God’s Word Translation
Numbers 15:4
4Whoever brings the offering must also give the Lord a grain offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.
Numbers 15:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.
- New International Version (NIV)then the person who brings an offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of olive oil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then he who brings his offering shall offer to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil;
- New King James Version (NKJV)then he who presents his offering to the Lord shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil;
Context of Numbers 15:4
2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Once you’re settled in the land I’m giving you, 3you may bring offerings by fire to the Lord. They may be burnt offerings or any other kind of sacrifice. They may be offered to fulfill a vow, as a freewill offering, or as one of your festival offerings. They may be cattle, sheep, or goats—offerings that are a soothing aroma to the Lord. Whoever brings the offering must also give the Lord a grain offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of olive oil. 5With each sheep or goat for the burnt offering or any other sacrifice, also give an offering of one quart of wine. 6“With a ram, give a grain offering of 16 cups of flour mixed with 1¼ quarts of oil
Read all of Numbers 15Numbers 15:4 word by word
וְהִקְרִ֛יב הַמַּקְרִ֥יב קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ לַֽיהוָ֑ה מִנְחָה֙ סֹ֣לֶת עִשָּׂר֔וֹן בָּל֕וּל בִּרְבִעִ֥ית הַהִ֖ין שָֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then shall he that offerethקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- his offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
- of a tenth dealעִשָּׂרוֹן‛iώώârôn ‛iώώârôn · tenthH6241
- of flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
- mingledבָּלַלbâlal · to mixH1101
- with the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
- of an hinהִיןhîyn · hinH1969
- of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
Cross-references for Numbers 15:4
- Exodus 29:40With the first lamb make an offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of virgin olive oil. Make a wine offering of one quart of wine.
- Leviticus 2:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Now, if any of you bring a grain offering to the Lord, your offering must be flour. Pour olive oil on it, and put incense on it.
- Leviticus 6:14“These are the instructions for the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must bring it into the Lord’s presence in front of the altar.
- Leviticus 7:9Every grain offering, whether baked in an oven or prepared in a skillet or a frying pan, belongs to the priest who offers it.
- Leviticus 23:13Bring a grain offering of four quarts of flour mixed with olive oil with it. This will be a sacrifice by fire made to the Lord, a soothing aroma. Use one quart of wine for the wine offering.
- Isaiah 66:20They will bring all your relatives from every nation like a grain offering to the Lord. “They will come on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on mules and camels to my holy mountain, Jerusalem,” declares the Lord. They will come like the people of Israel who bring their grain offerings in clean dishes to the Lord’s temple.
- Malachi 1:11“From the nations where the sun rises to the nations where the sun sets, my name will be great. Incense and pure offerings will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Romans 15:16to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not Jewish. I serve as a priest by spreading the Good News of God. I do this in order that I might bring the nations to God as an acceptable offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
- Hebrews 13:16Don’t forget to do good things for others and to share what you have with them. These are the kinds of sacrifices that please God.
- Numbers 28:5⌞With each of them⌟ also bring a grain offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of virgin olive oil.
- Leviticus 2:15Put olive oil on it, and place incense on it. It is a grain offering.
- Leviticus 14:10“On the eighth day he must take two male lambs that have no defects and a one-year-old female lamb that has no defects. He must also take eight cups of flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering along with a quart of olive oil.
- Judges 9:9But the olive tree responded, ‘Should I stop producing oil, which people use to honor gods and humans, in order to rule the trees?’
- Ezekiel 46:14Also, prepare a grain offering with it every morning: three-and-a-third quarts of grain and one-and-a-third quarts of olive oil to moisten the flour. It will be a grain offering dedicated to the Lord. These rules are to be followed always.
Commentaries on Numbers 15:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 The meat-offering is treated in Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 23:13, hitherto an ordinary accessory to the former, is now prescribed forevery sacrifice.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-41Chapters 1–14 cover a short time period, but chapter 15 marks the start of a long period. This is the main part of the forty years in the wilderness, about which little is known. There are references to events during this time (for example, Deuteronomy 8:2–6; 29:5–6; Joshua 5:4–8; Ezekiel 20:10–26; Amos 5:25–26; Acts 7:42–43). During this period, Moses continued to give laws to guide Israel’s life as a nation. These laws would be especially important in…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. tenth deal--that is, an omer, the tenth part of an ephah (Ex 16:36). fourth part of an hin of oil--This element shows it to have been different from such meat offerings as were made by themselves, and not merely accompaniments of other sacrifices.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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