“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.
Parallel translations
- WEB “This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to Yahweh in the day when he is anointed: one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night.
- NASB “This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are to present to the Lord on the day when he is anointed; the tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
- NLT “On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the Lord the standard grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening.
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Quick answer
At his anointing the priest offers a tenth of an ephah of flour daily, half morning and half evening. The priest's consecration involves continual, dedicated offering.
Overview
The high priest presents this grain offering perpetually, divided between morning and evening, marking his ongoing consecration to God. The daily rhythm expresses unceasing devotion appropriate to one who serves in God's presence. It points toward Christ's perfect and perpetual consecration as our High Priest before the Father.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Exod 16:36(Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
- Exod 29:2along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
- Num 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.
- Lev 2:1–16“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,
- Lev 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.
- Heb 5:1Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
- Lev 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.
- Num 18:26–32“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.
- Heb 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.
- Exod 29:35–42This 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.
- Num 28:10This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
- Heb 8:3–4And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
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