You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
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And thou shalt put pure frankincense with each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial-part, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 24:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 2:2 He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense, and the priest shall burn its memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
- Revelation 8:3-4 Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.
- Genesis 9:16 The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
- Exodus 12:14 This day shall be a memorial for you. You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh. You shall keep it as a feast throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
- Exodus 13:9 It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that Yahweh’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.
- Exodus 17:14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.”
- John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
- John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
- Acts 10:4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
- Acts 10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread. When he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.” In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”
- Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,
- Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For it was burnt every Sabbath, when the bread…
For it was burnt every Sabbath, when the bread was taken away.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 24:7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon…
Lev 24:7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon [each] row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, [even] an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Ver. 7. On the bread.] Or, Instead of the bread.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Pure frankincense, unmixed and uncorrupted, or of the best…
Pure frankincense, unmixed and uncorrupted, or of the best sort.
That it may be on the bread, or to the bread, or for the bread, to wit, to be burnt before the Lord instead of the bread, which could not conveniently be offered to God in that manner. And this was done every time that the bread was changed.
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For a memorial; for that part which properly belonged to God, whereas the rest belonged to the priest. See Poole "Lev 2:2".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row,....…
And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row,.... Two cups of frankincense, in each of which was an handful of it, and which were set by each row of the cakes, as Jarchi observes:
that it may be on the bread for a memorial; or "for the bread", instead of it, for a memorial of it; that being to be eaten by the priests, and this to be burned on the altar to the Lord, as follows:
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even an offering made by fire unto the Lord; not the bread that was after a time taken away, and eaten by the priests, but the frankincense.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Pure frankincense - Unmixed and uncorrupted, or of the…
Pure frankincense - Unmixed and uncorrupted, or of the best sort, to be burnt before the Lord. On the bread - And this was done every time that the bread was changed. For a memorial - For that part which properly belonged to God, whereas the rest belonged to the priests.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. Frankincense — See Lev_2:1, note. The frankincense used…
7. Frankincense — See Lev_2:1, note. The frankincense used by the Jews in the temple service must not be confounded with the common frankincense of commerce, which is a product of the Abies excelsa. The true frankincense is a product of the Boswellia thurifera. It is the symbol of intercession, (Rev_8:3,) and it doubtless was to be burnt on the appointed altar.
A memorial — See Lev_2:2, note.
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Made by fire — The incense was properly a fire-made offering, but the show-bread was improperly so called, since it was only fire-baked.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. frankincense] The LXX. add ‘and salt,’ apparently in…
7. frankincense] The LXX. add ‘and salt,’ apparently in view of the rule in Lev_2:13. According to a tradition preserved by Josephus (Ant. iii. 10. 7) the frankincense was not poured on the bread, but placed beside it in two golden bowls.
an offering made by fire] The frankincense was burnt on the altar of Burnt-Offering. See Jos. Ant. l.c.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Shalt put pure frankincense upon each row.—Better, shalt…
(7) Shalt put pure frankincense upon each row.—Better, shalt place pure frankincense by each pile. As the two piles of six cakes each measured together ten handbreadths in width, and as the length of the table was twelve handbreadths, there was a vacant space of two handbreadths left on the table for the two bowls with frankincense. The vacant place in question may, therefore, (1) have been divided between the two ends of the table, and a bowl with incense been put at each end on either side of the two piles; or (2) the disposable vacant space may have been left at one end of the table only, and the bowls put together on this end by one side of the two piles; or (3) each of the two piles of the cakes may have been put more or less closely to the other end of the table, thus leaving a vacant space between the two piles, into which the two bowls with the frankincense were placed. The last was the practice during the second Temple.
That it may be on the bread for a memorial.—Better, that it may be for the bread as a memorial, that is, that the frankincense may be offered up upon the altar, as God’s portion, instead of the bread which was given to the priests. By this means the prayers of the children of Israel will be brought into grateful remembrance before the Lord. (See Lev_2:2.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
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God continues giving Moses instructions about the things in the tent of meeting.
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You must put pure incense along each row of loaves
The incense was probably next to the loaves, rather than directly on the loaves. AT: "You must put pure incense next to the loaves in each row" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
as a representative offering
What the incense would represent can be stated clearly. AT: "to represent the loaves as an offering" or "to be an offering that represents the loaves" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
This incense will be burnt for Yahweh
This can be stated in active form. AT: "You will burn the incense for Yahweh" (See: Active or Passive)
This offering
"This bread that is offered"
for it is a portion from the offerings
"for they took it from the offerings"
the offerings to Yahweh made by fire
"the burnt offerings to Yahweh" or "the offerings that you burn to Yahweh"
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Sabbath
bread
sign
eternity
covenant
sacrifice
holy
burnt offering
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 24:7 Since a portion of this bread was to…
24:7 Since a portion of this bread was to be burned as a representative offering (see 2:2), it would have been made without yeast (that is, unleavened; see 2:11).
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