Numbers 28:2

¹ Then the LORD said to Moses,

“Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My offerings by fire, as a pleasing aroma to Me.

³ And tell them that this is the offering made by fire you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.

⁴ Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My offerings by fire, as a pleasing aroma to Me.
KJV: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
WEB: “Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘See that you present my offering, my food for my offerings made by fire, as a pleasant aroma to me, in their due season.’
ASV: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savor unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
DARBY: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, my bread for my offerings by fire of sweet odour to me, shall ye take heed to present to me at their set time.
BLB: “Command the sons of Israel and say to them: My offering, My food for My fire offerings, an aroma pleasing to Me, you⁺ shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time.

ÅB: Befal Israels barn og si til dem: Mitt offer, min mat, mine ildoffer, som er til velbehagelig duft for meg, skal dere akte på å bære fram for meg til fastsatt tid.
OTB: "Pålegg israelittene og si til dem: 'Vær nøye med å bære fram for meg mine offergaver, mine matoffer ved ild, som en behagelig duft for meg, til deres fastsatte tider.'
B1930: Byd Israels barn og si til dem: Mitt offer, min mat, mine ildoffer, som er til velbehagelig duft for mig, skal I akte på å bære frem for mig til fastsatt tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 3:11
Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
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Exodus 23:15
You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
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Malachi 1:12
“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
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Numbers 9:7
and said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
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Leviticus 21:8
You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
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Ezekiel 20:41
When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
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Malachi 1:7
By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You ?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
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