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part of an ephah out of an homer of barley. And as for the statute concerning oil, [even the bath of oil,] ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of a cor: a cor is ten 15 baths; for an homer is ten baths. And ye shall offer one * lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, from the watered pastures of Israel; for the offering of flour, and for the burnt-offering, and for the peace-offerings, to make 16 reconciliation for you, saith the Lord Jehovah. All the

people of the land † shall give this heave-offering with the 17 prince in Israel. And it shall belong to the prince to give burnt-offerings, and the offering of flour, and the drinkoffering, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, and in all the solemn assemblies of the house of

onww, et sextabitis. The sixth part of an ephah from each homer, was the sixtieth part of the whole.

14. —concerning oil. After this, one MS. omits own an; of which words there is no trace in Syr. The tenth part of a bath from each cor is the hundredth part of the whole.

a cor is ten baths.-V. Ch. read 2 here.

-for an homer &c.—The homer is universally reckoned equal to the cor. This is the proportion observed in Chald. and in Syr. if we render, De oleo vero, ex decem mensuris quibus constat corus decimam sumant mensuræ unius. In ó. the proportion is too large : one bath of ten baths."

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15. -from the watered pastures.-The reading in ó. is now bp, from all the families.

-for the offering of flour.-To accompany it, Exod. xxix. 39, 40: and for a burnt-offering, Lev. i. 10: and for peace-offerings. Lev. xvii. 3, 5.

—for you.—›by. 6. But if we read, "from all the families,” or, "from the families," by may refer to p, karà tò onpaivóμevov. —with the prince.-See Nold. § 9. and Mr. Lowth. burnt-offerings.by, or by, the burnt-offering,

16.

17.

7 MSS.

—and in all.—21 MSS. edd. ó. Ar. V. Syr. Chald.

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Israel: he shall sacrifice the sin-offering, and the offering of flour, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: in the first month, on the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and shalt cleanse the sanctuary. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and upon the posts of 20 the gate of the inner court. And in like manner shalt thou do on the seventh day of the month, for him that erreth and for him that is simple: so shall reconciliation for the house.

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ye make

In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days: every one 22 shall eat unleavened bread. And upon that day shall the

prince sacrifice for himself, and for all the people of the 23 land, a bullock for a sin-offering. And seven days of the feast he shall sacrifice a burnt-offering to Jehovah, seven

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he shall sacrifice.-By the priest, at his own charge.
-thou shalt take.-See on c. xliii. 19.

-cleanse the sanctuary.-See Lev. xvi. 16. A yearly ceremony seems to be here enjoined, and not a mere dedication. "The regulations about the sacrifices, which here follow, are in several circumstances very different from the Mosaical ones." Michaelis.

19. -the posts.—It seems that we should read 11 twice: see V. ó. unless the word may be taken distributively.

20.

Secker.

of the month.-"2. Sic Num. x. ii. Usitatius wn.” 3 MSS. 2 originally.

that erreth.-See Lev. iv. 2, 13, 27.

that is simple.—That wants understanding to conduct himself, so

as to avoid legal defilement.

21. In the first.-1871. 6. Syr.

of seven days.—“Legendum videtur

; vel forte nyaw,

ut Exod. xii. 15." Secker. Both these readings are found in MSS.

bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven 24 days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin-offering. And he shall sacrifice an offering of flour, an ephah for a bullock and an ephah for a ram; and of oil an hin for an ephah.

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In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, during the feast, he shall do the like seven days; according to the sin-offering, according to the burnt-offering, and according to the offering of flour, and according to the oil.

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CHAPTER XLVI.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The gate of the inner court, that looketh toward the east, shall be shut the six days of work; but on the sabbath-day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be 2 opened. And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate; and the priests shall sacrifice his burnt-offering, and his peace-offerings, and he shall bow down himself at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth, but the 3 gate shall not be shut until the evening. Likewise the people of the land shall bow down themselves at the door of this gate before Jehovah, on the sabbaths and on the

*Or, day of rest.

25.

-a kid of the goats &c.-Numb. xxviii. 15. xxix. 5.

-seven days.-Lev. xxiii. 34.

—according to the burnt-offering.-1, and according to the · burnt-offering, 2 MSS. ά. Syr. Ch.

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new moons. And the burnt-offering, which the prince shall bring unto Jehovah on the sabbath-day, shall be six 5 lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. And the offering of flour shall be an ephah for a ram; and the offering of flour for the lambs * as he is disposed to give ; 6 and of oil an hin for an ephah. And in the day of the new moon there shall be a young bullock without blemish ; 7 and six lambs, and a ram, without blemish. And he shall sacrifice as an offering of flour an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto; and of oil an hin for an ephah. 8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.

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But when the people of the land enter before Jehovah on the solemn assemblies, he that entereth the way of the north gate, to bow down himself, shall go forth the way of the south gate; and he that entereth the way of the south gate shall go forth the way of the north gate: he shall not return the way of the gate by which he entered, 10 but shall go forth overagainst it. And be that is prince in the midst of them shall enter when they enter, and

• H. from the giving of his hand.

4.

-lambs without blemish.-'D'л, MSS.

5. —as he is disposed to give.-See Deut. xvi. 17. For the proportions of flour and oil, see c. xlv. 24.

6. -bullock without blemish.-', many MSS. as Houbigant proposed.

-ram without blemish.-`D`pn, MSS.

4-7. "These laws of the proportion of the flour-offering, and the burnt-offerings, are again very different from the Mosaical laws. Numb. xv. 4-12." Michaelis.

9.

-but shall go forth.- MSS. all the ancients: Houbigant. Vau follows.

11 shall go forth when they go forth. And in the feasts, and in the solemn assemblies, the offering of flour shall be an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs as he is able to give; and an hin of oil for an 12 ephah. And when the prince shall sacrifice a free-will offering, even a burnt-offering or peace-offerings for a freewill-offering unto Jehovah, the gate that looketh toward the east shall be opened for him, and he shall sacrifice his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, as he was wont to do on the sabbath-day: then he shall go forth, and the gate shall be shut after he goeth forth. 13 And he shall sacrifice for a burnt-offering daily unto Jehovah a lamb of the first year without blemish: he 14 shall sacrifice it || every morning. And he shall sacrifice with it an offering of flour every morning; even the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil to moisten the fine flour, as an offering of flour to Jehovah ; 15 by a perpetual statute continually. He shall sacrifice the

* H. one shall open for him the gate. H. the son of his year. + H. one shall shut the gate.

§ H. by morning by morning. So v. 14, 15.

10. —and shall go forth.-', the ancients, MSS. Houb. Vau follows. The prince and the people were to begin and end their worship together, for the greater solemnity.

13. he shall sacrifice.7 MSS. 1 now, 2 originally.

.twice יעשה

1o. all the versions except Chald. wy, 2o. V. 6. Ar. Houbigant reads

14. - he shall sacrifice.—¡v 2 MSS. and the ancients, except Chald. It seems best to understand this of the Prince; because Exod. xxix. 40, Numb. xxviii. 5, a tenth part of an ephah of flour, and a fourth part of an hin of oil, are commanded to be offered with the lambs morning and evening continually.

-statute.-pin 2 MSS. 6. Syr. Chald. npn 16 MSS.

15. He shall sacrifice.—¡v Arab. V. But wy they, the princes in succession, shall sacrifice, 12 MSS. 3 originally, Keri, Chald. and 1, and they shall sacrifice, Syr. Houb.