Leviticus 6:20

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““This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.”

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BSBPD

““This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto Jehovah in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`This <FI>is<Fi> an offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they bring near to Jehovah in the day of his being anointed; a tenth of the ephah of flour <FI>for<Fi> a continual present, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 6:20 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:36(Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
  2. Exodus 29:2along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
  3. Exodus 29:35This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
  4. Leviticus 2:1“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
  5. Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
  6. Leviticus 5:11But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
  7. Leviticus 6:11Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.
  8. Numbers 18:26“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
  9. Numbers 28:3And tell them that this is the offering made by fire you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
  10. Numbers 28:10This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
  11. Hebrews 5:1Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
  12. Hebrews 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
  13. Hebrews 8:3And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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