< Numbers 29 >
1 “[Each year], gather together to worship me on the first day of the seventh month, and do not do any work on that day. On that day [the priests] must blow their trumpets.
“Hold a holy meeting on the first day of the seventh month. Don't do any of your normal work. This is the day when you will blow the trumpets.
2 When the offerings [on the altar on that day] are being completely burned, the smell will be very pleasing to me. The animals that you must bring are one young bull, one male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one-year-old. They must have no defects.
Present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all of them without defects, as a sacrifice acceptable to the Lord,
3 With these animals bring an offering of grain consisting of finely-ground flour mixed with [olive] oil. With the bull, bring six quarts/liters. With the male sheep, bring four quarts/liters,
along with their grain offerings of the best flour mixed with olive oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths of an ephah for the ram,
4 and with each of the seven lambs bring two quarts/liters.
and one tenth of an ephah for each of the seven male lambs.
5 Also offer one male goat in order that you will be forgiven for your sins.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering to make you right.
6 All of those animals are in addition to the animals that are completely burned [on the altar] each morning and on the first day of each month. The offerings of grain and wine must be made exactly as I have told you to do. When these offerings are burned, the smell will be very pleasing to me.”
These offerings are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings along with their required grain offerings and drink offerings. They are burnt offerings acceptable to the Lord.
7 “[Each year], on the tenth day of the seventh month, you must gather together to worship me. Do not eat any food or do any work on that day.
Hold a holy meeting on the tenth day of this seventh month, and practice self-denial. Don't do any of your normal work.
8 When you burn offerings [on the altar] on that day, the smell will be very pleasing to me. The animals that you must bring are one young bull, one male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one-year-old. They must have no defects.
Present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all of them without defects, acceptable to the Lord.
9 With the bull, bring an offering of grain consisting of six quarts/liters of nice flour mixed with [olive] oil. With the male sheep, bring four quarts/liters.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings of the best flour mixed with olive oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths of an ephah for the ram,
10 With each of the lambs, bring two quarts/liters.
and one tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs.
11 Also bring one male goat to [enable me to forgive] you for the sins you have committed, and the animals and grain and wine that you burn [on the altar] each day to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed. Those offerings will be in addition to the animals and grain and wine that are completely burned [on the altar] each day.”
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the sin offering to make you right and the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
12 “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month [of each year], you must all gather together to worship me. You must not do any work on that day. You must continue to celebrate for seven days.
Hold a holy meeting on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. Don't do any of your normal work. You are to celebrate a festival dedicated to the Lord for seven days.
13 When the offerings are burned [on the altar], the smell will be very pleasing to me. The animals that you must bring are 13 young bulls, two male sheep, and 14 male lambs that are one-year-old. These animals must have no defects.
Present the following as a burnt offering acceptable to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
14 With each of the 13 bulls, bring a grain offering of six quarts/liters of finely-ground flour mixed with [olive] oil. With each of the male sheep, bring four quarts/liters.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings of the best flour mixed with olive oil: three-tenths of an ephah of the best flour mixed with olive oil for each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah for each of the two rams,
15 With each of the 14 lambs, bring two quarts/liters.
and one tenth of an ephah for each of the fourteen lambs.
16 Also bring one male goat to be sacrificed [to enable me to forgive you] for your sins, in addition to the offerings of animals and grain and wine that are completely burned [on the altar] each day.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
17 “For the next six days of the festival, you must also bring animals to sacrifice. On the second day, bring twelve bulls. On the third/next day, bring eleven bulls. One the fourth/next day, bring ten bulls. On the fifth/next day, bring nine bulls. On the sixth/next day, bring eight bulls. On the seventh/last day, bring seven bulls. But on each of those days, all the other sacrifices and offerings that you bring will remain the same.
On the second day present twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the third day present eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the fourth day present ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the fifth day present nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the sixth day present eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
On the seventh day present seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
35 “On the eighth day of the festival, you must [again] gather together to worship me, and do not do any work on that day.
On the eighth day all of you are to meet together. Don't do any of your normal work.
36 On that day, you must bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven lambs that are one-year-old. These animals must have no defects. They must all be burned on the altar, and their smell will please me.
Present the following as a burnt offering acceptable to the Lord: one bull, two rams, and seven male lambs a year old, all of them without defects.
37 Bring also with the bull and the male sheep and each of the lambs the offerings of grain and wine that (are required/I told you to bring).
They are to be accompanied by their grain offerings and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, all according to the number required.
38 Also offer one male goat to be sacrificed [to enable me to forgive you] for your sins. These animals will be in addition to the offerings of animals and grain and wine that are completely burned [on the altar] each day.
Also present a male goat as a sin offering in addition to the continual burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.
39 “At your festivals, these are the offerings that you must bring to me: The offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar], the offerings of grain and wine, and the offerings to maintain fellowship with me. Those are in addition to the offerings that you give to me because you promised to do something, and other special offerings that you want to give to me.”
Present these offerings to the Lord at the times you are required to do so, in addition to your offerings to fulfill a promise and freewill offerings, whether they are burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
40 Then Moses/I told to the Israeli people all the things that Yahweh had commanded him/me.
Moses repeated all this to the Israelites as the Lord ordered him to do.