.

Verse 17

Throughout the seven days of Sukkot, the number of rams and lambs remains constant, but the number of bullocks decreases daily by one (from 13 down to 7), establishing a unique sacrificial pattern.

Verse 35

Shemini Atzeret ('The Eighth Day Assembly') was a separate, solemn conclusion to the month’s festivities, serving as a final, concentrated time of communion between God and Israel after the celebrations of Sukkot.

Verse 39

This verse clarifies that the festival offerings detailed in chapters 28 and 29 are mandatory obligations (set feasts) and must be offered *beside* (in addition to) any voluntary offerings made by individuals.

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