Leviticus 6:20

Leviticus 6:20 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"This is the offering that Aaron and his sons shall offer to the Lord on the day when 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night.

Context of Leviticus 6:20

18Any son, grandson or male of Aaron's family can eat the bread. It is his usual part of the burnt offerings to the Lord. A person who touches the bread will become holy.’ 19The Lord said to Moses, ‘When Aaron is anointed, Aaron and his sons must give an offering to the Lord. It must be a tenth of an ephah (about two litres) of best flour. They must bring half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening. 21They must mix it with oil and they must cook it on a flat plate. Then they must break it into pieces and they must offer it to the Lord. The smell of it will give the Lord pleasure. 22The son whom they will anoint to take Aaron's place must prepare the offering.

Leviticus 6:20 word by word

זֶ֡ה קָרְבַּן֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן וּבָנָ֜יו אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֣יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֗ה בְּיוֹם֙ הִמָּשַׁ֣ח אֹת֔וֹ עֲשִׂירִ֨ת הָאֵפָ֥ה סֹ֛לֶת מִנְחָ֖ה תָּמִ֑יד מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ בָּעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and of his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• which they shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• when he is anointedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
• the tenth partעֲשִׂירִי‛ăώîyrîy · tenthH6224
• of an ephahאֵיפָה'êyphâh 'êphâh · ephahH374
• of fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
• for a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• perpetualתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• halfמַחֲצִיתmachătsîyth · halfH4276
• of it in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• thereof at nightעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:20

• Exodus 29:2Use good flour from wheat to make three kinds of bread, with no yeast in it. Mix olive oil with some of the flour before you cook it. Cook some of the flour without any oil in it. And cook some flour to make biscuits that you then put oil on.
• Numbers 18:26‘You must say to the Levites, “You will receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given to you from them. I have not given any land to you. I have given the tithes to you instead. When you receive those tithes, you must offer one tenth of it to the Lord. That will be a tithe of the tithe.
• Hebrews 5:1Every leader of God's priests comes from among the people. That special priest's work is to serve God on behalf of God's people. He offers gifts and sacrifices to God, so that God will forgive the people's sins.
• Hebrews 7:27Jesus is not like the Levite priests. They need to offer sacrifices to God every day. First, they offer sacrifices so that God will forgive their own sins. Then they offer sacrifices on behalf of the other people, so that God will forgive their sins too. But Jesus offered one sacrifice for all time. That sacrifice was himself.
• Hebrews 8:3It is the duty of every special priest to offer gifts and sacrifices to God. So Jesus, as our special priest, must also have something to offer.
• Leviticus 6:22The son whom they will anoint to take Aaron's place must prepare the offering.
• Leviticus 5:1A person may know about something that is wrong. He may not speak about it at a public meeting. That person is sinning.
• Exodus 16:36(The people used omers to measure the food. Ten omers is equal to one ephah.)
• Leviticus 2:1A person may want to give grain as a gift to the Lord. He must make it into flour. He must put oil and incense on the flour.
• Exodus 29:35Do everything that I have commanded you, to make Aaron and his sons my special servants. Take seven days to do this.
• Numbers 28:3You must say to them, “This is the offering by fire that you must offer to the Lord: It must be two male lambs that are one year old. They must not have anything wrong with them. That is the burnt offering for every day.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20In 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 Leviticus 6:22.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20See Leviticus 4:3. Aaron‘s sons here spoken of (as in Leviticus 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 Leviticus 8:35; Leviticus 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The law of the burnt-offerings put upon the priests a great deal of care and work; the flesh was wholly burnt, and the priests had nothing but the skin. But most of the meat-offering was their own. It is God's will that his ministers should be provided with what is needful.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23These instructions only apply to the grain part of the ordination offering (see Leviticus 2:1–16). For the rest of the ordination offering, see 8:22–32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2320. This is the offering of Aaron, and of his sons--the daily meat offering of the high priest; for though his sons are mentioned along with him, it was probably only those of his descendants who succeeded him in that high office that are meant. It was to be offered, one half of it in the morning and the other half in the evening--being daily laid by the ministering priest on the altar of burnt offering, where, being dedicated to God, it was wholly…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 6:20

• Anointing
• Measure
• Offerings
• Priest

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Commentaries on Leviticus 6

• 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