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

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

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

7 And 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.

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

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

Original words

You are also to take וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular fine flour סֹ֔לֶת H5560 Noun - feminine singular and bake וְאָפִיתָ֣ H644 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֹתָ֔הּ H853 Preposition | third person feminine singular twelve שְׁתֵּ֥ים H8147 Number - fd . . . עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה H6240 Number - feminine singular loaves חַלּ֑וֹת H2471 Noun - feminine plural using יִהְיֶ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular two-tenths of an ephah שְׁנֵי֙ H8147 Number - masculine dual construct . . . עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים H6241 Noun - masculine plural for each הָאֶחָֽת׃ H259 Article | Number - feminine singular loaf הַֽחַלָּ֥ה H2471 Article | 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 7:48 Classic cross-references Exodus 25:23 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 13:11 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 4:19 Classic cross-references Exodus 37:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

and set וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אוֹתָ֛ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural in two שְׁתַּ֥יִם H8147 Number - fd rows מַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹת H4635 Noun - feminine plural six שֵׁ֣שׁ H8337 Number - feminine singular per row הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת H4635 Article | Noun - feminine singular on עַ֛ל H5921 Preposition the table הַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ן H7979 Article | Noun - masculine singular of pure gold הַטָּהֹ֖ר H2889 Article | Adjective - masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

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

Original words

And you are to place וְנָתַתָּ֥ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular pure זַכָּ֑ה H2134 Adjective - feminine singular frankincense לְבֹנָ֣ה H3828 Noun - feminine singular near עַל־ H5921 Preposition each row הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת H4635 Article | Noun - feminine singular so that it may serve וְהָיְתָ֤ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular as a memorial portion לְאַזְכָּרָ֔ה H234 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular for the bread לַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ H3899 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular a food offering אִשֶּׁ֖ה H801 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

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

Original words

Every Sabbath day בְּי֨וֹם H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַשַּׁבָּ֜ת H7676 Article | Noun - common singular . . . בְּי֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת H7676 Article | Noun - common singular the bread is to be set out יַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּ H6186 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . תָּמִ֑יד H8548 Adverb . . . מֵאֵ֥ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker vvv בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct on behalf of the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular as a permanent עוֹלָֽם׃ H5769 Noun - masculine singular covenant בְּרִ֥ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct

Verse 9

Cross-references

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

Original words

It belongs to וְהָֽיְתָה֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Aaron לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן H175 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּלְבָנָ֔יו H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular who are to eat וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular it in a holy קָדֹ֑שׁ H6918 Adjective - masculine singular place בְּמָק֣וֹם H4725 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular for כִּ֡י H3588 Conjunction it [is] ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular to him ל֛וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular a most קֹדֶשׁ֩ H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct holy [part] קָֽדָשִׁ֨ים H6944 Noun - masculine plural of the food offerings מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י H801 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct to the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular [his] portion חָק־ H2706 Noun - masculine singular construct forever עוֹלָֽם׃ס H5769 Noun - masculine singular

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