Leviticus 6:14

Leviticus 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And this is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord in front of the altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 6:14

12The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out. The priest will burn wood on it every morning. He will lay the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offering. 13The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out. “These are the instructions for the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must bring it into the Lord’s presence in front of the altar. 15One of them will remove a handful of flour from the grain offering, together with the olive oil and all the incense. He will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is a soothing aroma to the Lord. 16Aaron and his sons will eat the rest of it. They will eat unleavened bread in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

Leviticus 6:14 word by word

וְזֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַמִּנְחָ֑ה הַקְרֵ֨ב אֹתָ֤הּ בְּנֵֽי־אַהֲרֹן֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• it beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:14

• Leviticus 2:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Now, if any of you bring a grain offering to the Lord, your offering must be flour. Pour olive oil on it, and put incense on it.
• Numbers 15:4Whoever brings the offering must also give the Lord a grain offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.
• John 6:32Jesus said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The meat-offering - See Clarke on Leviticus 2:1; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 See Leviticus 2:1-10; Exodus 29:40-41. Leviticus 6:16 With unleavened bread shall it be eaten - This should be, it (the remainder) shall be eaten unleavened.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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. this is the law of the meat offering--Though this was a provision for the priests and their families, it was to be regarded as "most holy"; and the way in which it was prepared was: on any meat offerings being presented, the priest carried them to the altar, and taking a handful from each of them as an oblation, he salted and burnt it on the altar; the residue became the property of the priests, and was the food of those whose duty it was to attend…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 6:14

• Offerings

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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