Leviticus 6:16 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 6:14-23

The law of the meat offering. As the law of the burnt offering, laid down in the preceding paragraph, viz. in relation to the service of the priest, was before mentioned, more particularly in respect to the offerer, so is the law of the meat, or more properly the bread, offering, here introduced for a similar reason, after being formerly mentioned likewise (see Leviticus 2:1-16 ). The subject is presented in two aspects, and we have to consider— I. THE LAW OF THE BREAD ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 6:14-18

See Leviticus 2:1-10; Exodus 29:40-41.Leviticus 6:16With unleavened bread shall it be eaten - This should be, it (the remainder) shall be eaten unleavened. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 6:16

Leviticus 6:16. The remainder shall Aaron and his sons eat Unless they had some legal uncleanness upon them, Leviticus 22:6. His sons The males only might eat these, because they were most holy things; whereas the daughters of Aaron might eat other holy things. In the court In some special room appointed for that purpose. The reason why this was to be eaten only by holy persons, and that in a holy place, is given, (Leviticus 6:17,) because it is most holy. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Leviticus 6:8-30

The law of the offerings (6:8-7:38)In the section known as ‘the law of the offerings’, the additional regulations were mainly for the benefit of the officiating priests. These regulations have already been dealt with in the discussion on the preceding chapters. Although the present chapters list the offerings in a slightly different order from the earlier chapters, the same five categories are dealt with: the burnt offering (6:8-13; see notes on 1:1-17), the cereal offering (6:14-23; see notes... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 6:16

with unleavened bread shall it be eaten. Hebrew "unleavened shall it be eaten"; there is no "with" in the Hebrew Compare Leviticus 10:12 . holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 . tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. 'ohel. App-40 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 6:16

Leviticus 6:16. With unleavened bread shall it be eaten— Unleavened shall it be eaten. Houbigant. There is nothing for with in the original. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 6:8-38

6. Instructions for the priests concerning the offerings 6:8-7:38"The five basic sacrifices are . . . introduced twice, each sacrifice being treated both in the main section addressed to the people [Leviticus 1:1 to Leviticus 6:7] and in the supplementary section addressed to the priests [Leviticus 6:8 to Leviticus 7:38]." [Note: Lindsey, p. 172.] The main theme of this section is who may eat what parts of the offerings and where. Generally only the priests could eat the sacrifices, but the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 6:14-18

The law of the meal offering for the priests 6:14-18God considered the meal, sin, and trespass offerings "most holy" (Leviticus 6:17; Leviticus 6:25; Leviticus 7:1; Leviticus 7:6). This means that they were sacrifices that only the priests could eat.The "layman who touched these most holy things became holy through the contact, so that henceforth he had to guard against defilement in the same manner as the sanctified priests (Leviticus 21:1-8), though without sharing the priestly rights and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 6:1-30

1-7. These vv. should be reckoned as part of Leviticus 5. The Hebrew chapter begins at Leviticus 6:8. Our chapter and verse divisions are a late invention, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries.2. RV ’deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of bargain (or pledge), or of robbery’: cp. Exodus 22:7.Leviticus 6:8 to Leviticus 7:38. Directions addressed to the Priests regarding the ritual of Sacrifice: see on Leviticus 1:29-13. The Burnt Offering. The daily or continual burnt... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Leviticus 6:16

(16) With unleavened bread shall it be eaten.—Better, unleavened shall it be eaten. That is, the remainder of the meal is to be made into unleavened cakes, and thus be eaten. (See Leviticus 10:12.) By adding the word with, which is not in the original, the Authorised Version says that the priests are to eat the meat offering with the addition of unleavened cakes. read more