Leviticus 2 · Verse 4

Leviticus 2:4

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.
Leviticus 2:4, King James Version

Leviticus 2:4 in other translations

BSBNow if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
WEB“‘When you offer an offering of a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
ASVAnd when thou offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
YLT‘And when thou bringest near an offering, a present baked in an oven, it is of unleavened cakes of flour mixed with oil, or thin unleavened cakes anointed with oil.
DARBYAnd if thou present an offering of an oblation baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
BBEAnd when you give a meal offering cooked in the oven, let it be of unleavened cakes of the best meal mixed with oil, or thin unleavened cakes covered with oil.
WebsterAnd if thou shalt bring an oblation of a meat-offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

What does Leviticus 2:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven--generally a circular hole excavated in the floor, from one to five feet deep, the sides of which are covered with hardened plaster, on which cakes are baked of the form and thickness of pancakes. (See on Ge 18:6). The shape of Eastern ovens varies considerably according to the nomadic or settled habits of the people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Baken in the oven - תנור tannur, from נר nar, to split, divide, says Mr. Parkhurst; and hence the oven, because of its burning, dissolving, and melting heat.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 2:1-11

Chapter Outline The meat-offering of flour. (1-11) The offering of first-fruits. (12-16) Verses 1-11 Meat-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 God for the blessings of providence, and those good works which are acceptable to God. The term "meat" was, and still is, properly given to any kind of provision…

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Leviticus 2:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכִ֥יve.Khiand ifH3588
תַקְרִ֛בtak.Rivyou will presentH7126
קָרְבַּ֥ןka.re.Bana present ofH7133
מִנְחָ֖הmin.Chaha grain offeringH4503
מַאֲפֵ֣הma.'a.Peha baked item ofH3989
תַנּ֑וּרta.Nuran ovenH8574
סֹ֣לֶתSo.letfine flour ofH5560
חַלּ֤וֹתcha.Lotround perforated breads ofH2471
מַצֹּת֙ma.Tzotunleavened bread<s>H4682
בְּלוּלֹ֣תbe.lu.LotmixedH1101
בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menwith <the> oilH8081
וּרְקִיקֵ֥יu.re.ki.Keiand thin breads ofH7550
מַצּ֖וֹתma.Tzotunleavened bread<s>H4682
מְשֻׁחִ֥יםme.shu.ChimsmearedH4886
בַּשָּֽׁמֶן\׃\ \סba.Sha.menwith <the> oilH8081

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Cross references for Leviticus 2:4

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

  • John 12:27

    Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

  • Matthew 26:38

    Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

  • 1 Peter 2:1

    Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

  • 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:

  • Hebrews 7:26

    For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

  • 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.

  • John 3:34

    For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

  • 1 Peter 2:22

    Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

  • Isaiah 44:3-5

    For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
meat offering.
1Ch 23:28,29; Ps 22:14; Eze 46:20; Mt 26:38; Joh 12:27
the oven.{Tannur}, probably such an oven as that described by D'Arvieux, as used by the Arabs. He states that they make a fire in a great stone pitcher, and when heated, mix meal and water, which they apply with the hollow of their hands to the outside, and this soft paste spreading itself upon it, is baked in an instant, and the bread comes of as thin as our wafers.
1:11; 6:17; 7:12; 10:12; Ex 12:8; 1Co 5:7,8; Heb 7:26; 1Pe 2:1,22
wafers.
Ex 16:31; 29:2; Isa 42:1; 44:3-5; 61:1; Joh 3:34

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Context

  • Leviticus 2:3

    And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

  • Leviticus 2:4

    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.

  • Leviticus 2:5

    And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.

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Leviticus 2:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando ofrecieres ofrenda de presente cocida en horno, será de tortas de flor de harina sin levadura, amasadas con aceite, y hojaldres sin levadura untadas con aceite.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand tu présenteras en offrande une offrande de gâteau cuit au four, ce sera de la fleur de farine, des gâteaux sans levain, pétris à l’huile, et des galettes sans levain ointes d’huile.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn du als Opfergabe eines Speisopfers ein Ofengebäck darbringen willst, so soll es Feinmehl sein, ungesäuerte Kuchen, gemengt mit Öl, und ungesäuerte Fladen, gesalbt mit Öl.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum autem obtuleris sacrificium coctum in clibano: de simila, panes scilicet absque fermento, conspersos oleo, et lagana azyma oleo lita.