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20 and told him what sacrifices the priests must offer on the morning and evening of the day they are ordained:

It is the same as the regular morning and evening sacrifices—half a kilogram of flour 21 mixed with olive oil and cooked in a shallow pan. The bread must then be crumbled into small pieces[a] and sent up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. 22-23 Each of Aaron's descendants who is ordained as a priest must perform this ceremony and make sure that the bread is completely burned on the altar. None of it may be eaten!

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  1. 6.21 crumbled … pieces: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

20 “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he[a] is anointed:(A) a tenth of an ephah[b](B) of the finest flour(C) as a regular grain offering,(D) half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It must be prepared with oil on a griddle;(E) bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken[c] in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 22 The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest(F) shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.(G)

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  1. Leviticus 6:20 Or each
  2. Leviticus 6:20 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  3. Leviticus 6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.