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Numbers 28:4

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Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

KJV

The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

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This verse in Numbers 28

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning,.... Every morning, to make atonement for the sins of the night, as the Targum of Jonathan: and the other lamb shall thou offer at even; or "between the two evenings", to make atonement for the sins of the day, as the same Targum; in which they prefigured Christ, the Lamb of God, who continually, every day, morning and night, and every moment, takes away the sins of his people, through the virtue and efficacy of his sacrifice, Joh 1:29; see Gill on Exo 29:39.

This site's exposition

two unblemished year-old male lambs

on Numbers 28:3-8

Verse 6 dates this offering to Mount Sinai, where Exodus 29:38-42 had commanded it. Tamid, the word rendered regular, governs the chapter, as every feast is laid on it.

This site's exposition

the other at twilight

John Gill notes that the Hebrew for twilight is between the two evenings. He cites the Targum of Jonathan: the morning lamb atoned for the night's sins and the evening lamb for the day's.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂthe lamb

    hakevesH3532 →107 times

  • אֶחָ֖דone

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

  • תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will offer

    taasehH6213 →2628 times

  • בַבֹּ֑קֶרin the morning

    vabokerH1242 →214 times

  • וְאֵת֙and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂthe lamb

    hakevesH3532 →107 times

  • הַשֵּׁנִ֔י<the> second

    hasheniH8145 →156 times

  • תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הyou will offer

    taasehH6213 →2628 times

  • בֵּ֥יןbetween

    beinH996 →407 times

  • הָֽעַרְבָּֽיִם׃the evenings

    haarbayimH6153 →134 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Daniel 9:21while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.3 worksEzra 9:4–5Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.2 worksExodus 12:6You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.2 works1 Kings 18:36At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.2 works1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.2 worksNumbers 9:3You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.1 worksActs 3:1One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Kings 18:36

    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in…

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 18:29

      Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.

    • Exodus 3:6

      Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to…

    • 2 Kings 19:19

      And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”

    • 1 Kings 8:43

      then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear…

    • Matthew 22:32

      ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

  • Through

    Exodus 12:6

    You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 23:5

      The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

    • 2 Chronicles 30:15–18

      And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.

    • Numbers 28:16

      The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.

Where this verse is studied

About Numbers

The Brazen Serpent, Anthony van Dyck, 1618 to 1620. Public domain.
The Brazen Serpent, Anthony van Dyck, 1618 to 1620. Public domain.
Numbers: the study guide →Read Numbers 28 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.

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