The Church Fathers on this verse

Numbers 28:29Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

The tenth of a tenth to every lamb, which in all are seven lambs: a buck goat also,

Douay-Rheims

עִשָּׂרוֹן֙ עִשָּׂר֔וֹן לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֑ד לְשִׁבְעַ֖ת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Cyrill of Alexandria

5th centuryChurch Father

Two bulls, one ram, and seven lambs, along with flour mixed with oil and a goat, are to be presented as offerings for the burnt offerings and sacrifices. The significance of this enigmatic command of the law has recently been explained (Num. 28:19-22), and we will not reiterate it here.