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Numbers 28:3

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 28:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto Jehovah: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto Jehovah: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.
Numbers 28:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savor unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
3And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto Jehovah: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.
4The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;
5and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
6It is a continual burnt-offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto 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
“And thou shalt say unto them, etc.] Having directed Moses to command the people of Israel to observe to offer all the sacrifices of God in general, the Lord proceeds to order him to speak of them to them particularly and distinctly; this, according to Jarchi, is an admonition to the sanhedrim: this is the offering made by fire, which ye shall offer unto the Lord; the daily burnt offering, which was wholly consumed by fire: two lambs of the first year without spot, day by day for a continual burnt offering; this law was made before, and is directed to in (<022938>Exodus 29:38) where the same things are said as here, only, as a further descriptive character of the lambs, they are here said to…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“28:3-8 The daily offering was the foundation of the sacrificial system. Its practice was instituted at Mount Sinai (see Exod 29:38-46). • alcoholic drink: Cp. Num 6:3; Lev 10:9; Deut 14:26.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“two lambs: Exo 29:38, Exo 29:39; Lev 6:9; Eze 46:13-15; Joh 1:29; Pe1 1:19, Pe1 1:20; Rev 13:8 day by day: Heb. in a day, Dan 8:13, Dan 11:31, Dan 12:11 Numbers 28:4”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“"The daily sacrifice: as it had already been instituted at Sinai ( Exo 29:38-42). Numbers 28:7”
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