Exodus 29:40 - Exposition

A tenth deal — i.e; a "tenth part." The tenth part of an ephah is no doubt meant. This was sometimes called "an omen" ( Exodus 16:36 ), and would be about three pounds weight of flour, or a little more . One fourth part of an hin of beaten oil . The word hin is said to be Egyptian. It occurs here for the first time. The bin was the sixth part of a bath, and probably contained about one pint and a half English. The fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink-offering . The application of the "drink-offerings" is uncertain. Josephus says ( Ant. Jud. 3.9, § 4) that they were poured out round the brazen altar. But the analogy of the "meat offering" makes it probable that a portion only was thus treated, while the greater part belonged to the priests. In the entire provision by which burnt and peace-offering were to be necessarily accompanied with meat-offerings and drink-offerings, we can scarcely be wrong in seeing an arrangement made especially for the convenience of the priests.