This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

NUMBERS 28:10KJV
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Numbers 28:10 (KJV)

What does Numbers 28:10 mean?

Numbers 28:10 describes the special burnt offering that was to be made every Sabbath, in addition to the regular daily burnt offering and its drink offering. This verse sets apart the Sabbath offering as something extra, not a replacement, showing that the Sabbath had its own unique sacrifices alongside the continual daily ones.

In this passage, God is instructing Moses to tell the Israelites about the specific sacrifices required for the Sabbath day. The context is a detailed list of offerings that Israel was to bring at different times—daily, weekly, and on special occasions. Numbers 28:10 makes it clear that the Sabbath offering was an addition to the ongoing daily sacrifices, highlighting the special status of the Sabbath in Israel’s worship.

The Hebrew behind Numbers 28:10

  • שַׁבָּת (shabbat) — "Sabbath": This word refers to the weekly day of rest and worship. Its use here emphasizes that the offering is tied specifically to the Sabbath, marking it as a day set apart from the rest of the week.
  • תָּמִיד (tamid) — "continual": This word means something ongoing or regular. The verse distinguishes the Sabbath offering from the "continual" (daily) burnt offering, clarifying that both were to be offered, not one instead of the other.
  • עֹלָה (olah) — "burnt offering": This term refers to an offering that is completely burned on the altar. Its repetition in the verse underlines the importance of both the daily and Sabbath burnt offerings as separate but equally important sacrifices.
  • נֶסֶךְ (nesekh) — "drink offering": This word refers to the wine or liquid portion poured out alongside the burnt offering. Including it here shows that the Sabbath sacrifices followed the same pattern as the daily ones, with both animal and drink offerings.

Why Numbers 28:10 matters

  • Numbers 28:10 clarifies that the Sabbath sacrifices were not meant to replace the daily offerings but to be given in addition to them, preventing any confusion about the requirements for worship on the Sabbath.
  • The verse highlights the special attention given to the Sabbath in Israel’s worship life, showing that it was marked by extra offerings beyond the regular daily routine.
  • This instruction fits into a larger section where God is laying out a detailed calendar of offerings, helping the Israelites understand the rhythm and structure of their communal worship.

Where else these words appear

“offering” Hebrew H5262 · used in 62 verses

  • Genesis 35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
  • Numbers 28:31 Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering,(they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.
  • 2 Kings 16:15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

“sabbath” Hebrew H7676 · used in 89 verses

  • Exodus 16:23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
  • Leviticus 26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
  • Nehemiah 13:22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

“continual” Hebrew H8548 · used in 103 verses

  • Exodus 25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
  • 2 Samuel 9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
  • Psalms 105:4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.