Bible Commentaries
Numbers 28

Verse 1

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .

spake. See note on Numbers 1:1 .

Verse 2

children = sons.

offering = approach offering Hebrew. korban. App-43 .

bread. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6 , put for all kinds of food.

sweet savour. See note on Leviticus 1:9 .

offer = bring near. Hebrew. karab. App-43 .

due season = appointed time. Hebrew. mo'ed. See note on Genesis 1:14 .

Verse 3

without spot. Hebrew. tamim, without blemish. See App-26 .

Verse 4

offer = prepare. Hebrew. 'asah. App-43 .

at even = between the evenings.

Verse 5

meat offering. Hebrew. minchah = meal or gift offering. App-43 .

Verse 7

holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .

strong wine. Hebrew. shekar. App-27 .

Verse 10

beside = over and above.

Verse 11

offer = bring near. Hebrew. karav. App-43 .

Verse 12

tenth deals. See App-51 .

Verse 14

wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27 .

Verse 15

sin offering. Hebrew. chat'a, App-43 .

Verse 16

fourteenth. Compare Exodus 12:2 , Exodus 12:14 , Exodus 12:18 . Leviticus 23:5 .

first. Compare Leviticus 23:7 .

Verse 22

atonement. See note on Exodus 29:33 .

Verse 23

beside = in addition to, as in Numbers 28:31 (not "upon", as in Numbers 28:10 and Numbers 28:24 ).

Verse 26

in the day = at the time. See App-18 .

after your weeks be out = on the eve of your weeks.

Verse 30

And. This word, "and", is read in some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate.