Numbers 29
Darby Translation (DARBY) · English
1 And in the seventh month, on the first of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do; a day of blowing the trumpets shall it be unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet odour to Jehovah: one young bullock, one ram, seven yearling lambs without blemish; 3 and their oblation of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the ram, 4 and one tenth part for each lamb of the seven lambs; 5 and one buck of the goats for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you, 6 — besides the monthly burnt-offering and its oblation, and the continual burnt-offering and its oblation, and their drink-offerings, according to their ordinance, for a sweet odour, an offering by fire to Jehovah. 7 And on the tenth of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; no manner of work shall ye do. 8 And ye shall present a burnt-offering to Jehovah for a sweet odour: one young bullock, one ram, seven yearling lambs (without blemish shall they be unto you); 9 and their oblation of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the ram, 10 one tenth part for each lamb, of the seven lambs; 11 [and] one buck of the goats for a sin-offering, — besides the sin-offering of atonement, and the continual burnt-offering and its oblation, and their drink-offerings. 12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do; and ye shall celebrate a feast to Jehovah seven days; 13 and ye shall present a burnt-offering, an offering by fire for a sweet odour to Jehovah: thirteen young bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs (they shall be without blemish); 14 and their oblation of fine flour mingled with oil: three tenth parts for each bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth parts for each ram of the two rams, 15 and one tenth part for each lamb of the fourteen lambs; 16 and one buck of the goats for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering, its oblation and its drink-offering. 17 And on the second day, [ye shall present] twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish; 18 and their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; 19 and one buck of the goats for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering and its oblation, and their drink-offerings. 20 And on the third day, eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish; 21 and their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; 22 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering and its oblation and its drink-offering. 23 And on the fourth day, ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish; 24 their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; 25 and one buck of the goats for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering, its oblation and its drink-offering. 26 And on the fifth day, nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish; 27 and their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; 28 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering and its oblation and its drink-offering. 29 And on the sixth day, eight bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish; 30 and their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; 31 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering, its oblation and its drink-offerings. 32 And on the seventh day, seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen yearling lambs without blemish; 33 and their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to their ordinance; 34 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering, its oblation and its drink-offering. 35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: no manner of servile work shall ye do. 36 And ye shall present a burnt-offering, an offering by fire of a sweet odour to Jehovah: one bullock, one ram, seven yearling lambs without blemish; 37 their oblation and their drink-offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; 38 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, — besides the continual burnt-offering and its oblation and its drink-offering. 39 These shall ye offer to Jehovah in your set feasts, besides your vows, and your voluntary-offerings, for your burnt-offerings, and for your oblations, and for your drink-offerings, and for your peace-offerings. 40 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Commentary — not Bible text
Numbers 29:1-6
Introduction
The feast of trumpets on the first day of the seventh month, and its sacrifices, Num 29:1-6. The feast of expiation, or annual atonement, on the tenth day of the same month, with its sacrifices, Num 29:7-11. The feast of tabernacles, held on the fifteenth day of the same month, with its eight days' offerings, Num 29:12. The offerings of the first day, thirteen bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs, and one kid, Num 29:13-16. The offerings of the second day, twelve bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs, and one kid, Num 29:17-19. The offerings of the third day, eleven bullocks; the rest as before, Num 29:20-22. The offerings of the fourth day, ten bullocks; the rest as before, Num 29:23-25. The offerings of the fifth day, nine bullocks, etc., Num 29:26-28. The offerings of the sixth day, eight bullocks, etc., Num 29:29-31. The offerings of the seventh day, seven bullocks, etc., Num 29:32-34. The offerings of the eighth day, one bullock, one ram, seven lambs, and one goat, Num 29:35-38. These sacrifices to be offered, and feasts to be kept, besides vows, freewill-offerings, etc., etc., Num 29:39. Moses announces all these things to the people, Num 29:40.
Verse 1
And in the seventh month, etc. - This was the beginning of their civil year, and was a time of great festivity, and was ushered in by the blowing of trumpets. It answers to a part of our September. In imitation of the Jews different nations began their new year with sacrifices and festivity. The ancient Egyptians did so; and the Persians still celebrate their nawi rooz, or new year's day, which they hold on the vernal equinox. The first day of the year is generally a time of festivity in all civilized nations. On this day the Israelites offered one young bullock, one ram, seven lambs, and a kid, for a sin-offering, besides minchahs or meat-offerings.
Numbers 29:7-11
Numbers 29:12-34
Verse 12
On the fifteenth day of the seventh month - On this day there was to be a solemn assembly, and for seven days sacrifices were to be offered; on the first day thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs. On each succeeding day one bullock less, till on the seventh day there were only seven, making in all seventy. What an expensive service! How should we magnify God for being delivered from it! Yet these were all the taxes they had to pay. At the public charge there were annually offered to God, independently of trespass-offerings and voluntary vows, fifteen goats, twenty-one kids, seventy-two rams, one hundred and thirty-two bullocks, and eleven hundred and one lambs! But how little is all this when compared with the lambs slain every year at the passover, which amounted in one year to the immense number of 255,600 slain in the temple itself, which was the answer that Cestius, the Roman general, received when he asked the priests how many persons had come to Jerusalem at their annual festivals; the priests, numbering the people by the lambs that had been slain, said, "twenty-five myriads, five thousand and six hundred." - For an account of the feast of tabernacles, see on Lev 23:34 (note).
Numbers 29:35-40
Verse 35
On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly - This among the Jews was esteemed the chief or high day of the feast, though fewer sacrifices were offered on it than on the others; the people seem to have finished the solemnity with a greater measure of spiritual devotion, and it was on this day of the feast that our blessed Lord called the Jews from the letter to the spirit of the law, proposing himself as the sole fountain whence they could derive the streams of salvation, Joh 7:37. On the subject of this chapter see the notes on Lev 12:1-8 (note), Leviticus 16 (note), Leviticus 23 (note).
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