King James Version
What Does Leviticus 6:17 Mean?
“It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.”
Context
15
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
16
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.
17
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
18
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
19
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(17) **I have given it unto them for their portion.**—It was ordained that those who ministered at the altar should live of the altar; hence the priests had no portion or inheritance in the land.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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