^28:2“Command the Israelites:² ‘With regard to my offering,³ be sure to offer⁴ my food for my offering made by fire, as a pleasing aroma to me at its appointed time.’⁵^28:3You will say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you must offer to the Lord: two unblemished lambs one year old each day for a continual⁶ burnt offering. ^28:4The first lamb you must offer in the morning, and the second lamb you must offer in the late afternoon,⁷

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Footnotes

2 Heb “and say to them.” These words have not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
3 Th sentence begins with the accusative “my offering.” It is suspended at the beginning as an independent accusative to itemize the subject matter. The second accusative is the formal object of the verb. It could also be taken in apposition to the first accusative.
4 The construction uses the imperfect tense expressing instruction, followed by the infinitive construct used to express the complement of direct object.
5 See L. R. Fisher, “New Ritual Calendar from Ugarit,” 63 (1970): 485–501.
6 The sacrifice was to be kept burning, but each morning the priests would have to clean the grill and put a new offering on the altar. So the idea of a continual burnt offering is more that of a regular offering.
7 Heb “between the evenings” meaning between dusk and dark.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Command the people of Israel and say to them, ‘My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.’ And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Give this command to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Make sure that you present to me at the appointed time my food offerings, as an aroma pleasing to me.’ Say to them: ‘This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord: two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular burnt offering each day. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Command the Israelites and say to them: Be sure to present to me at its appointed time my offering and my food as my food offering, a pleasing aroma to me. And say to them: This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord:

“Each day present two unblemished year-old male lambs as a regular burnt offering. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb at twilight,

NLTNew Living Translation

“Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions.

“Say to the people: This is the special gift you must present to the Lord as your daily burnt offering. You must offer two one-year-old male lambs with no defects. Sacrifice one lamb in the morning and the other in the evening.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Command the Israelites and say to them, ‘You will be careful to present my offering, my food of my offerings made by fire, of a fragrance of appeasement to me, at its appointed time.’ You will say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire that you will offer to Yahweh: two male lambs without defect in their first year as a continual burnt offering each day. You will offer one male lamb in the morning, and the second male lamb you will offer at twilight,

KJV 1900King James Version

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

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