Leviticus 6:20
in Leviticus 6“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto Jehovah in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening.
KJV
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
7 notes on this verseIn the day when he is anointed - Not only in that day, but from that day forward, for this was to them and their successors a statute for ever. See Lev 6:22.
This site's exposition
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying
on Leviticus 6:19-24
Every other meat offering feeds the priest, and the priest's own feeds nobody. A tenth part of an ephah, half in the morning and half at night, is offered in the day he is anointed and by each successor anointed in his stead, and verse 22 has the whole of it burnt. Adam Clarke reads in the day when he is anointed as the opening of a standing obligation rather than one occasion, since verse 20 calls it a meat offering perpetual. A fourth speech begins at verse 24, and this single chapter carries four of the thirty-three places in Leviticus where the LORD spake unto Moses.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This law of his consecration was delivered before, and is here repeated because of some additions made to it. Perpetual - Whensoever any of them shall be so anointed. At night - Or, in the evening; the one to be annexed to the morning-sacrifice, the other to the evening- sacrifice, over and besides that meal-offering which every day was to be added to the daily morning and evening sacrifices.
29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire. We have here so much of the law of the sin-offering as did peculiarly concern the priests that offered it.
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This is the offering of Aaron and his sons,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
This was designed to keep him and the other attendant priests in constant remembrance, that though they were typically expiating the sins of the people, their own persons and services could meet with acceptance only through faith, which required to be daily nourished and strengthened from above. THE LAW OF THE SIN OFFERING.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
See Lev 4:3. Aaron’s sons here spoken of (as in Lev 6:22) must be the succession of high priests who succeeded him. The day of this offering was probably the eighth day of the ceremony of consecration Lev 8:35; Lev 9:1, when the high priest appears to have entered upon the duties of his office. A meat offering perpetual - Jewish tradition is in favor of these words implying that this מנחה mı̂nchāh was offered by the high priest as a daily rite from the time of his consecration.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זֶ֡ה | zeh | this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| קָרְבַּן֩ | kareban | [is] [the] present of | H7133 → | 82 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֨ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֜יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַקְרִ֣יבוּ | yakrivu | they will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֗ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיוֹם֙ | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הִמָּשַׁ֣ח | himashach | is anointed | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֹת֔וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲשִׂירִ֨ת | ʾasirit | <the> tenth of | H6224 → | 29 times |
| הָאֵפָ֥ה | haefah | <the> ephah | H374 → | 40 times |
| סֹ֛לֶת | solet | fine flour | H5560 → | 53 times |
| מִנְחָ֖ה | minchah | grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| תָּמִ֑יד | tamid | continually | H8548 → | 104 times |
| מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ | machatzitah | half its | H4276 → | |
| בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ | umachatzitah | and half its | H4276 → | |
| בָּעָֽרֶב׃ | baarev | in the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
זֶ֡הthis
zehH2088 →1180 times
קָרְבַּן֩[is] [the] present of
karebanH7133 →82 times
אַהֲרֹ֨ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֜יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יַקְרִ֣יבוּthey will present
yakrivuH7126 →280 times
לַֽיהוָ֗הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיוֹם֙on [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
הִמָּשַׁ֣חis anointed
himashachH4886 →70 times
אֹת֔וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
עֲשִׂירִ֨ת<the> tenth of
ʾasiritH6224 →29 times
הָאֵפָ֥ה<the> ephah
haefahH374 →40 times
סֹ֛לֶתfine flour
soletH5560 →53 times
מִנְחָ֖הgrain offering
minchahH4503 →211 times
תָּמִ֑ידcontinually
tamidH8548 →104 times
מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּhalf its
machatzitahH4276 →
בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּand half its
umachatzitahH4276 →
בָּעָֽרֶב׃in the evening
baarevH6153 →134 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 5:1Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
it leads to
- Hebrews 8:3
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
- Hebrews 10:11
Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- Leviticus 9:15–21
Aaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.
- Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he…
- Hebrews 9:9
It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
- Hebrews 8:3
Through
Leviticus 5:11But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense…
it leads to
- Numbers 5:15
then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over…
- Leviticus 2:1–2
“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
- Numbers 5:15
Through
Exodus 29:2along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
it leads to
- Numbers 6:15
together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil.
- Numbers 6:15
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.