Leviticus 6:21

It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle; you are to bring it well-kneaded and present it as a grain offering broken in pieces, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text addresses the priests, specifically Aaron and his sons, during the ongoing instructions for the daily grain offering following the day of anointing. It specifies the exact preparation method for the portion presented each morning and evening.

The words — The term מַחֲבַ֗ת (maḥabet) denotes a griddle or baking tray, while תֻּפִינֵי (tupineney) refers to the broken pieces of the dough. These terms anchor the physical preparation of the offering to specific tools and final forms.

The thread — This preparation method parallels Leviticus 2:5, which also mandates a grain offering mixed with oil on a griddle, and aligns with Leviticus 7:9, which assigns such griddle-baked offerings to the priest. The practice continues in 1 Chronicles 9:31, where a Levite is specifically tasked with baking the bread.

Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to the prescribed preparation and presentation of the offering. It requires the worshipper to submit to the exact physical and ritual standards established for the LORD.

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The Hebrew words

עַֽל־'al-on מַחֲבַ֗תma.cha.Vata baking tray בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶןba./She.menwith <the>/ oil תֵּעָשֶׂ֖הte.'a.Sehit will be made מֻרְבֶּ֣כֶתmur.Be.khetmixed [dough]תְּבִיאֶ֑נָּהte.vi.'E./nahyou will bring/ it תֻּפִינֵי֙tu.fi.Neibroken pieces of מִנְחַ֣תmin.Chata grain offering of פִּתִּ֔יםpi.Timcrumbs תַּקְרִ֥יבtak.Rivyou will present רֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-an odor of נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothing לַיהוָֽה׃la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh

King James Version

In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

Cross-references

Leviticus 2:5 If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.
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,
1 Chronicles 9:31 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.