And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.

NUMBERS 28:5KJV
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Numbers 28:5 (KJV)

What does Numbers 28:5 mean?

Numbers 28:5 gives specific instructions for a grain offering to be presented alongside a daily sacrifice: one-tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil. This verse sets out the exact amount and ingredients required for this part of Israel’s regular worship.

In Numbers 28, God is speaking to Moses, giving him detailed commands for the daily offerings that the Israelites are to bring at the tabernacle. This verse focuses on the grain (or “meat”) offering, which was to be made with fine flour and oil, showing the importance of both precision and quality in Israel’s worship practices.

The Hebrew behind Numbers 28:5

  • אֵיפָה (ephah): An ephah was a standard measure for dry goods, roughly equivalent to about 22 liters or 5.8 gallons, so a tenth part would be a little over 2 liters. This helps the reader picture the actual amount being offered.
  • הִין (hin): A hin was a liquid measure, about 3.8 liters or 1 gallon, so a fourth part would be just under a liter. This clarifies how much oil was to be mixed with the flour.
  • דָּק (beaten, daq): The word for “beaten” oil refers to oil made from olives that were crushed or pounded, considered to be of higher quality and purity. This detail shows the offering was to use the best ingredients.

Why Numbers 28:5 matters

  • Numbers 28:5 highlights the careful attention to detail God required in worship, emphasizing that offerings were not random but followed a set pattern.
  • By specifying both the amount and the quality of the ingredients, the verse shows that everyday worship involved both generosity and respect for God’s instructions.
  • This verse connects to the larger passage by showing how daily offerings formed a regular rhythm in Israel’s life, helping the people remember and honor God continually.

Where else these words appear

“beaten” Hebrew H3795 · used in 5 verses

  • Exodus 27:20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
  • Exodus 29:40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
  • Leviticus 24:2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

“hin” Hebrew H1969 · used in 19 verses

  • Exodus 29:40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
  • Numbers 15:6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.
  • Ezekiel 4:11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

“tenth” Hebrew H6224 · used in 26 verses

  • Genesis 8:5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
  • Deuteronomy 23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
  • Isaiah 6:13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

“ephah” Hebrew H374 · used in 29 verses

  • Exodus 16:36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
  • 1 Samuel 1:24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
  • Ezekiel 46:7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.