Leviticus 6:16

“What is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; it shall be eaten unleavened in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it.”

Leviticus 6:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 6:16, word by word

What is leftנּוֹתֶרֶתnoteret

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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shall eatיֹאכְלוּyochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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unleavenedמַצּוֹתmatsot

unleavened bread

Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.

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in a holyקָדֹשׁkadosh

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

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placeמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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in the courtחֲצַרchatsar

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

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of the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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The context

15He shall take up from it in his handful some of the fine flour of the grain offering and of its oil, and all the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and offer it up in smoke on the altar as a pleasing aroma, its memorial portion to YHWH.

16 · This verse (above)

17It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion from my fire offerings; it is a most holy thing, like the sin offering and like the guilt offering.

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