Imamat 14:10

The Eighth Day Atonement Rituals

14:10 “On the eighth day he ¹  must take two flawless male lambs, one flawless yearling female lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour as a grain offering mixed with olive oil, ²  and one log of olive oil, ³ 

Imamat 16:21

16:21 Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins, ⁴  and thus he is to put them ⁵  on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready. ⁶ 

Imamat 23:18

23:18 Along with the loaves of bread, ⁷  you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs, ⁸  one young bull, ⁹  and two rams. ¹⁰  They are to be a burnt offering to the Lord along with their grain offering ¹¹  and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. ¹² 

[14:10]  ¹ tn The subject “he” probably refers to the formerly diseased person in this case (see the notes on Lev 1:5a, 6a, and 9a).

[14:10]  ² tn This term is often rendered “fine flour,” but it refers specifically to wheat as opposed to barley (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 10) and, although the translation “flour” is used here, it may indicate “grits” rather than finely ground flour (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:179; see the note on Lev 2:1). The unit of measure is most certainly an “ephah” even though it is not stated explicitly (see, e.g., Num 28:5; cf. 15:4, 6, 8), and three-tenths of an ephah would amount to about a gallon, or perhaps one-third of a bushel (J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 196; Milgrom, 845). Since the normal amount of flour for a lamb is one-tenth of an ephah (Num 28:4-5; cf. 15:4), three-tenths is about right for the three lambs offered in Lev 14:10-20.

[14:10]  ³ tn A “log” (לֹג, log) of oil is about one-sixth of a liter, or one-third of a pint, or two-thirds of a cup.

[16:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “transgressions to all their sins.”

[16:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he shall give them.”

[16:21]  ⁶ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term עִתִּי (’itti) is uncertain. It is apparently related to עֵת (’et, “time”), and could perhaps mean either that he has been properly “appointed” (i.e., designated) for the task (e.g., NIV and NRSV) or “ready” (e.g., NASB and NEB).

[23:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “And you shall present on the bread.”

[23:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “seven flawless lambs, sons of a year.”

[23:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “and one bull, a son of a herd.”

[23:18]  ¹⁰ tc Smr and LXX add “flawless.”

[23:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and their grain offering.”

[23:18]  ¹² sn See the note on Lev 1:9.