KJV ORIGINAL
And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And their grain offering should be made of flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, and two-tenths of an ephah for each ram,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is giving specific instructions about how much grain and oil to offer alongside animal sacrifices during religious festivals.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses about the offerings required during the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah). The Israelites were commanded to bring specific amounts of grain mixed with oil alongside their animal sacrifices. An 'ephah' was a standard unit of measurement for dry goods, roughly equivalent to about 22 liters or 5.8 gallons.
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