Exodus 29:40

And with the one lamb a tenth deal,.... That is, the tenth part of an "ephah", as Jarchi and Aben Ezra, which is an "omer", and held as much as a man could eat in one day, or more, see Exodus 16:18:

And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. No JFB commentary on this verse.

A tenth deal; the tenth part of an ephah, as is evident from , which is an omer, . An hin was a measure for liquid things, as the ephah was for dry things, containing six pints of our measure.

THE LAW OF THE DAILY , AND THE PROMISE OF GOD’S .(38-42) The consecration of the altar, which took place during the consecration of the priests, was to be followed immediately by the establishment of the daily sacrifice. Two lambs were to be offered every day, one in the morning, the other “between the evenings” (Exodus 29:39); partly in expiation of the daily sins of the nation, but mainly as a sign that the nation daily renewed its self-dedication to Jehovah, and offered itself afresh to be “a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice” to Him. Meat and drink offerings were to accompany the burnt sacrifice—signs of the gratitude due to God for His perpetual mercies, and acknowledgments of His protecting care and lovingkindness. At the same time incense was to be burnt upon the golden altar before the vail, as a figure of the perpetual prayer that it behoved the nation to send up to the Throne of Grace for a continuance of the Divine favour. (See Exodus 30:7-8.) (38) Two lambs of the first year.—See Note on Exodus 12:5. The LXX. insert ἀ ?ìώ ?ìïõò, “without blemish;” but this general requirement (Leviticus 22:22; Leviticus 22:24-25), relaxed only in the case of free-will offerings (Leviticus 22:23), does not need to be perpetually repeated. (39) At even.—Heb., between the two evenings. (On the meaning of the phrase, see Note 2 on Exodus 12:6.) (40) A tenth deal.—Heb., a tenth. A tenth of what measure is not said, but we may presume an ephah to be intended. The tenth part of an ephah was an omer (Exodus 16:36). The omer is reckoned at rather less than half a gallon. An hin.—The hin was, like the omer and the ephah, an Egyptian measure. It is estimated at about three-quarters of a gallon. Beaten oil.—See Note 1 on Exodus 27:20. (41) The meat offering . . . the drink offering.—A “handful” of each meat offering was thrown upon the altar and burnt (Leviticus 2:2); the remainder belonged to the priests (Leviticus 2:3). Scripture says nothing of the disposal of the drink offering. According to Josephus (Ant. Jud. iii. 9, § 4), it was poured out in libation upon the altar. According to others, a portion only was thus disposed of, while the rest was the priests’. The latter view seems the more probable. (42) The tabernacle of the congregation.—Rather, the tent of meeting.Where I will meet you.—This passage determines the meaning of the expression, “tent of meeting.” It was not the place where the congregation met together, for the congregation were forbidden to enter it, but the place where God met His people through their mediator and representative, the high priest, who could there commune with God and obtain replies from Him on all practical matters that were of national importance.

Verse 40. A tenth deal of flour] Deal signifies a part, from the Anglo-Saxon [Anglo-Saxon], to divide; hence [Anglo-Saxon], a part, a portion taken from the whole. From Numbers 28:5 we learn that this tenth deal was the tenth part of an ephah, which constituted what is called an omer. See Exodus 16:36; and See Clarke on Exodus 16:16 of the same chapter, where an account is given of different measures of capacity among the Hebrews. The omer contained about three quarts English. The fourth part of a hin] The hin contained one gallon and two pints. The fourth part of this was about one quart and a half of a pint. Drink-offering.] A libation poured out before the Lord. See its meaning, Leviticus 7:1, &c.

40. The minḥ ?βh, or ‘meal-offering’ (see Leviticus 2), as it is expressly termed in the || Numbers 28:5, which in P is the regular concomitant of a burnt-offering (see Numbers 15:1-12; and cf. Numbers 28:9; Numbers 28:12-13, &c.). a tenth part (of an ephah)] Heb. ‘issβrτn, only in P (28 times). The ephah was probably about 8 gallons, so the ‘issβrτn would be about 6½ pints (see further Kennedy, in DB. iv. 912b, near the bottom). fine flour] Genesis 18:6 and often: as the material of a meal-offering Leviticus 2:1; Leviticus 2:4-5; Leviticus 2:7, and elsewhere. mingled with … oil] as v. 2, Leviticus 2:4-5 al. A ‘hin’ (Jos. Ant. iii. 8. 3) was 1/6 of the ‘bath’ (the equivalent for liquid measure of the ephah for dry measure, Ezekiel 45:11) = about 1⅓ ? gallon; Ό of a hin would thus be about 2⅔ ? pints. For the oil of superior quality called beaten oil, see on Exodus 27:20 : this is the only minḥ ?βh for which it is prescribed. a drink offering] or libation; also a frequent concomitant of the burnt-offering (Numbers 15:5; Numbers 15:7; Numbers 15:10; cf. Numbers 28:9; Numbers 28:14; Numbers 29:18; Numbers 29:21, &c.). According to Sir 50:15 it was poured out at the base of the altar. The amount, Ό hin for a lamb, is the same as in Numbers 15:5; Numbers 28:14; for larger animals the amount was greater.

40. A tenth deal of flour — The tenth part of an ephah is probably meant, which was an omer. See Exodus 16:36, note. Compare Numbers 5:15.