Numbers 15:10
New International Version
and also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. This will be a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

New Living Translation
and give two quarts of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

English Standard Version
And you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
and you shall bring as the drink offering half a hin of wine as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
and you shall offer as the drink offering half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

NASB 1995
and you shall offer as the drink offering one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

NASB 1977
and you shall offer as the libation one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
and you shall bring near as the drink offering one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
and you shall bring as the drink offering one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a sweet and soothing aroma to the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Also present two quarts of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Also present two quarts of wine as a drink offering. It is a fire offering of pleasing aroma to the LORD.

American Standard Version
and thou shalt offer for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
Two liters of wine must also be poured on the altar. The smell of this smoke is pleasing to me.

English Revised Version
and thou shalt offer for the drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Also give an offering of two quarts of wine. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.

Good News Translation
together with 4 pints of wine. The odor of this sacrifice is pleasing to the LORD.

International Standard Version
"As for drink offerings, offer half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire is a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

NET Bible
and you must present as the drink offering half a hin of wine with the fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt bring for a drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD:

World English Bible
and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you bring a half of the hin of wine near for a drink-offering, [for] a fire-offering of refreshing fragrance to YHWH;

Young's Literal Translation
and wine thou bringest near for a libation, a half of the hin -- a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah;

Smith's Literal Translation
And wine thou shalt bring for a libation, half the hin, a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And wine for libations of the same measure, for an offering of most sweet savour to the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and the wine, poured out as libations, shall be of the same measure, as an oblation of most sweet odor to the Lord.

New American Bible
and you will present for a libation, half a hin of wine—a sweet-smelling oblation to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
and you shall present as a drink offering half a hin of wine, as an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall bring for a drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour to the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And bring wine for a drink offering: an offering of half of a hin for a fragrance of pleasure to LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt present for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And wine for a drink-offering the half of a hin, a sacrifice for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Laws about Offerings
9present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. 10Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. 11This is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.…

Cross References
Leviticus 23:13
along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

Exodus 29:40
With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

Leviticus 2:1-2
“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, / and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 23:18
Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 2:4-5
Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. / If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.

Leviticus 6:14-18
Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar. / The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. ...

Leviticus 7:12-13
If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.

Leviticus 9:17
Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.

Leviticus 14:10
On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.

Leviticus 24:5-9
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf, / and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD. / And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD. ...

1 Chronicles 9:29-32
Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices. / And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices. / A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread. ...

Nehemiah 10:37-39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

Ezekiel 45:17
And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.

Matthew 26:26-29
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. ...

Mark 14:22-25
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.

Numbers 15:5
And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

Numbers 6:15
And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

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Numbers 15
1. The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering
14. The stranger is under the same law
17. The law of the first of the dough
22. The sacrifice for sins of ignorance
30. The punishment of presumption
32. He who violated the Sabbath is stoned
37. The law of tassels














Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering.
In the ancient Near Eastern context, wine was a common element in religious rituals, symbolizing joy and celebration. A "hin" is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, approximately equivalent to 3.5 liters or about 6 pints, so half a hin would be about 1.75 liters or 3 pints. The drink offering, or "nesek" in Hebrew, was poured out beside the altar, signifying the dedication and surrender of the offerer to God. This practice is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in Genesis 35:14, where Jacob pours out a drink offering. The use of wine in offerings foreshadows the New Testament, where wine becomes a symbol of Christ's blood in the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:27-28).

It is a food offering,
The term "food offering" refers to the broader category of sacrifices that were presented to God, which included grain, oil, and drink offerings. These offerings were not consumed by God in a literal sense but were symbolic acts of worship and devotion. The Hebrew word for "food offering" is "isheh," which can also mean "fire offering," indicating that these offerings were typically burned on the altar. This act of burning symbolized the transformation of the physical into the spiritual, as the offering ascended to God in the form of smoke.

a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
The phrase "a pleasing aroma" is a recurring motif in the Old Testament, signifying God's acceptance of the offering. It is not the physical smell that pleases God but the heart and obedience of the worshiper. This concept is echoed in Ephesians 5:2, where Christ's sacrificial love is described as a "fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." The pleasing aroma represents the idea that God delights in the sincere worship and devotion of His people. This phrase underscores the importance of the heart's attitude in worship, as seen in 1 Samuel 15:22, where obedience is valued over sacrifice.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The leader of the Israelites who received the laws and instructions from God, including those in Numbers 15.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, who were given these specific instructions for worship and offerings.

3. The LORD (Yahweh)
The God of Israel, who established the covenant and gave the laws to His people.

4. The Promised Land
The destination of the Israelites, where they were to observe these laws as part of their covenant relationship with God.

5. The Tabernacle
The place of worship where offerings were made, representing God's presence among His people.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Obedience in Worship
The detailed instructions for offerings highlight the importance of obedience in worship. God desires that His people follow His commands precisely, reflecting their reverence and commitment to Him.

Symbolism of the Drink Offering
The drink offering, made with wine, symbolizes joy and celebration in the presence of God. It serves as a reminder that worship should be a joyful expression of gratitude and devotion.

A Pleasing Aroma to the LORD
The phrase "a pleasing aroma" signifies God's acceptance of the offering. It teaches us that our worship and sacrifices, when done in obedience and sincerity, are pleasing to God.

The Role of Sacrifices in the Covenant Relationship
Sacrifices were a vital part of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. They served as a means of atonement and a way to maintain fellowship with God, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Application in Modern Worship
While the specific offerings are no longer required, the principles of obedience, joy, and sincerity in worship remain relevant. Believers are called to offer their lives as living sacrifices, pleasing to God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Also present
תַּקְרִ֥יב (taq·rîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

half
חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

a hin
הַהִ֑ין (ha·hîn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1969: A hin (a liquid measure)

of wine
וְיַ֛יִן (wə·ya·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

as a drink offering.
לַנֶּ֖סֶךְ (lan·ne·seḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol

It is an offering made by fire,
אִשֵּׁ֥ה (’iš·šêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice

a pleasing
נִיחֹ֖חַ (nî·ḥō·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5207: A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing

aroma
רֵֽיחַ־ (rê·aḥ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7381: To smell, perceive odor

to the LORD.
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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