Discovery BoxNumbers 28:5-15 
Context28:5 with one-tenth of an ephah 1 of finely ground flour as a grain offering mixed with one quarter of a hin 2 of pressed olive oil. 28:6 It is a continual burnt offering that was instituted on Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
28:7 “‘And its drink offering must be one quarter of a hin for each lamb. 3 You must pour out the strong drink 4 as a drink offering to the Lord in the holy place. 28:8 And the second lamb you must offer in the late afternoon; just as you offered the grain offering and drink offering in the morning, 5 you must offer it as an offering made by fire, as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
28:9 “‘On the Sabbath day, you must offer 6 two unblemished lambs a year old, and two-tenths of an ephah 7 of finely ground flour as a grain offering, mixed with olive oil, along with its drink offering. 28:10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, 8 besides the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
28:11 “‘On the first day of each month 9 you must offer as a burnt offering to the Lord two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished lambs a year old, 28:12 with three-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering for each bull, and two-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering for the ram, 28:13 and one-tenth of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering for each lamb, as a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28:14 For their drink offerings, include 10 half a hin of wine with each bull, one-third of a hin for the ram, and one-fourth of a hin for each lamb. This is the burnt offering for each month 11 throughout the months of the year. 28:15 And one male goat 12 must be offered to the Lord as a purification offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
1 sn That is about two quarts.
2 sn That is about one quart.
3 tn Heb “the one lamb,” but it is meant to indicate for “each lamb.”
4 tn The word שֵׁכָר (shekhar) is often translated “strong drink.” It can mean “barley beer” in the Akkadian cognate, and also in the Hebrew Bible when joined with the word for wine. English versions here read “wine” (NAB, TEV, CEV); “strong wine” (KJV); “fermented drink” (NIV, NLT); “strong drink” (ASV, NASB, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering.”
6 tn The words “you must offer” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. They have been supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.
7 sn That is, about 4 quarts.
8 tn Heb “the burnt offering of the Sabbath by its Sabbath.”
9 tn Heb “of your months.”
10 tn The word “include” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied. It is supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.
11 tn Heb “a month in its month.”
12 tn Heb “one kid of the goats.”
