Numbers 29 - Prayer Tents

Numbers 29

New Living Translation

Offerings for the Festival of Trumpets

29"Celebrate the Festival of Trumpets each year on the first day of the appointed month in early autumn[1]. You must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work.

2On that day you must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

3These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil - six quarts[2] with the bull, four quarts[3] with the ram,

4and two quarts[4] with each of the seven lambs.

5In addition, you must sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD[5].

6These special sacrifices are in addition to your regular monthly and daily burnt offerings, and they must be given with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. These offerings are given as a special gift to the LORD, a pleasing aroma to him.

Offerings for the Day of Atonement

7"Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month[6], you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.

8You must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

9These offerings must be accompanied by the prescribed grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil - six quarts of choice flour with the bull, four quarts of choice flour with the ram,

10and two quarts of choice flour with each of the seven lambs.

11You must also sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. This is in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular daily burnt offering with its grain offering, and their accompanying liquid offerings.

Offerings for the Festival of Shelters

12"Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month[7], you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters[8], a seven-day festival to the LORD.

13On the first day of the festival, you must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

14Each of these offerings must be accompanied by a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil - six quarts for each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts for each of the two rams,

15and two quarts for each of the fourteen lambs.

16You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

17"On the second day of this seven-day festival, sacrifice twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

18Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

19You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

20"On the third day of the festival, sacrifice eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

21Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

22You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

23"On the fourth day of the festival, sacrifice ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

24Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

25You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

26"On the fifth day of the festival, sacrifice nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

27Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

28You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

29"On the sixth day of the festival, sacrifice eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

30Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

31You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

32"On the seventh day of the festival, sacrifice seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

33Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

34You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

35"On the eighth day of the festival, proclaim another holy day. You must do no ordinary work on that day.

36You must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.

37Each of these offerings must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.

38You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.

39"You must present these offerings to the LORD at your annual festivals. These are in addition to the sacrifices and offerings you present in connection with vows, or as voluntary offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, or peace offerings."

40[9]So Moses gave all of these instructions to the people of Israel as the LORD had commanded him.

[1] Numbers 29:1Hebrew the first day of the seventh month. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in September or October. This festival is celebrated today as Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year
[2] Numbers 29:3Hebrew 3/10 of an ephah [6.6 liters]; also in 29.9, 14
[3] Numbers 29:3Hebrew 2/10 of an ephah [4.4 liters]; also in 29.9, 14
[4] Numbers 29:4Hebrew 1/10 of an ephah [2.2 liters]; also in 29.10, 15
[5] Numbers 29:5Or to make atonement for yourselves
[6] Numbers 29:7Hebrew On the tenth day of the seventh month; see 29.1 and the note there. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in September or October. It is celebrated today as Yom Kippur
[7] Numbers 29:12Hebrew On the fifteenth day of the seventh month; see 29.1, 7 and the notes there. This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late September, October, or early November
[8] Numbers 29:12Or Festival of Booths, or Festival of Tabernacles. This was earlier called the Festival of the Final Harvest or Festival of Ingathering (see Exod 23.16b). It is celebrated today as Sukkot (or Succoth)
[9] Numbers 29:40Verse 29.40 is numbered 30.1 in Hebrew text