Leviticus 2:4

Leviticus 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to consist of the finest flour: either thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in or thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with olive oil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

Context of Leviticus 2:4

2He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. Out of it he shall take a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall offer this up in smoke on the altar [of burnt offering] as the memorial portion of it. It is an offering by fire, a sweet and soothing aroma to the Lord. 3What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire. ‘When you bring an offering of grain baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil. 5If your offering is grain baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine unleavened flour, mixed with oil. 6You are to break it into pieces, and you shall pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

Leviticus 2:4 word by word

וְכִ֥י תַקְרִ֛ב קָרְבַּ֥ן מִנְחָ֖ה מַאֲפֵ֣ה תַנּ֑וּר סֹ֣לֶת חַלּ֤וֹת מַצֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֥ים בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if thou bringקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• an oblationקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• of a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• bakenמַאֲפֶהma'ăpheh · baked (food)H3989
• in the ovenתַּנּוּרtannûr · ovenH8574
• unleavenedמַצָּהmatstsâh · unleavened breadH4682
• cakesחַלָּהchallâh · a kind of cakeH2471
• of fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
• mingledבָּלַלbâlal · to mixH1101
• with oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• wafersרָקִיקrâqîyq · flatbreadH7550
• anointedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886

Cross-references for Leviticus 2:4

• 1 Chronicles 23:28For their duty is to assist [the priests] the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in [caring for] the courtyards, the chambers, the purifying of all holy things, and any work of the service of the house of God,
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me.
• Ezekiel 46:20He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil (cook) the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard to transmit holiness to the people.”
• Matthew 26:38Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and stay awake and keep watch with Me.”
• John 12:27“Now My soul is troubled and deeply distressed; what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour [of trial and agony]’? But it is for this [very] purpose that I have come to this hour [this time and place].
• Leviticus 1:11He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
• Leviticus 6:17It shall not be baked with leaven [which represents corruption or sin]. I have given it as their share of My offerings by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
• Leviticus 7:12If one offers it as a sacrificial meal of thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.
• Leviticus 10:12Then Moses said to Aaron, and to his surviving sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that is left over from the offerings by fire to the Lord, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.
• Exodus 12:8They shall eat the meat that same night, roasted in fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new batch, just as you are, still unleavened. For Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.
• 1 Corinthians 7:26I think then that because of the impending distress [that is, the pressure of the current trouble], it is good for a man to remain as he is.
• 1 Peter 2:1So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech;
• Exodus 16:31The house of Israel called the bread manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and it tasted like flat pastry (wafers) made with honey.
• Exodus 29:2and unleavened bread and unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil; you shall make them of fine wheat flour.
• Isaiah 42:1“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My Chosen One in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.

Commentaries on Leviticus 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Baken in the oven - תנור tannur, from נר nar, to split, divide, says Mr. Parkhurst; and hence the oven, because of its burning, dissolving, and melting heat.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 The four kinds of bread and the three cooking utensils which are mentioned in this section were probably such as were in common use in the daily life of the Israelites; and there appears no reason to doubt that they were such as are still used in the East. The variety of the offerings was most likely permitted to suit the different circumstances of the worshippers. Leviticus 2:4 Oven - This was probably a portable vessel of earthenware; in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4They placed a large ceramic oven in a hole and lit a fire around it. Once the oven was hot, they baked flat cakes or wafers against its inner wall. unleavened: See study note on 2:11; see also Exodus 12:8.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven--generally a circular hole excavated in the floor, from one to five feet deep, the sides of which are covered with hardened plaster, on which cakes are baked of the form and thickness of pancakes. (See on Ge 18:6). The shape of Eastern ovens varies considerably according to the nomadic or settled habits of the people.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings