Numbers 15:9

Numbers 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.
• New International Version (NIV)bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil,
• English Standard Version (ESV)then one shall offer with the bull a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with half a hin of oil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then shall be offered with the young bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil;

Context of Numbers 15:9

7and an offering of 1¼ quarts of wine. Offer them as a soothing aroma to the Lord. 8“Suppose you sacrifice a young bull as a burnt offering to the Lord or make any other kind of sacrifice—to keep a vow or as a fellowship offering. Offer with the young bull a grain offering of 24 cups of flour mixed with two quarts of olive oil. 10Also give an offering of two quarts of wine. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. 11Do this for each bull, each ram, and each sheep or goat.

Numbers 15:9 word by word

וְהִקְרִ֤יב עַל־בֶּן־הַבָּקָר֙ מִנְחָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן חֲצִ֥י הַהִֽין׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shall he bringקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• with a bullockבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• with a bullockבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• of threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• tenth dealsעִשָּׂרוֹן‛iώώârôn ‛iώώârôn · tenthH6241
• of flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
• mingledבָּלַלbâlal · to mixH1101
• with halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• an hinהִיןhîyn · hinH1969
• of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Numbers 15:9

• Numbers 28:12With each bull there will be a grain offering of 24 cups of flour mixed with olive oil, with each ram a grain offering of 16 cups of flour mixed with olive oil,
• Numbers 29:6Offer these in addition to the monthly burnt offering with its grain offering, and the daily burnt offerings with their proper grain offerings and wine offerings. They are a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord.
• 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 7:37These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the offering for sin, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the fellowship 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.
• 1 Chronicles 21:23Ornan said to David, “Take it, Your Majesty, and do whatever you think is right. I’ll give you oxen for the burnt offering, threshers for firewood, and wheat for the grain offering. I’ll give you everything.”
• Nehemiah 10:33for rows of the bread of the presence, and for the daily grain offerings and daily burnt offerings, on the weekly days of rest—holy days, and on the New Moon Festivals, and at the appointed annual festivals, for the holy gifts and offerings for sin that make peace with God for Israel, and for all the other work in the temple of our God.
• Ezekiel 42:13Then the man said to me, “The northern and southern side rooms that face the open area are holy rooms. These rooms are where the priests who come near the Lord eat the holiest offerings. Because these rooms are holy, the priests keep the holiest offerings there: the grain offerings, the offerings for sin, and the guilt offerings.
• Ezekiel 46:5The grain offering that is to be brought with the ram must be a half-bushel, and the grain offering that is to be brought with the lambs must be whatever the prince can bring. One gallon of olive oil must be brought with each half-bushel of grain.
• Joel 1:9Grain offerings and wine offerings are no longer brought to the Lord’s temple. The priests, the Lord’s servants, mourn.
• Joel 2:14Who knows? He may reconsider and change his plan and leave a blessing for you. Then you could give grain offerings and wine offerings to the Lord your God.

Commentaries on Numbers 15:9

• 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. 6-126-12. two tenth deals--The quantity of flour was increased because the sacrifice was of superior value to the former. The accessory sacrifices were always increased in proportion to the greater worth and magnitude of its principal.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 15:9

• Measure
• Offerings
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Meat Offering
• Dedicate
• Exodus
• Flour
• Presumptuously
• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Numbers, Book of

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