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Leviticus 24:5–8

“Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread,s using two-tenths of an ephaha t for each loaf. Arrange them in two stacks, six in each stack, on the table of pure goldu before the Lord. By each stack put some pure incensev as a memorialb portionw to represent the bread and to be a food offering presented to the Lord. This bread is to be set out before the Lord regularly,x Sabbath after Sabbath,y on behalf of the Israelites, as a lasting covenant.

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Leviticus 24:5–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf. And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the Lord. And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the Lord. Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord. 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. Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“You must bake twelve flat loaves of bread from choice flour, using four quarts of flour for each loaf. Place the bread before the Lord on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two stacks, with six loaves in each stack. Put some pure frankincense near each stack to serve as a representative offering, a special gift presented to the Lord. Every Sabbath day this bread must be laid out before the Lord as a gift from the Israelites; it is an ongoing expression of the eternal covenant.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord. And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the Lord. Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Take fine flour and bake twelve loaves of bread with it, using four quarts of flour for each loaf. Put them in two rows on the golden table before the Lord, six loaves in each row. Put pure incense on each row as the memorial portion to take the place of the bread. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord. Every Sabbath day Aaron will put the bread in order before the Lord, as an agreement with the people of Israel that will continue forever.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake. And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before Jehovah. And 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. Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before Jehovah continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And thou shalt take fine wheaten flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof; each cake shall be of two tenths. And thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row, upon the pure table before Jehovah. And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row; and it shall be a bread of remembrance, an offering by fire to Jehovah. Every sabbath day he shall arrange it before Jehovah continually, on the part of the children of Israel: it is an everlasting covenant.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Also take flour and bake twelve rings of bread. Each ring will contain four quarts of flour. Put them in two stacks of six each on the gold table in the Lord’s presence. Lay pure incense on top of each stack. The incense on the bread will be a reminder, an offering by fire to the Lord. Every day of rest is a holy day when the ⸤priest⸥ must arrange the bread in the Lord’s presence. It is a continual reminder of my promiseto the Israelites.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Take fine flour and bake it into 12 loaves; each loaf is to be made with four quarts. Arrange them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord. Place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread and a fire offering to the Lord. The bread is to be set out before the Lord every Sabbath day as a perpetual covenant obligation on the part of the Israelites.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

You shall take choice flour, and bake twelve loaves of it; two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf. You shall place them in two rows, six in a row, on the table of pure gold. You shall put pure frankincense with each row, to be a token offering for the bread, as an offering by fire to the Lord. Every sabbath day Aaron shall set them in order before the Lord regularly as a commitment of the people of Israel, as a covenant forever.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“And you shall take finely milled flour, and you shall bake with it twelve ring-shaped bread cakes: each one shall be two-tenths of an ephah. And you shall place them in two rows, six to the row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh. And you shall put pure frankincense on each row so that it shall be for the bread as a memorial offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh. On every Sabbath he shall arrange it in rows before Yahweh continually; they are from the Israelites as an everlasting covenant.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Get fine flour and bake 12 loaves of bread. Use 16 cups of flour for each loaf. Place them in two rows. Put six loaves in each row on the table that is made out of pure gold. The table stands in front of me.

“Along each row put some pure incense. It will remind you that all good things come from me. Burn the incense in place of the bread. The incense is an offering that is made to me with fire.

“The bread must be set out in front of me regularly. Do it every Sabbath day. It will be Israel’s duty to provide it for all time to come.

Leviticus 24:5–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Then you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it; two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake.

“You shall set them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord.

“You shall put pure frankincense on each row that it may be a memorial portion for the bread, even an offering by fire to the Lord.

“Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before the Lord continually; it is an everlasting covenant for the sons of Israel.


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