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Numbers 28:17

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 28:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
Numbers 28:17 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14And their drink-offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bullock, and the third part of a hin for the ram, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb: this is the burnt-offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
15And one he-goat for a sin-offering unto Jehovah; it shall be offered besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.
16And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is Jehovah`s passover.
17And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
18In the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work;
19but ye shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt-offering unto Jehovah: two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be unto you without blemish;
20and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil: three tenth parts shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth parts for the ram;
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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
“And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast, etc.] Not of the passover, that was the day before, but of unleavened bread, which began on this day, and lasted seven days, (<032306>Leviticus 23:6) which is what the Jews call the Chagigah: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten; (see <021215>Exodus 12:15,18).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The Passover offering was the same as that of the New moon, and was repeated on each of the seven days of the festival, thus marking the importance and the solemnity of the occasion. The details of the offering had not been previously prescribed. 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
“The feast - Namely, of unleavened bread. Numbers 28:23”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 12:15-17, Exo 13:6; Lev 23:6 Numbers 28:18”
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