The big picture
Numbers 29 opens in verse 1 with “And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 20 with “And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without…”, and closes in verse 40 with “And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.” Repeated or prominent terms include offering, meat, lambs, drink, burnt. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
Scripture beside the summary
Numbers · King James Version · 40Numbers 29:1-8
1–8: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an…
Numbers 29:1–8 opens with “And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye…” and reaches “But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one…” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by offering, burnt, month.
Context that brings the passage to life
“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
“And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
“And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.
Numbers 29:1-8
King James Version1And 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:
Numbers 29:9-16
9–16: Their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth…
Numbers 29:9–16 opens with “And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and…” and reaches “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat…” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by offering, tenth, deals.
Context that brings the passage to life
“And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
“One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.
“And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD ; thirteen young…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
Numbers 29:9-16
King James Version9And 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.
Numbers 29:17-24
17–24: On the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams…
Numbers 29:17–24 opens with “And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the…” and reaches “Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs…” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by offering, bullocks, lambs.
Context that brings the passage to life
“And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
“And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.
Numbers 29:17-24
King James Version17And 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:
Numbers 29:25-32
25–32: One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt…
Numbers 29:25–32 opens with “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat…” and reaches “And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without…” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by offering, bullocks, drink.
Context that brings the passage to life
“And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.
“And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
Numbers 29:25-32
King James Version25And 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:
Numbers 29:33-40
33–40: Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the…
Numbers 29:33–40 opens with “And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the…” and reaches “And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.” by its final verse. That movement develops the focus on the wording and movement of this passage, with particular weight carried by offering, offerings, drink.
Context that brings the passage to life
“And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
“On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
“Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.
Numbers 29:33-40
King James Version33And 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.
Details worth noticing
The opening image
Numbers 29:1 begins with “And 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…”
Where the chapter turns
Numbers 29:8 forms a natural hinge: “But 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…”
The final note
Numbers 29:40 leaves the reader with “And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.”
A word trail through the chapter
The words offering, meat, lambs, drink, burnt, offerings help reveal the chapter’s repeated concerns.
How does Laban's deception echo Jacob's earlier conduct?
An older and younger sibling are exchanged through a disguised identity, with family custom used to justify the outcome.
What changes when the narrator follows Leah?
Readers hear the pain of the less-loved woman and God's attention to her.
KJV words made clear
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Where readers differ
The chapter summary begins with what the passage says and how its parts fit together. It does not assume one denomination has already settled every question. Where a conclusion depends on a tradition, literary theory, or historical reconstruction, that dependence is named openly.
The KJV text is presented first. Interpretive conclusions are labeled, and differences are introduced only when they help a reader understand why serious communities do not always reach the same answer.
Comparative interpretive notes for this chapter are in preparation. Until reviewed notes are ready, this page separates the KJV text from summary and application without claiming that serious readers agree on every question.