King James Version
What Does Numbers 28:27 Mean?
“But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;”
Context
25
And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
26
Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:
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But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
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And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,
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A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **Two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year.—**In Leviticus 23:18 the animal sacrifices enjoined are one young bullock, two rams, and seven lambs without blemish. The Mishnah (Menach. iv. 2) considers that these animals were to be presented together with the loaves, whereas those named in Numbers were additional sacrifices of the day. Josephus also thinks that three bullocks, two [three] rams, and fourteen sheep were offered at this time (*Antt. iii.* 10, § 6).
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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