Numbers 15:5
New International Version
With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

New Living Translation
For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.

English Standard Version
and you shall offer with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, a quarter of a hin of wine for the drink offering for each lamb.

Berean Standard Bible
With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.

King James Bible
And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

New King James Version
and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you shall prepare with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.

New American Standard Bible
and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, a fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

NASB 1995
and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

NASB 1977
and you shall prepare wine for the libation, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Legacy Standard Bible
and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Amplified Bible
and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, a fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Christian Standard Bible
Prepare a quart of wine as a drink offering with the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Prepare a quart of wine as a drink offering with the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb.”

American Standard Version
and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

English Revised Version
and wine for the drink offering, the fourth part of an hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With each sheep or goat for the burnt offering or any other sacrifice, also give an offering of one quart of wine.

International Standard Version
Also prepare one fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering or for the sacrifice of each lamb.

Majority Standard Bible
With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.

NET Bible
You must also prepare one-fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering with the burnt offering or the sacrifice for each lamb.

New Heart English Bible
and wine for the drink offering, the fourth part of a hin, you shall prepare with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink-offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

World English Bible
You shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you prepare a fourth of the hin of wine for a drink-offering, with the burnt-offering or for the sacrifice, for one lamb;

Young's Literal Translation
and wine for a libation, a fourth of the hin thou dost prepare for the burnt-offering or for a sacrifice, for the one lamb;

Smith's Literal Translation
And wine for a libation, the fourth of the hin, thou shalt do upon the burnt-offering or to the sacrifice for the one lamb.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall give the same measure of wine to pour out in libations for the holocaust or for the victim. For every lamb,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and he shall give the same measure of wine, poured out as libations, whether as a holocaust or as a victim.

New American Bible
as well as wine for a libation, a fourth of a hin. You will do this with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.

New Revised Standard Version
Moreover, you shall offer one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And a fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink offering shall you offer with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And wine for a drink offering: bring a fourth of a hin with a burnt offering or with a sacrifice of one lamb.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And for a drink-offering ye shall offer the fourth part of a hin on the whole-burnt-offering, or on the meat-offering: for every lamb thou shalt offer so much, as a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

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Context
Laws about Offerings
4then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil. 5With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering. 6With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,…

Cross References
Exodus 29:40
With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

Leviticus 23:13
along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

Numbers 28:7
The drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin. Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area.

1 Samuel 1:24
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.

2 Kings 16:13
He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

Ezra 7:17
With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.

Psalm 104:15
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Isaiah 55:1
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

Joel 1:9
Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests are in mourning, those who minister before the LORD.

Joel 2:14
Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

Hosea 9:4
They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

Matthew 26:27-29
Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. / I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

Mark 14:23-25
Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. / Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”

Luke 22:17-20
After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves. / For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” / And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” ...

John 2:3-10
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” / “Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” / His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” ...


Treasury of Scripture

And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shall you prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

Numbers 28:7,14
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering…

Judges 9:13
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

Psalm 116:13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

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Numbers 15
1. The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering
14. The stranger is under the same law
17. The law of the first of the dough
22. The sacrifice for sins of ignorance
30. The punishment of presumption
32. He who violated the Sabbath is stoned
37. The law of tassels














With the burnt offering or sacrifice
The Hebrew word for "burnt offering" is "olah," which means "that which goes up" or "ascent," signifying the smoke rising to God. This offering was a complete surrender to God, symbolizing total devotion and atonement for sin. Historically, burnt offerings were a central part of Israelite worship, representing a heart fully given to God. The "sacrifice" here, "zebach" in Hebrew, refers to offerings that were often shared in a communal meal, symbolizing fellowship with God and others. Together, these offerings highlight the dual aspects of worship: personal devotion and communal fellowship.

of each lamb
The lamb, "kebes" in Hebrew, is a significant symbol throughout the Bible, often representing innocence and purity. In the sacrificial system, the lamb was a common offering, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the "Lamb of God" (John 1:29). The use of a lamb in offerings underscores the need for a pure and spotless sacrifice to atone for sin, foreshadowing Christ's redemptive work.

prepare a quarter hin of wine
The "hin" is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, roughly equivalent to about one gallon or 3.8 liters, making a quarter hin approximately one quart or 0.95 liters. Wine, "yayin" in Hebrew, was a symbol of joy and celebration, often used in offerings to signify the joy of fellowship with God. The inclusion of wine in the offering reflects the holistic nature of worship, involving both solemnity and joy, and points to the New Testament understanding of wine as a symbol of Christ's blood in the Lord's Supper.

as a drink offering
The "drink offering," or "nesek" in Hebrew, was a libation poured out before the Lord, symbolizing the pouring out of one's life in service and devotion to God. This act of pouring out wine was a vivid representation of self-sacrifice and dedication. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul uses the imagery of a drink offering to describe his own life poured out in service to Christ (Philippians 2:17), illustrating the continuity of this concept from the Old to the New Covenant.

Verse 5. - A drink offering. This is nowhere separately treated of in Leviticus, but it is mentioned along with the meat offering in the passages just referred to. Libations are amongst the simplest and most universal of offerings to the unseen powers. For one lamb. כֶבֶשׂ, lamb or kid.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
With
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the burnt offering
הָעֹלָ֖ה (hā·‘ō·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

sacrifice
לַזָּ֑בַח (laz·zā·ḇaḥ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

of each
הָאֶחָֽד׃ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

lamb,
לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ (lak·ke·ḇeś)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3532: A lamb

prepare
תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

a quarter
רְבִיעִ֣ית (rə·ḇî·‘îṯ)
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct
Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth

hin
הַהִ֔ין (ha·hîn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1969: A hin (a liquid measure)

of wine
וְיַ֤יִן (wə·ya·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

as a drink offering.
לַנֶּ֙סֶךְ֙ (lan·ne·seḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol


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