God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 24:7
7Lay pure incense on top of each stack. The incense on the bread will be a reminder, an offering by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 24:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)By each stack put some pure incense as a memorial portion to represent the bread and to be a food offering presented to the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 24:7
5“Also take flour and bake twelve rings of bread. Each ring will contain four quarts of flour. 6Put them in two stacks of six each on the gold table in the Lord’s presence. Lay pure incense on top of each stack. The incense on the bread will be a reminder, an offering by fire to the Lord. 8Every day of rest is a holy day when the ⌞priest⌟ must arrange the bread in the Lord’s presence. It is a continual reminder of my promise to the Israelites. 9The bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat it in a holy place. It is very holy, set apart from the Lord’s offering by fire. This is a permanent law.”
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וְנָתַתָּ֥ עַל־הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת לְבֹנָ֣ה זַכָּ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֤ה לַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ לְאַזְכָּרָ֔ה אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou shalt putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- pureזַךְzak · pureH2134
- frankincenseלְבֹנָהlebônâh lebônâh · frankincenseH3828
- rowמַעֲרֶ֫כֶתma‛ăreketh · rowH4635
- that it may be on the breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- for a memorialאַזְכָּרָה'azkârâh · memorialH234
- an offering made by fireאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Leviticus 24:7
- Leviticus 2:2Then bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. Take from this a handful of flour with olive oil, and all the incense. The priest will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.
- Ephesians 1:6so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
- Hebrews 7:25That is why he is always able to save those who come to God through him. He can do this because he always lives and intercedes for them.
- Revelation 8:3Another angel came with a gold incense burner and stood at the altar. He was given a lot of incense to offer on the gold altar in front of the throne. He offered it with the prayers of all of God’s people.
- John 6:35Jesus told them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty.
- Genesis 9:16Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember my everlasting promise to every living animal on earth.”
- Exodus 12:14“This day will be one for you to remember. This is a permanent law for generations to come: You will celebrate this day as a pilgrimage festival in the Lord’s honor.
- Exodus 13:9This ⌞festival⌟ will be ⌞like⌟ a mark on your hand or a reminder on your forehead that the teachings of the Lord are ⌞always⌟ to be a part of your conversation. Because the Lord used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt,
- Exodus 17:14The Lord said to Moses, “Write this reminder on a scroll, and make sure that Joshua hears it, too: I will completely erase any memory of the Amalekites from the earth.”
- Acts 10:4He stared at the angel and was terrified. Cornelius asked the angel, “What do you want, sir?” The angel answered him, “God is aware of your prayers and your gifts to the poor, and he has remembered you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:23After all, I passed on to you what I had received from the Lord. On the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread
Commentaries on Leviticus 24:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 The oil for the lamps of the tabernacle and the meal for the showbread were to be offerings from the Congregation, like the meal for the Pentecostal loaves, Leviticus 23:17. It appears that the responsibility of keeping up the lights rested on the high priest, but the actual service might be performed, on ordinary occasions, by the common priests. Compare margin reference. Leviticus 24:5 Each cake or loaf of unleavened bread Leviticus 2:11 was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The priests burned a portion of this bread as an offering (see 2:2). So they made the bread without yeast ("unleavened"; see 2:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes--for the showbread, as previously appointed (Ex 25:30). Those cakes were baked by the Levites, the flour being furnished by the people (1Ch 9:32; 23:29), oil, wine, and salt being the other ingredients (Le 2:13). two tenth deals--that is, of an ephah--thirteen and a half pounds weight each; and on each row or pile of cakes some frankincense was strewed, which, being burnt, led to the showbread being called "an…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 24
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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