Leviticus 24 · Verse 7

Leviticus 24:7

And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
Leviticus 24:7, King James Version

Leviticus 24:7 in other translations

BSBAnd you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
WEBYou shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to the LORD.
ASVAnd thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
YLTand thou hast put on the rank pure frankincense, and it hath been to the bread for a memorial, a fire-offering to Jehovah.
DARBYAnd thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row; and it shall be a bread of remembrance, an offering by fire to Jehovah.
BBEAnd on the lines of cakes put clean sweet-smelling spices, for a sign on the bread, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
WebsterAnd thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to the LORD.

What does Leviticus 24:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 24:5-9

5-9. take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes--for the showbread, as previously appointed (Ex 25:30). Those cakes were baked by the Levites, the flour being furnished by the people (1Ch 9:32; 23:29), oil, wine, and salt being the other ingredients (Le 2:13). two tenth deals--that is, of an ephah--thirteen and a half pounds weight each; and on each row or pile of cakes some frankincense was strewed, which, being burnt…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 24:1-9

Chapter Outline Oil for the lamps, The shew-bread. (1-9) The law of blasphemy, blasphemer is stoned. (10-23) Verses 1-9 The loaves of bread typify Christ as the Bread of life, and the food of the souls of his people. He is the Light of his church, the Light of the world; in and through his word this light shines. By this light we discern the food prepared for our souls; and we should daily, but especially from…

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Leviticus 24:7 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.

וְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.Taand you will putH5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetthe rowH4635
לְבֹנָ֣הle.vo.NahfrankincenseH3828
זַכָּ֑הza.KahpureH2134
וְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.Tahand it will belongH1961
לַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemto the breadH3899
לְאַזְכָּרָ֔הle.'az.ka.Rahto a memorial offeringH234
אִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.Sheha fire offeringH801
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 24:7

  • Leviticus 2:2

    And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:

  • Revelation 8:3-4

    And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

  • Exodus 17:14

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

  • Hebrews 7:25

    Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  • John 6:35

    And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

  • Exodus 12:14

    And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

  • Acts 10:4

    And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

  • Ephesians 1:6

    To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

  • Exodus 13:9

    And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

  • John 6:51

    I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:23-25

    For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

  • Acts 10:31

    And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pure.
2:2; Eph 1:6; Heb 7:25; Re 8:3,4
the bread.
Joh 6:35,51
a memorial.
Ge 9:16; Ex 12:14; 13:9; 17:14; Ac 10:4,31; 1Co 11:23-25

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Context

  • Leviticus 24:6

    And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.

  • Leviticus 24:7

    And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 24:8

    Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

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Leviticus 24:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pondrás también sobre cada orden incienso limpio, y será para el pan por perfume, ofrenda encendida á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu mettras de l’encens pur sur chaque rangée; et ce sera un pain de mémorial, un sacrifice par feu à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du sollst auf jede Schicht reinen Weihrauch legen, und er soll dem Brote zum Gedächtnis sein, ein Feueropfer dem Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et pones super eos thus lucidissimum, ut sit panis in monimentum oblationis Domini.