King James Version
Numbers 28:21 in the King James Version says “A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:”
Numbers 28:21 · KJV
But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:
And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;
A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“throughout the seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
This verse is found in the book of Numbers. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
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