Bible Strands
Leviticus 6:16
Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records a divine command given to Aaron and his sons regarding the consumption of the grain offering's remainder. This instruction occurs within the broader regulations for priestly duties and offerings.
The words — The phrase וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִמֶּנָּה (ve.ha.no.Te.ret mi.me.nah) translates literally to "and the remainder of it," specifying the leftover portion of the offering. The verb יֹאכְלוּ (yo.khe.lu) means "they will eat," establishing a mandatory action for Aaron and his sons.
The thread — This regulation regarding the priestly consumption of grain offering remnants appears in Leviticus 2:3 and Leviticus 10:12, while Ezekiel 44:29 extends the principle to include sin and guilt offerings. The consistent pattern assigns the holy remainder of food offerings exclusively to the priesthood.
Why it lands — The verse requires the priesthood to consume the offering's remainder without leaven in a designated holy area, specifically the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. It establishes a boundary between sacred consumption and ordinary use, demanding strict adherence to location and preparation rules.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 2:3 The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.
- Ezekiel 44:29 They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.
- Leviticus 10:12 And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.
- Exodus 12:8 They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
- Leviticus 6:26 The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 2:10 But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.
- Leviticus 5:13 In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
- Numbers 18:9 A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
- 1 Corinthians 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?