Numbers 28:4 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Offer one of the lambs in the morning and the other lamb just before dark. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition One lamb you shall offer in the morning and the other in the evening, American Standard Version (1901) The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; Common English Bible One lamb you will offer in the morning and the second at twilight, Catholic Public Domain Version You shall offer one in morning, and the other in the evening, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version One you shall offer in the morning, and the other in the evening. |
The afternoon passed but the fire still had not started. The prophets were out of control and continued to act this way until the time came for the evening sacrifice. But nothing happened—there was no answer from Baal. There was no sound. There was no one listening.
At about the time for the afternoon sacrifice, the prophet Elijah approached the altar and prayed, “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I ask you now to prove that you are the God of Israel and that I am your servant. Show these people that it was you who commanded me to do all these things.
Every morning and evening Zadok and the other priests offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings. They did this to follow the rules written in the law of the Lord, which he had given Israel.
Accept my prayer like a gift of burning incense, the words I lift up like an evening sacrifice.
You should watch over the animal until the 14th day of the month. On that day all the people of the community of Israel must kill these animals just before dark.
That was the time of the evening sacrifices. While I was still praying, Gabriel, the one I saw in the first vision, flew quickly to me and touched me. He came at the time of the evening sacrifice.
Priests, put on sackcloth and cry loudly. Servants of the altar, cry loudly. Servants of my God, you will sleep in sackcloth, because there will be no more grain and drink offerings in God’s Temple.
These are gifts that they must give to the Lord. Every day they must give 2 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them.
Also give a grain offering of 8 cups of fine flour mixed with 1 quart of olive oil.”
They must eat the Passover meal just before dark on the 14th day of this month. They must do this at the chosen time, and they must follow all the rules about Passover.”