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Leviticus 6:17 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 6 · verse 17
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.Leviticus 6:17 · King James Version
Leviticus 6:17 in context
15And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
16And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
17It 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.
18All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
19And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringchaṭṭâʼâhan offence , and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403 →
- portionchêleqproperly, smoothnessH2506 →
- leavenchâmêtsferment, extortionH2557 →
- bakenʼâphâhto cook, especially to bakeH644 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- fireʼishshâhproperly, a burnt-offeringH801 →
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The meat-offering was either that which was offered by the people or that by the priests at their consecration. Now, I. As to the common meat-offering, 1. Only a handful of it was to be burnt upon the altar; all the rest was allowed to the priests for their food.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-23