New Living Translation
Numbers 28:6
6This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Numbers 28:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is a regular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is a regular burnt offering which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
Context of Numbers 28:6
4Sacrifice one lamb in the morning and the other in the evening. 5With each lamb you must offer a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives. This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 7Along with it you must present the proper liquid offering of one quart of alcoholic drink with each lamb, poured out in the Holy Place as an offering to the Lord. 8Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Read all of Numbers 28Numbers 28:6 word by word
עֹלַ֖ת תָּמִ֑יד הָעֲשֻׂיָה֙ בְּהַ֣ר סִינַ֔י לְרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- a continualתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
- burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- which was ordainedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
- in mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Sinaiסִינַיsîynay · SinaiH5514
- for a sweetנִיחֹחַnîychôach nîychôach · soothingH5207
- savourרֵיחַrêyach · aromaH7381
- a sacrifice made by fireאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Numbers 28:6
- Exodus 29:42“These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the Lord’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you.
- Numbers 28:14You must also present a liquid offering with each sacrifice: two quarts of wine for each bull, a third of a gallon for the ram, and one quart for each lamb. Present this monthly burnt offering on the first day of each month throughout the year.
- Numbers 15:5For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
- Exodus 29:40With one of them, offer two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives; also, offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
- Exodus 30:9Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings.
- Leviticus 23:13With it you must present a grain offering consisting of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil. It will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. You must also offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering.
- Isaiah 57:6Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys. You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings. They, not I, are your inheritance. Do you think all this makes me happy?
- Joel 1:9For there is no grain or wine to offer at the Temple of the Lord. So the priests are in mourning. The ministers of the Lord are weeping.
- Joel 2:14Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this curse. Perhaps you will be able to offer grain and wine to the Lord your God as before.
- Philippians 2:17But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.
Commentaries on Numbers 28:6
- 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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