Leviticus 6:20-22
New English Translation
20 “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons which they must present to the Lord on the day when he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah[a] of choice wheat flour[b] as a continual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening. 21 It must be made with olive oil on a griddle and you must bring it well soaked,[c] so you must present a grain offering of broken pieces[d] as a soothing aroma to the Lord. 22 The high priest who succeeds him[e] from among his sons must do it. It is a perpetual statute; it must be offered up in smoke as a whole offering to the Lord.
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- Leviticus 6:20 sn A tenth of an ephah is about 2.3 liters, one day’s ration for a single person (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:306).
- Leviticus 6:20 tn For the rendering “choice wheat flour” see the note on Lev 2:1.
- Leviticus 6:21 tn The term rendered here “well soaked” (see, e.g., NRSV; the Hebrew term is מֻרְבֶּכֶת, murbekhet) occurs only three times (here; 7:12, and 1 Chr 23:29), and is sometimes translated “well-mixed” (e.g., NIV, NCV, NLT; NASB “well stirred”; NAB “well kneaded”). The meaning is uncertain (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:399-400), but in Lev 7:12 it stands parallel to already prepared grain offerings either “mixed” (the Hebrew term is בְּלוּלֹת (belulot), not מֻרְבֶּכֶת as in Lev 6:21 [6:14 HT]) or anointed with oil.
- Leviticus 6:21 tn Heb “broken bits [?] of a grain offering of pieces,” but the meaning of the Hebrew term rendered here “broken bits” (תֻּפִינֵי, tufine) is quite uncertain. Some take it from the Hebrew verb “to break up, to crumble” (פַּת [pat]; e.g., the Syriac, NAB, NIV, NLT “broken” pieces) and others from “to bake” (אָפַה, ʾafah; e.g., NRSV “baked pieces”). For a good summary of other proposed options, see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 90. Compare Lev 2:5-6 for the general regulations regarding this manner of grain offering. Similar but less problematic terminology is used there.
- Leviticus 6:22 tn Heb “And the anointed priest under him.”
Leviticus 6:20-22
English Standard Version
20 (A)“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons shall offer to the Lord on the day when he is anointed: a (B)tenth of an ephah[a] of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It shall be made with oil (C)on a griddle. You shall bring it (D)well mixed, in baked[b] pieces like a grain offering, and offer it for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 22 The priest from among Aaron's sons, who is anointed to succeed him, shall offer it to the Lord as decreed forever. (E)The whole of it shall be burned.
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- Leviticus 6:20 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Leviticus 6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Leviticus 6:20-22
New International Version
20 “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he[a] is anointed:(A) a tenth of an ephah[b](B) of the finest flour(C) as a regular grain offering,(D) half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It must be prepared with oil on a griddle;(E) bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken[c] in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 22 The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest(F) shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.(G)
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- Leviticus 6:20 Or each
- Leviticus 6:20 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
- Leviticus 6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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