Tenth Deal

A tenth deal (Hebrew assaron) was a unit of dry measure equal to one-tenth of an ephah, approximately two quarts, used in specifying the grain portions of the Mosaic sacrificial offerings. It appears frequently in the priestly legislation of Leviticus and Numbers as the standard measure for the fine flour in the grain offering accompanying animal sacrifices (Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 14:10, 21; Numbers 15:4). The precision of the measurement underscores the careful regulation of worship in the Mosaic law, where even the smallest element of the offering was divinely specified to prevent unauthorized variation in approach to God.