Numbers 15:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If the offering is for a ram, you shall prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

א֤וֹ לָאַ֙יִל֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה מִנְחָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת שְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֑ים בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית הַהִֽין

Transliteration

ʾô lā-ʾayil taʿăśeh minḥāh sōlet šənê ʿeśrōnîm bəlûlāh ba-šemen šəlišît ha-hîn

Grammar Details

• *ʾô*: conjunction - or
• *lā-ʾayil*: preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - for the ram
• *taʿăśeh*: imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, Qal - you shall prepare/make
• *minḥāh*: noun, feminine singular - grain offering/tribute/gift
• *sōlet*: noun, feminine singular - fine flour
• *šənê*: numeral, masculine dual construct - two of
• *ʿeśrōnîm*: noun, masculine plural - tenth parts/tenths of an ephah
• *bəlûlāh*: passive participle, feminine singular, Qal - mixed/mingled
• *ba-šemen*: preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - with the oil
• *šəlišît*: noun, feminine singular construct - third part of
• *ha-hîn*: article + noun, masculine singular - the hin (measure)

Word Meanings

• *ʾayil*: ram/male sheep
• *minḥāh*: grain offering/gift/tribute
• *sōlet*: fine flour/choice wheat flour
• *ʿeśrōnîm*: tenth parts/tenths of an ephah (measure)
• *bəlûlāh*: mixed/mingled/blended
• *šəlišît*: third part/third

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Or for a ram, you shall prepare for a grain offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And vnto a ra thou shalt offer a meatofferynge of.ij. tenth deales of floure myngled with ye thyrde parte of an hin of oyle

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha there is a ramme offred, thou shalt make the meatofferynge two teth deales of fyne floure myngled with oyle, of the thirde parte of an Hin,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And for a ram, thou shalt for a meat offring, prepare two tenth deales of fine floure, mingled with the third part of an Hin of oyle.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Or if it be a ramme, thou shalt prepare for a meate offering two tenth deales of floure, mingled with the thirde part of an hin of oyle.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare [for] a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third [part] of an hin of oil.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Or for a ram, you shall prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  or for a ram thou dost prepare a present of flour, two-tenth deals, mixed with oil, a third of the hin;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts `of an ephah' of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Or for a male sheep, give as a meal offering two tenth parts of a measure of the best meal mixed with a third part of a hin of oil:

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'Or for a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Or for a ram, you must prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of finely ground flour mixed with one-third of a hin of olive oil,

Referenced Verses

• Num 15:4 : 4 then the one who presents their offering shall also present to the Lord a grain offering of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of oil.
• Num 28:12-14 : 12 For each bull, also prepare three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; for each ram, prepare two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. 13 For each lamb, also prepare a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. This is a burnt offering of a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD. 14 Their drink offerings are to be half a hin of wine for each bull, a third of a hin for each ram, and a quarter of a hin for each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year.