New International VersionWith the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;
New Living TranslationThese offerings must be accompanied by the prescribed grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts of choice flour with the bull, four quarts of choice flour with the ram,
English Standard VersionAnd their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram,
Berean Standard Bibletogether with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
King James BibleAnd their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
New King James VersionTheir grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
New American Standard Bibleand their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
NASB 1995and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
NASB 1977and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of anephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
Legacy Standard Bibleand their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of anephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
Amplified Bibleand their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three-tenths [of an ephah] for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
Christian Standard BibleTheir grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram,
Holman Christian Standard BibleTheir grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram,
American Standard Versionand their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram,
Contemporary English VersionThree kilograms of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Two kilograms of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram,
English Revised Versionand their meal offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram,
GOD'S WORD® TranslationAlong with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each bull, 16 cups for each ram,
Good News TranslationOffer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds of flour with the bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
International Standard Versionalong with these corresponding grain offerings of fine flour mixed with olive oil: three tenths for the bull, two tenths for the one ram,
NET BibleTheir grain offering must be of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil, three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the ram,
New Heart English Bibleand their meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three tenth parts for the bull, two tenth parts for the one ram,
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd their meat-offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth-parts to a bullock, and two tenth-parts to one ram, Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bibletogether with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
World English Bibleand their meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three tenths for the bull, two tenths for the one ram, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand their present of flour mixed with oil: three-tenth parts for the bullock, two-tenth parts for one ram,
Young's Literal Translation and their present, flour mixed with oil, three-tenth deals for the bullock, two-tenth deals for the one ram,
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd their gift fine flour mingled with oil, three tenths for the bullock, two tenths for the one ram, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd for their sacrifices, three tenths of flour tempered with oil to every calf, two tenths to a ram,
Catholic Public Domain Versionand for their sacrifices, fine wheat flour sprinkled with oil: three tenths for each calf, two tenths for a ram,
New American BibleTheir grain offerings of bran flour mixed with oil: three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram,
New Revised Standard VersionTheir grain offering shall be of choice flour mixed with oil, three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd their meal offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bullock and two tenths of an ephah for the one ram,
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd their offerings of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths with an ox and two tenths with a ram, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram,
Brenton Septuagint TranslationTheir meat-offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram.
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Context The Day of Atonement… 8Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, 9together with their grain offeringsof fine flourmixedwith oil—three-tenths of an ephahwith the bull,two-tenths of an ephahwith the ram,10and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs.…
Cross References Leviticus 23:18Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Exodus 29:40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
Leviticus 2:1-2“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, / and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 2:4-5Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. / If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.
Leviticus 2:14-16If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire. / And you are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. / The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all its frankincense, as a food offering to the LORD.
Leviticus 6:14-18Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar. / The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. ...
Leviticus 7:9-10Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it, / and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.
Leviticus 23:13along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
1 Chronicles 23:29as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
Nehemiah 10:37Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
Ezekiel 45:17And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
Matthew 5:17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Matthew 26:26-28While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 14:22-24While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Luke 22:19-20And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
Treasury of Scripture And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, Jump to Previous BestBullBullockCerealDealsEphahMaleMealMeal-OfferingMeatMeat-OfferingMingledMixedOblationOfferingOilOxPartsPreparePresentRamSheepTenthTenth-PartsTenthsThreeThree-TenthThree-TenthsTwo-TenthTwo-TenthsJump to Next BestBullBullockCerealDealsEphahMaleMealMeal-OfferingMeatMeat-OfferingMingledMixedOblationOfferingOilOxPartsPreparePresentRamSheepTenthTenth-PartsTenthsThreeThree-TenthThree-TenthsTwo-TenthTwo-TenthsNumbers 29 1.The offering at the feast of trumpets7.At the day of afflicting their souls12.And on the eight days of the feast of tabernaclestogether with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—The grain offering, also known as the "meal offering," was a significant part of the sacrificial system in ancient Israel. It symbolized the dedication of one's labor and sustenance to God. Fine flour, a product of human effort, represents the best of what one can offer. The mixing with oil signifies the presence and work of the Holy Spirit, as oil often symbolizes the Spirit in Scripture (e.g., 1 Samuel 16:13). This offering was a reminder of God's provision and the need for spiritual anointing in daily life. three-tenths of an ephah with the bull,
An ephah is a unit of dry measure used in ancient Israel, roughly equivalent to 22 liters or about 5.8 gallons. The specific measurement of three-tenths of an ephah for the bull indicates the substantial nature of the offering, reflecting the importance and value of the sacrifice. Bulls were considered valuable animals, often used in significant sacrifices (e.g.,Leviticus 4:3). This offering underscores the seriousness of atonement and dedication to God. two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
The ram, another valuable animal, required a slightly smaller grain offering than the bull, yet still significant. The two-tenths of an ephah reflects the gradation in offerings based on the type of animal sacrificed. Rams were often used in covenantal contexts, such as the ram caught in the thicket during Abraham's test of faith (Genesis 22:13). This offering highlights the layered approach to worship and sacrifice, where each element has its specific role and significance. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who received the laws and instructions from God, including the details of offerings. 2. IsraelitesThe chosen people of God, who were given these specific instructions for worship and offerings. 3. TabernacleThe place where the Israelites were to bring their offerings, serving as the dwelling place of God among His people. 4. Feast of TrumpetsThe context of this passage, which is part of the instructions for offerings during this feast. 5. OfferingsSpecific sacrifices and grain offerings commanded by God, symbolizing dedication and worship. Teaching Points Obedience to God's CommandsThe detailed instructions for offerings remind us of the importance of obedience in our worship. God desires that we follow His commands with precision and reverence. Symbolism of OfferingsThe grain offerings symbolize dedication and thanksgiving. As believers, we are called to offer our lives and resources to God in gratitude and service. Holiness and PurityThe use of fine flour mixed with oil signifies purity and holiness. Our lives should reflect these qualities as we live out our faith. Community WorshipThe communal aspect of these offerings highlights the importance of gathering together in worship. We are encouraged to participate actively in the life of the church. Christ as the FulfillmentWhile these offerings were part of the Old Covenant, they point to Christ, who is the ultimate sacrifice. Our faith is grounded in His completed work on the cross. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1.What is the meaning of Numbers 29:9?
