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Leviticus 2:6
Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses and the Israelites during the codification of tabernacle worship, specifying procedural details for the grain offering. The words — פָּת֤וֹת (pa.Tot) translates literally as "you will crumble," and שָׁ֑מֶן (Sha.men) means "oil," denoting the required physical preparation of the offering. The thread — The preparatory action echoes Leviticus 1:6, while Leviticus 2:5 and 2:7 frame this verse as the middle step in a sequence of grain offering regulations. Why it lands — The text requires the offerer to physically break the grain into pieces and apply oil, establishing a fixed ritual standard before presentation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
Cross-references
- Psalms 22:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
- John 18:1 After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
- Leviticus 1:6 Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
- Mark 14:1 Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.