The Meaning of Leviticus 6:20 Explained

Leviticus 6:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: This is an offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they bring near to Jehovah in the day of his being anointed; a tenth of the ephah of flour for a continual present, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening;

Darby: This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall present to Jehovah on the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour as a continual oblation, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

ASV: This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto Jehovah in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 6:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 6:8-23 - Law Of The Burned-Offering
Notice well the teaching of this paragraph, which has special reference to the fire, which was to be kept always burning upon the altar. Thrice is the injunction repeated, Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:12-13. As it originally descended from God, Leviticus 9:24, so it was to be ever maintained by the watchful care of the priests. It is interesting to notice that a different Hebrew word is used for the fire that burned on the great brazen altar within the sacred enclosure from that which consumed the sin-offering without the camp, Leviticus 4:12. That symbolized the wrath of God against sin, while this symbolizes His love and grace, which descend to burn in human hearts. The Apostle was very conscious of the latter when he said: "The love of Christ constraineth us." Whenever you feel the glow of that fire in your heart be sure to nurse it. Ask that it may burn hotly. See Song of Solomon 8:6. It must be fed by the continual fuel of God's Word, consumed and absorbed in meditation. But remember the teaching of the latter part of this paragraph: Only holy souls may partake aught of the Heavenly Bread. "Let a man examine himself!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 6

1  The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
8  The law of the burnt offering
14  and of the meat offering
19  The offering at the consecration of a priest
24  The law of the sin offering

What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:20 mean?

this [is] the offering of Aaron and his sons which they shall offer to Yahweh [beginning] on the day he is anointed when a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering daily half of it in the morning and half of it at night
זֶ֡ה קָרְבַּן֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן וּבָנָ֜יו אֲשֶׁר־ יַקְרִ֣יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֗ה בְּיוֹם֙ הִמָּשַׁ֣ח : אֹת֔וֹ עֲשִׂירִ֨ת הָאֵפָ֥ה סֹ֛לֶת מִנְחָ֖ה תָּמִ֑יד מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ בָּעָֽרֶב

זֶ֡ה  this 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
קָרְבַּן֩  [is]  the  offering 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָרְבָּן 
Sense: offering, oblation.
אַהֲרֹ֨ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
וּבָנָ֜יו  and  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יַקְרִ֣יבוּ  they  shall  offer 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
לַֽיהוָ֗ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּיוֹם֙  [beginning]  on  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הִמָּשַׁ֣ח  he  is  anointed 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct
Root: מָשַׁח  
Sense: to smear, anoint, spread a liquid.
עֲשִׂירִ֨ת  a  tenth 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular construct
Root: עֲשִׂירִי  
Sense: ordinal number.
הָאֵפָ֥ה  of  an  ephah 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֵיפָה  
Sense: ephah.
סֹ֛לֶת  of  fine  flour  as 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: סׄלֶת  
Sense: fine flour.
מִנְחָ֖ה  a  grain  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
תָּמִ֑יד  daily 
Parse: Adverb
Root: תָּמִיד  
Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
מַחֲצִיתָ֣הּ  half  of  it 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מַחֲצִית  
Sense: half, middle.
בַּבֹּ֔קֶר  in  the  morning 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּקֶר 
Sense: morning, break of day.
וּמַחֲצִיתָ֖הּ  and  half  of  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מַחֲצִית  
Sense: half, middle.
בָּעָֽרֶב  at  night 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.