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Numbers 15:12

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 15:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.
Numbers 15:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9then shall he offer with the bullock a meal-offering of three tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with half a hin of oil:
10and thou shalt offer for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
11Thus shall it be done for each bullock, or for each ram, or for each of the he-lambs, or of the kids.
12According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.
13All that are home-born shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
14And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah; as ye do, so he shall do.
15For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth [with you], a statute for ever throughout your generations: as ye are, so shall the sojourner be before Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to everyone, according to their number.] That is, in proportion to the number of the cattle, be they of which sort they would, should be the quantity of the meat and drink offerings.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The meat-offering is treated in Leviticus 2:0. The drink-offering Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 23:13, hitherto an ordinary accessory to the former, is now prescribed forevery sacrifice. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Their number - As many cattle as ye sacrifice, so many meal and drink - offerings ye shall offer. Numbers 15:15”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“15:12-16 All inhabitants of the land, Israelite and foreign-born, were to be equal before the Lord in all matters (see also Lev 24:22).”
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