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.

And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.

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By each stack put some pure incense(A) as a memorial[a] portion(B) 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,(C) Sabbath after Sabbath,(D) on behalf of the Israelites, as a lasting covenant. It belongs to Aaron and his sons,(E) who are to eat it in the sanctuary area,(F) because it is a most holy(G) part of their perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:7 Or representative