¹sn For additional reading on these chapters, see G. B. Gray, Sacrifice in the Old Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925); A. F. Rainey, “The Order of Sacrifices in the Old Testament Ritual Texts,” Bib 51 (1970): 485-98; N. H. Snaith, The Jewish New Year Festival (London: SPCK, 1947).
²tn Heb “and say to them.” These words have not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
³tn 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.
⁴tn The construction uses the imperfect tense expressing instruction, followed by the infinitive construct used to express the complement of direct object.
⁵sn See L. R. Fisher, “New Ritual Calendar from Ugarit,” HTR 63 (1970): 485-501.
⁶sn 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.
⁷tn Heb “between the evenings” meaning between dusk and dark.
⁸sn That is about two quarts.
⁹sn That is about one quart.
¹⁰tn Heb “the one lamb,” but it is meant to indicate for “each lamb.”
¹¹tn The word sekar (rk*v@) is often translated “strong drink.” It can mean “barley beer” in the Akkadian cognate, and also in the Hebrew Bible when joined with the word for wine. Most versions here would read “wine,” or perhaps a fermented “drink.”
¹²tn Heb “as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering.”
¹³tn The words “you must offer” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. They have been supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.
¹⁴sn That is, about 4 quarts.
¹⁵tn Heb “the burnt offering of the Sabbath by its Sabbath.”
¹⁶tn Heb “of your months.”
¹⁷tn The word “include” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied. It is supplied in the translation to make a complete English sentence.
¹⁸tn Heb “a month in its month.”
¹⁹tn Heb “one kid of the goats.”
²⁰tn Heb “any work [of] service”; this means any occupational work, that is, the ordinary service.
²¹tn Heb “unblemished they will be to you.” So also in v. 31.