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Numbers 29

KJV · Chapter 29/36

1And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

2And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

3And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,

4And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

5And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:

6Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.

7And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:

8But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:

9And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,

10A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

11One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.

12And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days:

13And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

14And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,

15And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:

16And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

17And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

18And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

19And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.

20And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;

21And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

22And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

23And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

24Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

25And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

26And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

27And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

28And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

29And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

30And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

31And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

32And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

33And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

34And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

35On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:

36But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

37Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

38And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

39These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.

40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

Continuation of the calendar of offerings, now detailing the celebrations of the seventh month: the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, with a decreasing number of bulls sacrificed each day of the feast.

Explanation

The unusual pattern of the Feast of Tabernacles — beginning with thirteen bulls on the first day and decreasing by one each day until seven on the last — has no direct biblical explanation, but ancient Jewish traditions suggested symbolic interpretations, including the idea that the sacrifices represented intercession for the nations of the world (traditionally counted as seventy), gradually decreasing. This extensive calendar of feasts in the seventh month concentrated the most solemn moments of the Jewish religious year — repentance (Atonement) and celebration of God's provision (Tabernacles) — in rapid succession, creating a period of intense collective spiritual reflection. The application today: having established yearly rhythms of reflection, repentance, and celebration helps communities of faith maintain a consistent spiritual practice over time.

Fun facts

  • The total number of bulls offered over the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles (13+12+11+10+9+8+7) adds up to exactly 70 — a number that rabbinic tradition symbolically links to the 'seventy nations' listed in Genesis 10, suggesting Israel's intercession on behalf of all the peoples of the earth.
  • The Feast of Trumpets mentioned here (the first day of the seventh month) is the basis for today's Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, still celebrated today with the blowing of the shofar (ram's horn).

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Numbers 29:1The first day of the seventh month was marked by the blowing of trumpets and a sacred assembly, with no ordinary work allowed. This day later gave rise to the Jewish festival known today as Rosh Hashanah.
  2. Numbers 29:2On the first day of the seventh month, besides the sacred assembly, the specific offering was one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs, all without blemish.
  3. Numbers 29:3Along with these animals came flour mixed with oil, in a larger proportion for the bull and a smaller one for the ram.
  4. Numbers 29:4Each of the seven lambs received its own individual portion of flour.
  5. Numbers 29:5A goat completed the offering, serving to make atonement for the people.
  6. Numbers 29:6This offering for the first day of the seventh month was added both to the regular new-moon offering and to the usual daily sacrifice, since the date happened to fall right at the start of a new month.
  7. Numbers 29:7On the tenth day of the seventh month, the people were to “afflict their souls,” an expression associated with fasting and humility, and do no work at all. This is the day that would later become known as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most solemn day of the calendar.
  8. Numbers 29:8On the tenth day of the same month, a day of fasting and humility, the offering was the same as before: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs without blemish.
  9. Numbers 29:9The flour mixed with oil followed the same proportion as before: more for the bull, less for the ram.
  10. Numbers 29:10Each of the seven lambs again received its own portion of flour.
  11. Numbers 29:11A goat was offered as a sin offering, in addition to the special atonement already made on this specific day and the usual daily sacrifice.
  12. Numbers 29:12Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a full seven-day feast began, also marked by a sacred assembly and rest from ordinary work.
  13. Numbers 29:13The first day of this feast brought the largest offering of the entire calendar: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs, all without blemish.
  14. Numbers 29:14The flour for the thirteen bulls and the two rams followed the same proportion already seen, adjusted to the number of animals.
  15. Numbers 29:15Each of the fourteen lambs received its own individual portion of flour.
  16. Numbers 29:16A goat closed out the first day’s offering, serving as atonement for sin, in addition to the usual daily sacrifice.
  17. Numbers 29:17On the second day of the feast, the number of bulls drops to twelve, keeping the same two rams and fourteen lambs — a pattern that would reduce the bulls by one every following day.
  18. Numbers 29:18The flour offerings and the drink offerings always followed the same proportion, adjusted to the exact number of animals for each day.
  19. Numbers 29:19A goat also completed the second day’s offering, as atonement for sin.
  20. Numbers 29:20On the third day, the number of bulls drops again, now to eleven, keeping the two rams and fourteen lambs.
  21. Numbers 29:21The proportions of flour and drink offering followed the same pattern as the previous days.
  22. Numbers 29:22Another goat was offered as a sin offering on this third day.
  23. Numbers 29:23On the fourth day, the bulls drop to ten, still with two rams and fourteen lambs.
  24. Numbers 29:24The flour offerings and drink offerings continued to be adjusted to the exact number of animals.
  25. Numbers 29:25Each day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the number of bulls decreased by one: thirteen on the first day, now ten on the fourth. In all, the seven days added up to seventy bulls — always with an extra goat for sin.
  26. Numbers 29:26On the fifth day, nine bulls remain, keeping the same two rams and fourteen lambs.
  27. Numbers 29:27Again, the flour and drink offerings followed the usual proportion.
  28. Numbers 29:28On the fifth day of the feast, there are nine bulls — one fewer than the day before, following the decreasing pattern that ran from thirteen down to seven over the course of the week, always with the atonement goat alongside.
  29. Numbers 29:29On the sixth day, the number of bulls drops to eight, with the same two rams and fourteen lambs as always.
  30. Numbers 29:30The proportions of flour and drink offering followed the pattern already established.
  31. Numbers 29:31Sixth day, eight bulls — the count kept dropping by one each day. The next day, the seventh, it would reach seven, closing out the Feast of Tabernacles with a weekly total of seventy bulls.
  32. Numbers 29:32On the seventh and final day of the feast, the number of bulls reaches seven, still with the same two rams and fourteen lambs — adding up all seven days, the total number of bulls offered comes to seventy.
  33. Numbers 29:33The flour and drink offerings on this last day followed the same proportion used throughout the whole week of the feast.
  34. Numbers 29:34A goat closes out the sin offering for this seventh day, in addition to the usual daily sacrifice.
  35. Numbers 29:35On the eighth day, already outside the seven days of the main feast, there was one more solemn assembly, also with rest from ordinary work.
  36. Numbers 29:36The offering for this eighth day goes back to being smaller, the same as on the first day of the month: one bull, one ram, and seven lambs without blemish.
  37. Numbers 29:37The flour and drink offerings for this day followed the standard proportion for this smaller number of animals.
  38. Numbers 29:38A goat also closes out this final special offering, in addition to the usual daily sacrifice.
  39. Numbers 29:39The chapter sums it all up: these were the required offerings for the feasts on the calendar, in addition to personal vows, freewill offerings, and peace offerings that anyone might want to make on their own.
  40. Numbers 29:40Moses passes on this entire calendar of offerings to the people, exactly as the LORD had commanded.

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