Numbers 28-30

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Daily Offerings

28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, ² “Give this command to the Israelites. Tell them to be sure to give the grain offerings and sacrifices to me at the right time as sweet-smelling gifts. ³ These are gifts that they must give to the Lord. Every day they must give 2 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ⁴ Offer one of the lambs in the morning and the other lamb just before dark. ⁵ Also give a grain offering of 8 cups^[a] of fine flour mixed with 1 quart^[b] of olive oil.” ⁶ (They started giving the daily offerings at Mount Sinai as sweet-smelling gifts to the Lord.) ⁷ “The people must also give the drink offerings that go with the gifts. They must give 1 quart of wine with every lamb. Pour that drink offering on the altar in the Holy Place. This is a gift to the Lord. ⁸ Offer the second lamb just before dark. Offer it just as the morning offering. Also give the drink offering that goes with it. This will be a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord.

Sabbath Offerings

⁹ “On the Sabbath you must give 2 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. You must also give a grain offering of 16 cups^[c] of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and a drink offering. ¹⁰ This is a special offering for the day of rest. This offering is in addition to the regular daily offering and drink offering.

Monthly Meetings

¹¹ “On the first day of each month you will offer a special burnt offering to the Lord. This offering will be 2 male bulls, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ¹² With each bull, you must give a grain offering of 24 cups^[d] of fine flour mixed with olive oil. And with the ram, you must give a grain offering of 16 cups of fine flour mixed with olive oil. ¹³ Also give a grain offering of 8 cups of fine flour mixed with olive oil with each lamb. This will be a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord. ¹⁴ The drink offering will be 2 quarts^[e] of wine with each bull, 1 1/4 quarts^[f] of wine with the ram, and 1 quart of wine with each lamb. That is the burnt offering that must be offered each month of the year. ¹⁵ In addition to the regular daily burnt offering and drink offering, you must also give 1 male goat to the Lord. That goat will be a sin offering.

Passover

¹⁶ “The Lord’s Passover will be on the 14th day of the first month. ¹⁷ The Festival of Unleavened Bread begins on the 15th day of that month. This festival lasts for seven days. The only bread you can eat is bread made without yeast. ¹⁸ You must have a special meeting on the first day of this festival. You will not do any work on that day. ¹⁹ You will give burnt offerings to the Lord. The burnt offerings will be 2 bulls, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ^20-21 You must also give a grain offering of 24 cups of fine flour mixed with olive oil with each bull, and 16 cups of fine flour mixed with oil with the ram, and 8 cups of fine flour mixed with oil for each lamb. ²² You must also give a male goat as a sin offering to make you pure. ²³ You must give these offerings in addition to the morning burnt offerings that you give every day.

²⁴ “In this way, each day for seven days, you must bring the food that is offered by fire. The smell of these offerings will please the Lord. You must give these offerings in addition to the daily burnt offering and the drink offering that goes with it.

²⁵ “Then, on the seventh day of this festival, you will have another special meeting. You will not do any work on that day.

Festival of Harvest

²⁶ “The first day of the Festival of Harvest is the day you bring the first of your new crops and give them as a grain offering to the Lord. At that time you must also call a special meeting. You must not do any work on that day. ²⁷ You must offer a burnt offering as a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord. You must offer 2 bulls, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ²⁸ You must also give 24 cups of fine flour mixed with oil with each bull, and 16 cups with each ram, ²⁹ and 8 cups with each lamb. ³⁰ You must also sacrifice a male goat to make you pure. ³¹ You must give these offerings in addition to the daily burnt offerings and the grain offering you give with them. Be sure there is nothing wrong with the animals or the drink offerings that you give with them.

Festival of Trumpets

29 “There will be a special meeting on the first day of the seventh month. You will not do any work on that day. That is the day for blowing the trumpets.^{[g] 2} You will offer burnt offerings. Their smell will please the Lord. You will offer 1 bull, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ³ You will also offer 24 cups^[h] of fine flour mixed with oil with the bull, 16 cups^[i] with the ram, ⁴ and 8 cups^[j] with each of the 7 lambs. ⁵ Also offer a male goat as a sin offering to make you pure. ⁶ These offerings are in addition to the New Moon sacrifice and its grain offering. And they are in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings. These must be done according to the rules. They will be sweet-smelling gifts to the Lord.

