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

2Then he must bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and the priest must scoop out from there a handful of its choice wheat flour and some of its olive oil in addition to all of its frankincense, and the priest must offer its memorial portion up in smoke on the altar – it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 3The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons – it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord. “‘When you present an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must be made of choice wheat flour baked into unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil or unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil. 5If your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle, it must be choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil, unleavened. 6Crumble it in pieces and pour olive 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 23:28Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.
• Psalms 22:14My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.
• Ezekiel 46:20He said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out to the outer court to transmit holiness to the people.”
• Matthew 26:38Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
• John 12:27“Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.
• Leviticus 1:11and must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, will splash its blood against the altar’s sides.
• Leviticus 6:17It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
• Leviticus 7:12If he presents it on account of thanksgiving, along with the thank offering sacrifice he must present unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil, and well soaked ring-shaped loaves made of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil.
• Leviticus 10:12Then Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his remaining sons, “Take the grain offering which remains from the gifts of the Lord and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.
• Exodus 12:8They will eat the meat the same night; they will eat it roasted over the fire with bread made without yeast and with bitter herbs.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough – you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
• 1 Corinthians 7:26Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
• 1 Peter 2:1So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
• Exodus 16:31The house of Israel called its name “manna.” It was like coriander seed and was white, and it tasted like wafers with honey.
• Exodus 29:2and bread made without yeast, and perforated cakes without yeast mixed with oil, and wafers without yeast spread with oil – you are to make them using fine wheat flour.
• Isaiah 42:1“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for 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

Topics related to Leviticus 2:4

• Bread
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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