· Translation: KJV

Numbers 29:15and a tenth part for every lamb of the fourteen lambs;

The setting

Sinai Peninsula, ~1445 BC. Moses continues recording God's festival requirements. Each lamb gets exactly one-tenth ephah of flour - about 2 quarts.

The emotion here: careful precision while documenting God's exacting standards

The original word

kebes (כֶּבֶשׂ) — young male lamb, specifically a year-old animal in its prime

Why it matters

A tenth of an ephah was the same portion given to feed one person for one day

Read with care

What most readers miss in Numbers 29:15

Even the smallest offering (for lambs) was still a full day's worth of food

Common misconceptionPeople see this as meaningless repetition, but God was teaching that every act of worship - even the smallest - deserves our full attention and best effort.

Bible Genome reading

Numbers 29:15 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerGod
Eraexodus
Primary emotionworship
Literary typelaw
MarkCommand

Emotional genome

Comfort power60%
Quotability5%
Memorability10%
Crisis relevance5%
Standalone2%
Themes:precisionworship

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Open Numbers 29

Numbers 29:15 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include precision, worship. Notable phrases: tenth part; fourteen lambs. This verse contains a command.

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