Numbers 29–30

Festival of Trumpets

29:1-6^pp — Lev 23:23–25

“ ‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.^a It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. As an aroma pleasing to the Lord,^b offer a burnt offering^c of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old,^d all without defect.^e With the bull offer a grain offering^f of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths; and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.^g Include one male goat^h as a sin offering to make atonement for you. These are in addition to the monthlyⁱ and daily burnt offerings^j with their grain offerings^k and drink offerings^l as specified. They are food offerings presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma.^m

Day of Atonement

29:7-11^pp — Lev 16:2–34; 23:26–32

“ ‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves^a and do no work.^b Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.^c With the bull offer a grain offering^d of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths;^e and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.^f Include one male goat^g as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering^h with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.ⁱ

Festival of Tabernacles

29:12-39^pp — Lev 23:33–43; Dt 16:13–17

“ ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh^a month,^b hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days. Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord^c a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.^d With each of the thirteen bulls offer a grain offering^e of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with each of the two rams, two-tenths; and with each of the fourteen lambs, one-tenth.^f Include one male goat as a sin offering,^g in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.^h

“ ‘On the second dayⁱ offer twelve young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.^j With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings^k and drink offerings^l according to the number specified.^m Include one male goat as a sin offering,ⁿ in addition to the regular burnt offering^o with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.^p

“ ‘On the third day offer eleven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.^q With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.^r Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

“ ‘On the fourth day offer ten bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

“ ‘On the fifth day offer nine bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

“ ‘On the sixth day offer eight bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

“ ‘On the seventh day offer seven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

“ ‘On the eighth day hold a closing special assembly^s and do no regular work. Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord^t a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of one bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old,^u all without defect. With the bull, the ram and the lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

“ ‘In addition to what you vow^v and your freewill offerings,^w offer these to the Lord at your appointed festivals:^x your burnt offerings,^y grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings.^z’ ”

^*Moses told the Israelites all that the Lord commanded him.

Vows

^*Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel:^a “This is what the Lord commands: When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.^b

“When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.^c But if her father forbids her^d when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.

“If she marries after she makes a vow^e or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. But if her husband^f forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.^g

“Any vow or obligation taken by a widow or divorced woman will be binding on her.

“If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand.^h Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her. Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself. But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them. If, however, he nullifies themⁱ some time after he hears about them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.”

These are the regulations the Lord gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home.