Leviticus 6:17

It shall not be baked into anything leavened, as their portion, have I given it, from among the altar-flames of Yahweh,—most holy, it is, like the sin-bearer, and like the guilt-bearer,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

In Context

16And the remainder thereof, shall Aaron and his sons eat,—as unleavened cakes, shall it be eaten, in a holy place, within the court of the tent of meeting, shall they eat it.

18Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it, an age-abiding statute to your generations from among the altar-flames of Yahweh,—every one that toucheth them shall be hallowed.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:37Seven days, shalt thou put a propitiatory-covering over the altar, and so shalt hallow it, thus shall the altar become most holy; whosoever toucheth the altar, must be holy.

Leviticus 2:3But, the remainder of the meal-offering, pertaineth unto Aaron and unto his sons,—most holy, from among the altar-flames of Yahweh.

Leviticus 6:25Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, This, is the law of the sin-bearer. In the place where the ascending-sacrifice is slain, shall the sin-bearer be slain, before Yahweh, most holy, it is.

Leviticus 7:1And this, is the law of the guilt-bearer,—most holy, it is!

Numbers 18:9This, shall be thine, out of the things most holy, out of the fire,—their every oblation—to the extent of their every meal-offering, and their every sin-bearer, and their every guilt-bearer wherewith they make amends unto me, most holy unto thee, shall it be and unto thy sons.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 6:15-24

Law of the Meat-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 14 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord , before the altar. 15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord . 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy… Read the whole commentary →

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