New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 15:4
4then 1the one who presents his offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an 2ephah of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a 3hin of 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 sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where you are going to live, which I am giving you, 3and you make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a special vow, or as a voluntary offering or at your appointed times, to make a soothing aroma to the Lord from the herd or from the flock, then the one who presents his offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of oil, 5and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, a fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. 6Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin 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
- the one who presentsקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- his offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- a grain offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
- of a tenthעִשָּׂרוֹן‛iώώârôn ‛iώώârôn · tenthH6241
- of fineסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
- mixedבָּלַלbâlal · to mixH1101
- with a fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
- hinהִיןhîyn · hinH1969
- of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
Cross-references for Numbers 15:4
- Exodus 29:40and there shall be a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering with one lamb.
- Leviticus 2:1‘Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it.
- Leviticus 6:14‘Now this is the law of the grain offering: the sons of Aaron shall present it before the Lord in front of the altar.
- Leviticus 7:9Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in the oven and everything prepared in a pan or on a griddle shall belong to the priest who presents it.
- Leviticus 23:13Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to the Lord for a soothing aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a hin of wine.
- Isaiah 66:20Then they shall bring all your countrymen from all the nations as a grain offering to the Lord, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the sons of Israel bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
- Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.
- Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Numbers 28:5also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a fourth of a hin of pure oil.
- Leviticus 2:15You shall then put oil on it and place incense on it; it is a grain offering.
- Leviticus 14:10“Now on the eighth day he is to take two male lambs without defect, and a yearling ewe lamb without defect, and three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil;
- Judges 9:9But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I give up my fatness with which God and mankind are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’
- Ezekiel 46:14You shall also provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, a sixth of an ephah and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour, a grain offering to the Lord continually by a permanent ordinance.
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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Notes
- 1. Numbers 15:4 Num 28:1-29:40 ↩
- 2. Numbers 15:4 An ephah was about 7.4 gallons or 28 liters ↩
- 3. Numbers 15:4 A hin also was about 1 gallon or 3.8 liters ↩
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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