Leviticus 2:4 KJV

And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

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  • thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The meat-offering of flourMeat-offerings may typify Christ, as presented to God for us, and as being the Bread of life to our souls; but they rather seem to denote our obligation to...

Thompson Chains

  • BakingLink 2 of 4 · next Leviticus 26:26
  • OvensStarts here · next Leviticus 26:26 · 5 links
  • WafersLink 3 of 5 · next Leviticus 8:26

Parallel Passages

  • Exodus 29:37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Exodus 29:2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
  • 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: …
  • Leviticus 10:12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:
  • Psalms 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
  • Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And if thou bring וְכִי wĕkî Conjunction תַקְרִב taqrib קָרַב Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • an oblation קָרְבַּן qorban קׇרְבָּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of a meat offering מִנְחָה minḥâ מִנְחָה Noun · feminine singular
  • baken מַאֲפֵה maʾăpê מַאֲפֶה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • in the oven תַנּוּר tannûr תַּנּוּר Noun · masculine singular
  • unleavened מַצֹּת maṣṣōt מַצָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • cakes חַלּוֹת ḥallôt חַלָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • of fine flour סֹלֶת sōlet סֹלֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • mingled בְּלוּלֹת bĕlûlōt בָּלַל Verb · qal passive participle, feminine plural
  • with oil בַּשֶּׁמֶן baššemen שֶׁמֶן Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • or unleavened מַצּוֹת maṣṣôt מַצָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • wafers וּרְקִיקֵי ûrĕqîqê רָקִיק Noun · masculine plural construct · with and
  • anointed מְשֻׁחִים mĕšuḥîm מָשַׁח Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural
  • with oil בַּשָּׁמֶן baššāmen שֶׁמֶן Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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