Exodus

Exodus 29:38–41

³⁸This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. ³⁹Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.^b ⁴⁰With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour,^c mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives,^d and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ⁴¹And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.

Footnotes

b 29:39 Hebrew between the two evenings; also in verse 41
c 29:40 A tenth of an ephah is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters (probably about 2.6 pounds or 1.2 kilograms of flour).
d 29:40 Hebrew a quarter hin of pressed oil; that is, approximately 0.97 quarts or 0.92 liters

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Exodus 29:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	וְזֶ֕ה	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is what	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are to offer	תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
regularly	תָּמִֽיד׃	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
each day	לַיּ֖וֹם	lay·yō·wm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
two	שְׁנַ֥יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
lambs	כְּבָשִׂ֧ים	kə·ḇā·śîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3532 lamb
a year old	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

Exodus 29:39

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Offer	תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
one	הָאֶחָ֖ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
lamb	הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ	hak·ke·ḇeś	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3532 lamb
in the morning	בַבֹּ֑קֶר	ḇab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
and the other	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
at	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
twilight	הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃	hā·‘ar·bā·yim	Article; Noun - md	H6153 (sun)set, evening

Exodus 29:40

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With the first	הָאֶחָֽד׃	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
lamb	לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ	lak·ke·ḇeś	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3532 lamb
a tenth	וְעִשָּׂרֹ֨ן	wə·‘iś·śā·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6241 tenth part
of fine flour	סֹ֜לֶת	sō·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5560 fine flour
mixed	בָּל֨וּל	bā·lūl	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1101 mingle, mix, confuse, confound
with a quarter	רֶ֣בַע	re·ḇa‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7253 fourth part
hin	הַהִ֔ין	ha·hîn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1969 hin
of oil	בְּשֶׁ֤מֶן	bə·še·men	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8081 fat, oil
from pressed	כָּתִית֙	kā·ṯîṯ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3795 beaten
and a drink offering	וְנֵ֕סֶךְ	wə·nê·seḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5262 drink-offering
of a quarter	רְבִעִ֥ית	rə·ḇi·‘îṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H7243 fourth
hin	הַהִ֖ין	ha·hîn	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1969 hin
of wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine

Exodus 29:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
offer	תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
lamb	הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ	hak·ke·ḇeś	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3532 lamb
at	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
twilight	הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם	hā·‘ar·bā·yim	Article; Noun - md	H6153 (sun)set, evening
with	תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־	ta·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the same	לָּ֔הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
grain offering	כְּמִנְחַ֨ת	kə·min·ḥaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and drink offering	וּכְנִסְכָּהּ֙	ū·ḵə·nis·kāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5262 drink-offering
as in the morning	הַבֹּ֤קֶר	hab·bō·qer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
as a pleasing	נִיחֹ֔חַ	nî·ḥō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing
aroma	לְרֵ֣יחַ	lə·rê·aḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
a food offering	אִשֶּׁ֖ה	’iš·šeh	Noun - masculine singular	H801 an offering made by fire
to the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh