Numbers 15:6

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.

📖 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

• 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,

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or for a ram,{H352} thou shalt prepare{H6213} for a meal-offering{H4503} two{H8147} tenth parts [of an ephah]{H6241} of fine flour{H5560} mingled{H1101} with the third{H7992} part of a hin{H1969} of oil:{H8081}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or for a ram{H352}, thou shalt prepare{H6213}{(H8799)} for a meat offering{H4503} two{H8147} tenth deals{H6241} of flour{H5560} mingled{H1101}{(H8803)} with the third{H7992} part of an hin{H1969} of oil{H8081}.

• 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 he who offers his offering to the LORD shall bring a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil.
• Num 28:12-14 : 12 And three tenth deals of flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for one bull; and two tenth deals of flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for one ram; 13 And a separate tenth deal of flour mixed with oil for a grain offering for one lamb; for a burnt offering of a pleasing aroma, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD. 14 And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, and the third part of a hin for a ram, and a fourth part of a hin for a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.