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Exodus 29:2

29:1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

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unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil: you shall make them of fine wheat flour.

And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shall you make them.

29:3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.

What does Exodus 29:2 mean?

Exodus 29:2 is a verse in the book of Exodus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַצָּה (matstsâh), לֶחֶם (lechem), חַלָּה (challâh). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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unleavenedמַצָּהmatstsâh/mats-tsaw'/H4682properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
bread,לֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
and
cakesחַלָּהchallâh/khal-law'/H2471a cake (as usually punctured)
unleavenedמַצָּהmatstsâh/mats-tsaw'/H4682properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
temperedבָּלַלbâlal/baw-lal'/H1101to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
with
oil,שֶׁמֶןshemen/sheh'-men/H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
and
wafersרָקִיקrâqîyq/raw-keek'/H7550a thin cake
unleavenedמַצָּהmatstsâh/mats-tsaw'/H4682properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
anointedמָשַׁחmâshach/maw-shakh'/H4886to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
with
oil:שֶׁמֶןshemen/sheh'-men/H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
of
wheatenחִטָּהchiṭṭâh/khit-taw'/H2406wheat, whether the grain or the plant
flourסֹלֶתçôleth/so'-leth/H5560flour (as chipped off)
shalt
thou
makeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
them.

Commentary on Exodus 29:2

HENRY_FULL · Exodus 29:2
iv Particular orders are given in this chapter, I. Concerning the consecration of the priests, and the sanctification of the altar, ver. 1-37 . II. Concerning the daily sacrifice, ver. 38-41 . To which gracious promises are annexed that God would own and bless them in all their services, ver. 42 , &c. The Consecration of the Priests. ( b. c.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 12:8

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

Exodus 29:23

And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:

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. in a pan: or, on a flat plate, or, slice

Leviticus 2:15

And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.

Leviticus 6:20

This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

Leviticus 7:10

And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.

Leviticus 7:12

If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

Leviticus 8:2

Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

Leviticus 8:26

And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:

Numbers 6:15

And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

Numbers 6:19

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

1 Corinthians 5:7

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: is sacrificed: or, is slain

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Exodus 29:2.

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 7:12

If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

Numbers 6:15

And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

Exodus 29:23

And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:

Leviticus 8:26

And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:

1 Chronicles 23:29

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; pan: or, flat plate

Amos 6:6

That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. wine: or, in bowls of wine affliction: Heb. breach

Exodus 29:7

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

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What does Exodus 29:2 say?

Exodus 29:2 (King James Version) reads: "And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them."

Is Exodus 29:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Exodus 29:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Exodus.

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