Focused Passage

Leviticus 24:5-9

Light, Bread, the Holy Name, and Equal Justice Before the LORD

The LORD commands Israel to bring pure olive oil so Aaron can keep the lamps burning continually before the LORD. The LORD then commands twelve loaves to be placed in two stacks on the pure gold table as a lasting covenant sign and priestly holy food. The chapter then narrates a case in which the son of an Israelite woman and Egyptian father blasphemes the Name. He is held until the LORD's will is made clear. The LORD commands that the blasphemer be taken outside the camp and stoned. The chapter gives principles concerning blasphemy, murder, killing animals, bodily injury, equal retaliation, and one law for native-born and foreigner.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,

6and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.

7And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD.

8Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.

9It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Cross-references

Exodus 25:23BSB references Exodus 37:10BSB references Exodus 25:30Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 21:6Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 9:32Classic cross-references Hebrews 9:2Classic cross-references Mark 2:26Classic cross-references

Original words

You are also to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularfine flourסֹ֔לֶתH5560Noun - feminine singularand bakeוְאָפִיתָ֣H644Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֹתָ֔הּH853Preposition | third person feminine singulartwelveשְׁתֵּ֥יםH8147Number - fd. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240Number - feminine singularloavesחַלּ֑וֹתH2471Noun - feminine pluralusingיִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartwo-tenths of an ephahשְׁנֵי֙H8147Number - masculine dual construct. . .עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔יםH6241Noun - masculine pluralfor eachהָאֶחָֽת׃H259Article | Number - feminine singularloafהַֽחַלָּ֥הH2471Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

Two-tenths of an ephah is approximately 4 dry quarts or 4.4 liters (probably about 5.1 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of flour).

Verse 6

Cross-references

1 Kings 7:48Classic cross-references Exodus 25:23Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 13:11Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 4:19Classic cross-references Exodus 37:10Classic cross-references

Original words

and setוְשַׂמְתָּ֥H7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthemאוֹתָ֛םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralin twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםH8147Number - fdrowsמַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹתH4635Noun - feminine pluralsixשֵׁ֣שׁH8337Number - feminine singularper rowהַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶתH4635Article | Noun - feminine singularonעַ֛לH5921Prepositionthe tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ןH7979Article | Noun - masculine singularof pure goldהַטָּהֹ֖רH2889Article | Adjective - masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Leviticus 2:2Classic cross-references Exodus 28:12Classic cross-references Revelation 8:3Classic cross-references

Original words

And you are to placeוְנָתַתָּ֥H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularpureזַכָּ֑הH2134Adjective - feminine singularfrankincenseלְבֹנָ֣הH3828Noun - feminine singularnearעַל־H5921Prepositioneach rowהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתH4635Article | Noun - feminine singularso that it may serveוְהָיְתָ֤הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularas a memorial portionלְאַזְכָּרָ֔הH234Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularfor the breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙H3899Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singulara food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 2:4Classic cross-references Numbers 4:7Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 9:32Classic cross-references Exodus 40:4Classic cross-references Leviticus 21:22Classic cross-references

Original words

Every Sabbath dayבְּי֨וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַשַּׁבָּ֜תH7676Article | Noun - common singular. . .בְּי֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַשַּׁבָּ֗תH7676Article | Noun - common singularthe bread is to be set outיַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּH6186Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .תָּמִ֑ידH8548Adverb. . .מֵאֵ֥תH854Preposition-m | Direct object markervvvבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructon behalf of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularas a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singularcovenantבְּרִ֥יתH1285Noun - feminine singular construct

Verse 9

Cross-references

Leviticus 8:31Classic cross-references Luke 6:4Classic cross-references Mark 2:26Classic cross-references Matthew 12:4Classic cross-references Leviticus 10:17Classic cross-references

Original words

It belongs toוְהָֽיְתָה֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןH175Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand his sonsוּלְבָנָ֔יוH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwho are to eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singularit in a holyקָדֹ֑שׁH6918Adjective - masculine singularplaceבְּמָק֣וֹםH4725Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularforכִּ֡יH3588Conjunctionit [is]ה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularto himל֛וֹPreposition | third person masculine singulara mostקֹדֶשׁ֩H6944Noun - masculine singular constructholy [part]קָֽדָשִׁ֨יםH6944Noun - masculine pluralof the food offeringsמֵאִשֵּׁ֥יH801Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructto the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[his] portionחָק־H2706Noun - masculine singular constructforeverעוֹלָֽם׃סH5769Noun - masculine singular

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