and will make an offering by fire to Yahweh—a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a free will offering, or in your set feasts, to make a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock— then he who offers his offering shall offer to Yahweh a meal offering of one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one fourth of a hin of oil. You shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
“ ‘For a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil; and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to Yahweh, then he shall offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. Thus it shall be done for each bull, for each ram, for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats. According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.
“ ‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, as you do, so he shall do. For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner, a statute forever throughout your generations. As you are, so the foreigner shall be before Yahweh. One law and one ordinance shall be for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.’ ”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 7, 9, 12 Or, separate.
Or, separate.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv4–5 Num 15:4 Then shall he that offereth his offering…
Num 15:4 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth [part] of an hin of oil.
Ver. 4. Bring a meat offering.] As an appendix to the other sacrifices. These following laws were given likely during their so long station at Kadesh. {a}
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{a} Abulens.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15 A sacrifice, i.e. a peace-offering, as appears,
A sacrifice, i.e. a peace-offering, as appears,
1. Because that word put by itself is oft so taken, as Exo 18:12; Lev 17:5,8; 23:37; Deu 12:27.
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2. Because the offerings for sins and trespasses had no meat-offerings and drink-offerings attending upon them, excepting only the case of the
leper’s cleansing, Lev 14:10.
3. Because this is explained by and called peace-offereings, Num 15:8.
4. From the words here following, because peace-offerings were commonly offerede either in performance of a vow, or freely, or by God’s command in their solemn feasts, all which are here expressed.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv3–16 And will make an offering by fire unto the…
And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering,.... The first of these respects such offerings by fire, which were not wholly burnt, but part of them were eaten by the priests, Deu 18:1; and the latter such as were wholly burnt, unless the latter can be thought to be only an explanation of the former:
or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering; these were peace offerings, some of which were for thanksgiving, and others were either a vow or a freewill offering, as here: see Lev 7:11,
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or in your solemn feasts; as the passover, pentecost, &c. of which, and the offerings in them, see Lev 23:4,
to make a sweet savour unto the Lord; for acceptance with him:
of the herd or of the flock; a bullock of the one, a lamb or kid of the goats of the other; fowls are not mentioned, because burnt offerings of them required no drink offerings (f).
(f) Maimon. Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 2. sect. 2.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15 A sacrifice - A peace-offering.
A sacrifice - A peace-offering.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv3, 5, 14 Verse 3. And will make an offering] For the…
Verse 3. And will make an offering] For the different kinds of offerings, sacrifices, c., see Le 1:2, Le 1:7.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 14, 15 Num 15:3. An offering made by fire — This…
Num 15:3. An offering made by fire — This is a general expression for those offerings which were in whole or in part burned upon the altar. A sacrifice in performing a vow — Namely, peace-offerings, which are often called sacrifices, in general, as Exo 18:12, and Lev 17:5; Lev 17:8. See the nature of them explained, Lev 3:1; Lev 7:11.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v4 The meat-offering is treated in Lev. 2. The drink-offering…
The meat-offering is treated in Lev. 2. The drink-offering Exo 29:40; Lev 23:13, hitherto an ordinary accessory to the former, is now prescribed forevery sacrifice.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 6, 11 Victim "of peace," as some Latin copies read, including…
Victim "of peace," as some Latin copies read, including all the different sorts, ver. 28. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 6, 13 make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a…
make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering--It is evident that a peace offering is referred to because this term is frequently used in such a sense (Exo 18:12; Lev 17:5).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 5, 8, 13 3. And will make an offering — There are…
3. And will make an offering — There are two theories respecting the origin of sacrifices: (1.) An express command of God, and (2.) The promptings of the soul under its sense of dependence and guilt. On this question Moses is entirely silent. A command to offer sacrifices may have been given, though it is not recorded. Moses was evidently studious of brevity, omitting the prophecy of Enoch, the preaching of Noah, and the vexation of Lot’s spirit in view of the iniquities of Sodom. But it must be confessed that in this verse and in Lev_1:2, the traditional sacrifices seem to be spoken of as optional and not required. If this be true, it argues that sacrifices are not essentially at variance with the laws of our moral nature, and that worship can be paid by sacrificing whatever each one holds most precious. Similar views are entertained by the rabbins. Chrysostom affirms that Abel was persuaded to offer true sacrifices, not as being taught by any one, not from obedience to any express statute, but by the dictates of reason and conscience. These remarks do not apply to the law-created sin offerings and trespass offerings. See Isa_1:12, and Introduction to Leviticus, (2.)
Burnt offering — See Lev_1:3; Lev_6:9, notes.
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A vow… free-will offering — See Lev_27:2; Lev_22:18; Lev_7:11; Lev_7:16, notes.
Sweet savour — See Lev_1:9, note.
Herd…flock — See Lev_1:2, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv3, 7, 13, 14, 15 3. an offering by fire] A general term covering…
3. an offering by fire] A general term covering every kind of offering that was consumed on the altar. The next words define the two species of these offerings with which the section deals, i.e. burnt- and peace-offerings, after which are mentioned the different occasions (private and public) on which the peace-offerings might be presented.
a sacrifice] This, as distinguished from the burnt-offering, means the peace-offering, of which the worshipper and priest partook. See on Num_6:14.
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a sweet savour] a soothing odour. The expression had its origin in far-off days when the deity was supposed to be soothed or placated by the actual smell of the sacrificial smoke. In Gen_8:21 (J ), the only Biblical occurrence of the words earlier than Ezekiel, there is a trace of the primitive conception.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv4, 8, 13, 15 (4) A meat offering of a tenth deal of…
(4) A meat offering of a tenth deal of flour . . . —The meal offering and the drink offering which are here ordered to be brought when a lamb was offered in performance of a vow, or as a free will offering, or at the solemn feasts, are the same as those which were appointed to be offered with the morning and evening lamb. (Exo_29:38-40.) Meal offerings and drink offerings had already been prescribed in connection with the three great feasts. (Lev_23:13; Lev_23:18; Lev_23:37.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 A burnt offering, or a sacrifice, i.e., a whole…
A burnt offering, or a sacrifice, i.e., a whole burnt offering, or a slain offering. There should be a comma after the word "sacrifice." In performing a vow, or in a free-will offering, or in your solemn feasts. The burnt offering, or slain offering, might be offered in either of these three ways, in addition to the more ordinary sacrifices which do not come into question here.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv4, 6, 8, 11, 14 a burnt offering
a burnt offering
This refers to the offerings spoken of in Numbers 15:3.
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a tenth of an ephah
An ephah is a unit of volume equal to about 22 liters. AT: "about 2 liters" or "two liters" (See: Biblical Volume)
one-fourth of a hin
A hin is a unit of volume equal to about 3.7 liters. AT: "about 1 liter" or "one liter" (See: Biblical Volume)
translationWords
grain offering
tenth
oil
wine
drink offering
lamb
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv3, 12 15:3 special gifts . . . a pleasing aroma…
15:3 special gifts . . . a pleasing aroma to the Lord: God is pleased by the honor and thanksgiving that sacrifices and offerings show him.
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