Numbers 29

1On the first day of the seventh month, all the people must come together for a holy meeting. You must not work at your jobs. It is a day for you to make music with your trumpets. 2And you must offer a burnt-offering to the LORD. You must give one young bull and one male sheep. Also offer 7 male sheep that are one year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. The smell of the smoke from these sacrifices will make the LORD happy. 3Offer to me the proper offering of flour with each animal. Mix together 3 kilos (6.6 pounds) of the best flour with olive oil. Offer it to me with the young bull. Offer 2 kilos (4.4 pounds) of flour with oil with the male sheep. 4Offer 1 kilo (2.2 pounds) of flour with each young male sheep. 5Also offer one male goat as a sin-offering, so that I will forgive the people’s sins. 6Offer these sacrifices with the burnt-offerings, offerings of flour and drink-offerings that you give each month. Offer these sacrifices with the burnt-offerings, offerings of flour and drink-offerings that you give each day. The smell of the smoke from these sacrifices will make the LORD happy.

7On the 10th day of the 7th month, you must come together for a holy meeting. During that day, you must make yourselves humble. And you must not do any work. 8You must offer a burnt-offering to the LORD. The smell of the smoke will make the LORD happy. Offer one young bull, one male sheep and 7 male lambs that are one year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 9Offer to me the proper offering of flour with each animal. Mix together 3 kilos (6.6 pounds) of the best flour with olive oil. Offer it to me with the young bull. Offer 2 kilos (4.4 pounds) of flour with oil with the male sheep. 10Offer 1 kilo (2.2 pounds) of flour with oil with each lamb. 11Also offer one male goat as a sin-offering. Give these gifts with the burnt-offering, the flour and the drink-offering that you give each day and each month.

12On the 15th day of the 7th month, you must come together for a holy meeting. You must not work at your jobs. You must have a feast to the LORD for 7 days. 13Give an offering by fire as a smell to make the LORD happy. Give a burnt-offering of 13 young bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 14With each of the 13 bulls give an offering of flour. Mix together 3 kilos (6.6 pounds) of the best flour with olive oil. Offer it to me with each bull. Offer 2 kilos (4.4 pounds) of flour with each male sheep. 15Offer 1 kilo (2.2 pounds) of flour that you have mixed with oil with each male lamb. 16Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

17On the second day give 12 young bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 18With the bulls, male sheep and lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 19Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and their drink-offerings.

20On the third day give 11 bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 21With the bulls, male sheep and lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 22Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

23On the 4th day give 10 bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 24With the bulls, male sheep and lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 25Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

26On the 5th day give 9 bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 27With the bulls, male sheep and lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 28Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

29On the 6th day give 8 bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 30With the bulls, male sheep and lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 31Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

32On the 7th day give 7 bulls, two male sheep and 14 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 33With the bulls, male sheep and lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 34Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

35On the 8th day, all the people must come together for a holy meeting. You must not work at your jobs. 36Give an offering by fire as a smell to make the LORD happy. Give a burnt-offering of one bull, one male sheep and 7 male lambs that are a year old. The animals must not have anything wrong with them. 37With the bull, the male sheep and the lambs, give the right offerings of flour and drink-offerings for each animal. 38Include one male goat as a sin-offering. Sacrifice it with the regular burnt-offering with the proper offering of flour and the drink-offering.

39You must offer those gifts to the LORD at the times of the feasts. You must do that even if you have given your usual burnt-offerings, offerings of flour, drink-offerings or friendship-offerings. And you must do it even if you have given other offerings. You might have given those other offerings because you wanted to give them. Or you might have given them because you had promised to give them.”’

40Moses told the Israelites everything that the LORD had said him.