Freewill offerings

Freewill offering in the Old Testament is translated from 05071 הבדנ nᵉdabah \@ned-aw-baw’\@ from the verb בדנ^ nadab translated offered willingly

nedabah הבדנ or Nun Delth Beit Hey is a feminine noun translated freewill offering 15 times, offerings 9, free offering and freely twice each, as well as willing offering, voluntary offering, plentiful, voluntarily, voluntary, willing, willingly.

It is defined 1) voluntariness, free-will offering

1a) voluntariness

1b) freewill, voluntary, offering

Why were these offerings mentioned so much in the Bible. That was how the nation of Israel supported its government, by faith, hope and charity and the perfect law of liberty.

It appears in verses:

Ex 35:29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering <05071> unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

Ex 36:3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings <05071> every morning.

Le 7:16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering <05071>, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:

Le 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings <05071>, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;

Le 22:21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering <05071> in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

Le 22:23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering <05071>; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

Le 23:38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings <05071>, which ye give unto the LORD.

Nu 15:3 And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering <05071>, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:

Nu 29:39 These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings <05071>, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.

De 12:6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings <05071>, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

De 12:17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings <05071>, or heave offering of thine hand:

De 16:10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering <05071> of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

De 23:23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering <05071>, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

2Ch 31:14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings <05071> of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

2Ch 35:8 And his princes gave willingly <05071> unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

De 12:6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings <05071>, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

De 12:17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings <05071>, or heave offering of thine hand:

De 16:10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering <05071> of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

De 23:23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering <05071>, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

2Ch 31:14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings <05071> of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

2Ch 35:8 And his princes gave willingly <05071> unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

Ezr 1:4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering <05071> for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.

Ezr 3:5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering <05071> unto the LORD.

Ezr 8:28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering <05071> unto the LORD God of your fathers.

Ps 54:6 I will freely <05071> sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

Ps 68:9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful <05071> rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

Ps 110:3 Thy people shall be willing <05071> in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Ps 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings <05071> of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

Ezekiel 46:12 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary <05071> burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily <05071> unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.

Hosea 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely <05071>: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Amos 4:5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings <05071>: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.