1 Chronicles 23:29

as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records David's instructions to the Levites regarding their duties in the house of the Lord. This passage outlines their specific responsibilities for preparing sacred items and assisting the priests.

The words — The text highlights `לֶ֨חֶם הַֽ/מַּעֲרֶ֜כֶת` (lechem ha.ma'arekhet), meaning "the bread of the row" or showbread, and `סֹ֤לֶת` (solet), meaning "fine flour." These terms specify the exact ingredients and arrangements required for the grain offerings and sacred table.

The thread — The preparation of fine flour and unleavened wafers recurs in the grain offering regulations of Leviticus 2:4 and the placement of the Bread of the Presence in Exodus 25:30. The emphasis on precise measurements also echoes the command against dishonest scales in Leviticus 19:35.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that worship demands exact attention to material details and procedural fidelity. It establishes that sacred service depends on disciplined preparation rather than casual devotion.

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The Hebrew words

וּלְלֶ֨חֶםu./le./Le.chemand/ to/ [the] bread of הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתha./ma.'a.Re.khetthe/ row וּלְסֹ֤לֶתu./le./So.letand/ to/ fine flour לְמִנְחָה֙le./min.Chahfor/ a grain offering וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve./li/r.ki.Keiand/ to/ [the] wafers of הַמַּצּ֔וֹתha./ma.Tzotthe/ unleavened bread<s>וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve./la./ma.cha.Vatand/ to the/ baked cake וְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתve./la./mur.Ba.khetand/ to the/ mixed [dough]וּלְכָל־u./le./khol-and/ to/ every מְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.Rahmeasurement וּמִדָּֽה׃u./mi.Dahand/ measurement

King James Version

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

Cross-references

Leviticus 19:35 You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
Exodus 25:30 And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
Leviticus 2:4 Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
Leviticus 6:20 “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.
Leviticus 24:5 You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
Leviticus 7:9 Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,
Numbers 3:50 He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
1 Kings 7:48 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
1 Chronicles 9:29 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
2 Chronicles 13:11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.