one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord;
Parallel translations
- WEB and one loaf of bread, one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh.
- KJV And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
- BSB along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
- NASB and one loaf of bread, and one cake of bread mixed with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread which is set before the Lord;
- NLT Then take one round loaf of bread, one thin cake mixed with olive oil, and one wafer from the basket of bread without yeast that was placed in the Lord’s presence.
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Quick answer
One loaf, one oiled cake, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread were taken. The bread joined the meat portions in the offering.
Overview
Adding the unleavened bread completed the offering for ordination, combining grain and sacrifice. The bread free from leaven again pictured purity. Together these elements expressed full dedication of the priests to God's service in holiness.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Exod 29:2–3unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil: you shall make them of fine wheat flour.
- Lev 8:26and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before Yahweh, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and on the right thigh.
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