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Prescribed Offerings

¹ The Lord spoke to Moses, ² “Command the Israelites and say to them: Be sure to present to me at its appointed time my offering and my food^(C1) as my fire offering, a pleasing aroma to me.^{(C2) 3} And say to them: This is the fire offering you are to present to the Lord:^(C1)

Daily Offerings

“Each day present two unblemished year-old male lambs as a regular burnt offering. ⁴ Offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb at twilight, ⁵ along with two quarts^(F1) of fine flour for a grain offering mixed with a quart^(F2) of olive oil from crushed olives.^{(C1) 6} It is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord. ⁷ The drink offering is to be a quart with each lamb. Pour out the offering of beer to the Lord in the sanctuary area. ⁸ Offer the second lamb at twilight, along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Sabbath Offerings

⁹ “On the Sabbath day present two unblemished year-old male lambs, four quarts^(F1) of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering. ¹⁰ It is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.^(C1)

Monthly Offerings

¹¹ “At the beginning of each of your months^(C1) present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— ¹² with six quarts^(F1) of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each bull, four quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for the ram, ¹³ and two quarts^(F1) of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb. It is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord. ¹⁴ Their drink offerings are to be two quarts^(F1) of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts^(F2) with the ram, and one quart^(F3) with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year. ¹⁵ And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.

Offerings for Passover

¹⁶ “The Passover^(C1) to the Lord comes in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month. ¹⁷ On the fifteenth day of this month there will be a festival; unleavened bread is to be eaten for seven days. ¹⁸ On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.^{(C1) 19} Present a fire offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. Your animals are to be unblemished.^{(C1) 20} The grain offering with them is to be of fine flour mixed with oil; offer six quarts with each bull and four quarts with the ram. ²¹ Offer two quarts with each of the seven lambs ²² and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. ²³ Offer these with the morning burnt offering that is part of the regular burnt offering. ²⁴ You are to offer the same food each day for seven days as a fire offering,^(C1) a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering. ²⁵ On the seventh day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.

Offerings for the Festival of Weeks

²⁶ “On the day of firstfruits, you are to hold a sacred assembly when you present an offering of new grain to the Lord at your Festival of Weeks;^(C1) you are not to do any daily work. ²⁷ Present a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, ²⁸ with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, ²⁹ and two quarts with each of the seven lambs, ³⁰ and one male goat to make atonement for yourselves. ³¹ Offer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. Your animals are to be unblemished.