Numbers 15:10 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And you shall bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering to go with the burnt offering, creating a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse instructs the Israelites to include a specific amount of wine (half a hin, about 2 quarts) as part of their worship offerings to God.

📚 Historical Context

This instruction was given to the Israelites during their wilderness wandering, as part of detailed laws about sacrificial offerings. The drink offering of wine was meant to accompany burnt offerings and grain offerings as a complete act of worship. A 'hin' was an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measurement, roughly equivalent to 1.5 gallons, so half a hin would be about 3 quarts.

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