New English Translation
Numbers 28:7
7“‘And its drink offering must be one quarter of a hin for each lamb. You must pour out the strong drink as a drink offering to the Lord in the holy place.
Numbers 28:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering.
- New International Version (NIV)The accompanying drink offering is to be a quarter of a hin of fermented drink with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord at the sanctuary.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Its drink offering shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb. In the Holy Place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And its drink offering shall be one-fourth of a hin for each lamb; in a holy place you shall pour out the drink to the Lord as an offering.
Context of Numbers 28:7
5with one-tenth of an ephah of finely ground flour as a grain offering mixed with one quarter of a hin of pressed olive oil. 6It is a continual burnt offering that was instituted on Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. “‘And its drink offering must be one quarter of a hin for each lamb. You must pour out the strong drink as a drink offering to the Lord in the holy place. 8And the second lamb you must offer in the late afternoon; just as you offered the grain offering and drink offering in the morning, you must offer it as an offering made by fire, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 9“‘On the Sabbath day, you must offer two unblemished lambs a year old, and two-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour as a grain offering, mixed with olive oil, along with its drink offering.
Read all of Numbers 28Numbers 28:7 word by word
וְנִסְכּוֹ֙ רְבִיעִ֣ת הַהִ֔ין לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֑ד בַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁ הַסֵּ֛ךְ נֶ֥סֶךְ שֵׁכָ֖ר לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the drink offeringנֶ֫סֶךְnesek nêsek · drink offeringH5262
- the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
- of an hinהִיןhîyn · hinH1969
- for the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- lambכֶּ֫בֶשׂkebeώ · lambH3532
- in the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
- shalt thou cause the strong wineשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
- to be pouredנָסַךְnâsak · to pourH5258
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Commentaries on Numbers 28:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Strong wine - Sikera ; see the note on Leviticus 10:9, where this is largely explained.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The original of the word “strong wine” שׁכר shêkār is a term usually employed to describe strong drink other than wine (Leviticus 10:9 note). The Israelites in the wilderness had, in their lack of wine, substituted shechar made from barley for it. They had thus observed the spirit, though not the letter of the ordinance. The drink-offering was either poured round the foot of the altar; or on the altar, and so upon the flesh of the sacrifice by which the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-8The daily offering was the foundation of the sacrificial system. This practice began at Mount Sinai (see Exodus 29:38–46). fermented drink: Compare Numbers 6:3; Leviticus 10:9; Deuteronomy 14:26.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-312. Command the children of Israel, and say unto them--The repetition of several laws formerly enacted, which is made in this chapter, was seasonable and necessary, not only on account of their importance and the frequent neglect of them, but because a new generation had sprung up since their first institution and because the Israelites were about to be settled in the land where those ordinances were to be observed. My offering, and my bread--used…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 28
- 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
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