2.How does Numbers 29:9 emphasize the importance of precise offerings to God?
3.What does "two-tenths of an ephah" teach about God's expectations for worship?
4.How can we ensure our worship aligns with God's instructions in Numbers 29:9?
5.Why is understanding the specifics of offerings in Numbers 29:9 crucial for believers?
6.How does Numbers 29:9 connect to New Testament teachings on sacrificial living?
7.What is the significance of the grain offering in Numbers 29:9 for modern believers?
8.How does Numbers 29:9 reflect the importance of ritual in ancient Israelite worship?
9.Why does Numbers 29:9 specify fine flour mixed with oil for the offering?
10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Numbers 29?
11.What evidence exists that these extensive rituals, detailed in Numbers 29, were historically observed or feasible at that scale?
12.Why would a supposedly omniscient deity continue to demand repetitive sacrifices in Numbers 29 if the people's hearts were often wayward?
13.Numbers 28:5 requires grain offerings; where did the Israelites reliably source and store large quantities of flour in the wilderness?
14.Does Numbers 28:9-10, mandating additional sacrifices on the Sabbath, contradict other passages prohibiting labor on the Sabbath?What Does Numbers 29:9 Mean Together with their grain offeringsNumbers 29:9 opens by reminding us that burnt offerings were never meant to stand alone: “together with their grain offerings.” Every sacrifice for the Day of Atonement (see the setting inNumbers 29:7-11) was paired with a gift from Israel’s harvest. • The pairing showed that atonement (the animal) and daily provision (the grain) both belong to the LORD, echoingLeviticus 2:1-2 andNumbers 15:4-5. • Worship, then, was holistic—blood and bread, altar and field—foreshadowing howRomans 12:1 calls believers to present our “bodies as a living sacrifice” in every arena of life. • It also tied forgiveness to thanksgiving; the people could never celebrate cleansing without simultaneously acknowledging God as provider (Deuteronomy 8:10-18).
of fine flour mixed with oilOnly “fine flour” was acceptable. Nothing coarse, nothing second-rate (Leviticus 2:4-5). • Fine flour points to purity—no husks or chaff—anticipating the perfect righteousness of Christ (Hebrews 7:26-27). • Oil, a symbol of gladness and the Spirit’s anointing (Psalm 45:7;Isaiah 61:1-3), made the offering fragrant and rich. • The combination portrayed worship that is both pure and Spirit-energized—1 Thessalonians 1:5 reminds us that the gospel comes “with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.”
three-tenths of an ephah with the bullFor the largest animal, the grain measure was also the largest: “three-tenths of an ephah.” •Numbers 28:12 sets the same ratio for monthly burnt offerings, reinforcing a pattern of proportional generosity. • The bull represented strength and leadership (Psalm 22:12); attaching the most substantial grain portion underscored how complete surrender of power belongs to God (Micah 6:6-8). • The scale hints at the greater cost paid by Christ, the ultimate sacrifice who offered Himself without reserve (John 10:11, 18).
two-tenths of an ephah with the ramA ram required a sizeable, but smaller, grain measure. • Rams were linked with covenant dedication—think of Abraham’s substitute inGenesis 22:13 or the ordination rams inExodus 29:18-20. • Pairing “two-tenths” shows that even acts of dedication must still flow from God-given provision (1 Chronicles 29:14). • The graded proportions (three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the ram, and one-tenth for each lamb in verse 10) illustrateLuke 12:48: “From everyone who has been given much, much will be required.”
summaryNumbers 29:9 teaches that worship is comprehensive, quality matters, generosity is proportional, and every offering relies on God’s supply. The verse beckons us to bring our best—spiritually pure, Spirit-filled, and appropriately generous—because the Lord who provides atonement also provides the grain that accompanies it.
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew along with their grain offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֔ם(ū·min·ḥā·ṯām)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4503:A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offeringof fine flourסֹ֖לֶת(sō·leṯ)Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5560:Fine flourmixedבְּלוּלָ֣ה(bə·lū·lāh)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 1101:To mingle, mix, confuse, confoundwith oil,בַשָּׁ֑מֶן(ḇaš·šā·men)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8081:Grease, liquid, richnessthree-tenths [of an ephah]שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה(šə·lō·šāh)Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969:Three, third, thricewith the bull,לַפָּ֔ר(lap·pār)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6499:Young bull, steertwo-tenths [of an ephah]שְׁנֵי֙(šə·nê)Number - mdc
Strong's 8147:Two (a cardinal number)with the ram,לָאַ֖יִל(lā·’a·yil)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 352:Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree
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