Passage: Numbers 27, 28, 29 (RSV)


Numbers 27


1Then drew near the daughters of Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manas'seh, from the families of Manas'seh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
2And they stood before Moses, and before Elea'zar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,
3"Our father died in the wilderness; he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin; and he had no sons.
4Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brethren."
5Moses brought their case before the LORD.
6And the LORD said to Moses,
7"The daughters of Zeloph'ehad are right; you shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
8And you shall say to the people of Israel, `If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
9And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
10And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
11And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be to the people of Israel a statute and ordinance, as the LORD commanded Moses.'"
12The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Ab'arim, and see the land which I have given to the people of Israel.
13And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was gathered,
14because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin during the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Mer'ibah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
15Moses said to the LORD,
16"Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
17who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep which have no shepherd."
18And the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;
19cause him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight.
20You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey.
21And he shall stand before Elea'zar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD; at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation."
22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and caused him to stand before Elea'zar the priest and the whole congregation,
23and he laid his hands upon him, and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses.

Numbers 28


1The LORD said to Moses,
2"Command the people of Israel, and say to them, `My offering, my food for my offerings by fire, my pleasing odor, you shall take heed to offer to me in its due season.'
3And you shall say to them, This is the offering by fire which you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a continual offering.
4The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer in the evening;
5also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a cereal offering, mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil.
6It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.
7Its drink offering shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb; in the holy place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD.
8The other lamb you shall offer in the evening; like the cereal offering of the morning, and like its drink offering, you shall offer it as an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD.
9"On the sabbath day two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a cereal offering, mixed with oil, and its drink offering:
10this is the burnt offering of every sabbath, besides the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
11"At the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;
12also three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a cereal offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; and two tenths of fine flour for a cereal offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram;
13and a tenth of fine flour mixed with oil as a cereal offering for every lamb; for a burnt offering of pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.
14Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year.
15Also one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD; it shall be offered besides the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
16"On the fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD's passover.
17And on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
18On the first day there shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no laborious work,
19but offer an offering by fire, a burnt offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; see that they are without blemish;
20also their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths of an ephah shall you offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram;
21a tenth shall you offer for each of the seven lambs;
22also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.
23You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.
24In the same way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD; it shall be offered besides the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
25And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.
26"On the day of the first fruits, when you offer a cereal offering of new grain to the LORD at your feast of weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work,
27but offer a burnt offering, a pleasing odor to the LORD; two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old;
28also their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram,
29a tenth for each of the seven lambs;
30with one male goat, to make atonement for you.
31Besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, you shall offer them and their drink offering. See that they are without blemish.

Numbers 29


1"On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
2and you shall offer a burnt offering, a pleasing odor to the LORD: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;
3also their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the ram,
4and one tenth for each of the seven lambs;
5with one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you;
6besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its cereal offering, and the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offering, according to the ordinance for them, a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.
7"On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and afflict yourselves; you shall do no work,
8but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing odor: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old; they shall be to you without blemish;
9and their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram,
10a tenth for each of the seven lambs:
11also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offerings.
12"On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work, and you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days;
13and you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD, thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish;
14and their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams,
15and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs;
16also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering and its drink offering.
17"On the second day twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
18with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
19also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offerings.
20"On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
21with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
22also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
23"On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
24with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
25also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering and its drink offering.
26"On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
27with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
28also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
29"On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
30with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
31also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering, and its drink offerings.
32"On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
33with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
34also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering, and its drink offering.
35"On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly: you shall do no laborious work,
36but you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish,
37and the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
38also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
39"These you shall offer to the LORD at your appointed feasts, in addition to your votive offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your cereal offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings."
40And Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.



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