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Leviticus 6:20 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 6 · verse 20
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.Leviticus 6:20 · King James Version
Leviticus 6:20 in context
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,
20This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
21In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
22And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringqorbânsomething brought near the altarH7133 →
- anointedmâshachto rub with oilH4886 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- offerqârabto approach for whatever purposeH7126 →
- ephahʼêyphâhan ephah or measure for grainH374 →
- flourçôlethflourH5560 →
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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