New Living Translation
Leviticus 6:17
17Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.
Leviticus 6:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
- New International Version (NIV)It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share of the food offerings presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my food offerings. It is a thing most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the trespass offering.
Context of Leviticus 6:17
15The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 16Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle. Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy. 18Any of Aaron’s male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the Lord. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy.” 19Then the Lord said to Moses,
Read all of Leviticus 6Leviticus 6:17 word by word
לֹ֤א תֵאָפֶה֙ חָמֵ֔ץ חֶלְקָ֛ם נָתַ֥תִּי אֹתָ֖הּ מֵאִשָּׁ֑י קֹ֤דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים֙ הִ֔וא כַּחַטָּ֖את וְכָאָשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- It shall not be bakenאָפָה'âphâh · to bakeH644
- with leavenחָמֵץchâmêts · leavenH2557
- I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- their portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
- of my offerings made by fireאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801
- mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- the sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
- and as the trespass offeringאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
Cross-references for Leviticus 6:17
- Leviticus 2:11“Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the Lord, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the Lord.
- 1 Peter 2:22He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone.
- Numbers 18:9You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings—including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings—will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons.
- Leviticus 6:25“Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the Lord’s presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.
- Leviticus 2:3The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord.
- Leviticus 7:1“These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is most holy.
- Exodus 29:22“Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
Commentaries on Leviticus 6:17
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17leaven: See study note on 2:11. The priests received a portion of the grain offering. This provided bread, which was their main food (7:9). It also had spiritual meaning, because it was considered most holy. See study note on 2:3.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
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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
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