The Day of Atonement

⁷ “There will be a special meeting on the tenth day of the seventh month. During that day you must not eat any food,^[k] and you must not do any work. ⁸ You will offer burnt offerings. Their smell will please the Lord. You must offer 1 bull, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ⁹ You must also offer 24 cups of fine flour mixed with olive oil with the bull, 16 cups with the ram, ¹⁰ and 8 cups with each of the 7 lambs. ¹¹ You will also offer 1 male goat as a sin offering. This will be in addition to the sin offering for the Day of Atonement. This will also be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

Festival of Shelters

¹² “There will be a special meeting on the 15th day of the seventh month.^[l] You must not do any work on that day. You must celebrate a special festival for the Lord for seven days. ¹³ You will offer burnt offerings as sweet-smelling gifts to the Lord. You will offer 13 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ¹⁴ You must also offer 24 cups of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the 13 bulls, 16 cups with each of the 2 rams, ¹⁵ and 8 cups with each of the 14 lambs. ¹⁶ You must also offer 1 male goat. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

¹⁷ “On the second day of this festival, you must offer 12 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ¹⁸ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings with the bulls, rams, and lambs. ¹⁹ You must also offer 1 male goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

²⁰ “On the third day of this festival, you must offer 11 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ²¹ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings with the bulls, rams, and lambs. ²² You must also give 1 goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

²³ “On the fourth day of this festival, you must offer 10 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ²⁴ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings with the bulls, rams, and lambs. ²⁵ You must also give 1 male goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

²⁶ “On the fifth day of this festival, you must offer 9 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ²⁷ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings with the bulls, rams, and lambs. ²⁸ You must also give 1 male goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

²⁹ “On the sixth day of this festival, you must offer 8 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ³⁰ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs. ³¹ You must also give 1 male goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

³² “On the seventh day of this festival, you must offer 7 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ³³ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings with the bulls, rams, and lambs. ³⁴ You must also give 1 male goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

³⁵ “The eighth day of this festival is a very special meeting for you. You must not do any work on that day. ³⁶ You must offer a burnt offering as a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord. You must offer 1 bull, 1 ram, and 7 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. ³⁷ You must also give the right amount of grain and drink offerings with the bull, ram, and lambs. ³⁸ You must also give 1 male goat as a sin offering. This must be in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings.

³⁹ “At the special festivals you must bring your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, and fellowship offerings. You must give these offerings to the Lord. They are in addition to any special gift you might want to give him and any offering that is part of a special promise you make.”

⁴⁰ Moses told the Israelites everything the Lord had commanded him.

Special Promises

30 Moses spoke with all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and told them about these commands from the Lord:

² “If a man makes a special promise to the Lord or makes a promise with an oath, he must not break his promise. He must do everything he said he would do.

³ “A young woman might still be living in her father’s house. And that young woman might make a special promise to give something to the Lord. ⁴ If her father hears about the promise and agrees, the young woman must do what she promised. ⁵ But if her father hears about the promise and does not agree, she is free from her promise. She does not have to do what she promised. Her father stopped her, so the Lord will forgive her.

⁶ “A woman might make a special promise to give something to the Lord and then get married. ⁷ If the husband hears about the promise and does not object, the woman must do what she promised. ⁸ But if the husband hears about the promise and refuses to let her keep her promise, the wife does not have to do what she promised. Her husband broke the promise—he did not let her do what she said. So the Lord will forgive her.

⁹ “A widow or a divorced woman might make a special promise. If she does, she must do exactly what she promised.

¹⁰ “A married woman might make a promise to give something to the Lord. ¹¹ If her husband hears about the promise and lets her keep her promise, she must do exactly what she promised. She must give everything she promised. ¹² But if her husband hears about the promise and refuses to let her keep the promise, she does not have to do what she promised. It doesn’t matter what she promised to do; if her husband is against it, this ends her duty to do it. And the Lord will forgive her. ¹³ A married woman might promise to give something to the Lord, or she might promise to do without something,^[m] or she might make some other special promise to God. The husband can stop any of these promises, and the husband can let her keep any of these promises. ¹⁴ How does the husband let his wife keep her promises? If he hears about the promises and does not stop them, the woman must do exactly what she promised. ¹⁵ But if the husband hears about the promises and stops them, he is responsible for breaking her promises.”^[n]

¹⁶ These are the commands that the Lord gave to Moses. These are the commands about a man and his wife, and about a father and his daughter who is still young and living at home in her father’s house.