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Numbers 15:6
6“ ‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,
Numbers 15:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Or for a ram, you shall offer for a grain offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil;
- New Living Translation (NLT)“If the sacrifice is a ram, give a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour mixed with a third of a gallon of olive oil,
Context of Numbers 15:6
4then 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. 5With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering. “ ‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil, 7and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 8“ ‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the Lord,
Read all of Numbers 15Numbers 15:6 word by word
א֤וֹ לָאַ֙יִל֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה מִנְחָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת שְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית הַהִֽין׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Or for a ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
- thou shalt prepareעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
- a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
- twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- tenth dealsעִשָּׂרוֹן‛iώώârôn ‛iώώârôn · tenthH6241
- of flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
- mingledבָּלַלbâlal · to mixH1101
- with the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
- of an hinהִיןhîyn · hinH1969
- of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
Cross-references for Numbers 15:6
- Numbers 15:4then 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.
- Numbers 28:12With each bull there is to be a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil;
Commentaries on Numbers 15:6
- 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
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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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