King James Version
Exodus 29:23 in the King James Version says “And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is befo...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:”
Exodus 29:23 · KJV
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. shalt wave: or, shalt shake to and fro
And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“loaf”
H3603a circle, i.e., (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the ghor or valley of the jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or l
“of oiled”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
“out of the basket”
H5536properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket
“of the unleavened bread”
H4682properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the fes
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that is before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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