Leviticus 6:17-20

17 It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share of the food offerings presented to me. Like the sin offering^[a] and the guilt offering, it is most holy.

18 Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it. For all generations to come it is his perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the LORD. Whatever touches them will become holy.^[b] ’ ”

19 The LORD also said to Moses,

20 “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the LORD on the day he^[c] is anointed: a tenth of an ephah^[d] of the finest flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.

Leviticus 6:17-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 6

This chapter treats of the trespass offering for sins committed knowingly and wilfully, Le 6:1-7 and of the law of the burnt offering, and of cleansing the altar of burnt offering, and keeping the fire burning on it continually, Le 6:8-13 and of the meat offering, which is repeated with some additional circumstances, Le 6:14-18 and of the offering at the consecration of the high priest, Le 6:19-23 and of the sin offering, and where to be killed and eaten, and by whom, Le 6:24-30.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 5:9
• 2. Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 7:7; Leviticus 10:16-18
• 3. ver 29; Exodus 40:10; Leviticus 10:12; Leviticus 21:22; Leviticus 24:9; Numbers 18:9,10
• 4. ver 29; Leviticus 2:3; Leviticus 7:6; Numbers 18:9-10
• 5. Numbers 5:9
• 6. S Genesis 9:12
• 7. S Exodus 30:29; ver 27
• 8. S Exodus 28:41
• 9. S Exodus 16:36
• 10. Numbers 5:15; Numbers 28:5
• 11. Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 23:13; Numbers 4:16

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "purification offering" ; also in verses 25 and 30
• [b]. Or "Whoever touches them must be holy" ; similarly in verse 27
• [c]. Or "each"
• [d]. That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms