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18 For all time to come any of the male descendants of Aaron may eat it as their continuing share of the food offered to the Lord. Anyone else who touches a food offering will be harmed by the power of its holiness.

19 The Lord gave Moses the following regulations 20 for the ordination of an Aaronite priest. On the day he is ordained, he shall present as an offering to the Lord two pounds of flour (the same amount as the daily grain offering), half in the morning and half in the evening.

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18 Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it.(A) For all generations to come(B) it is his perpetual share(C) of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches them will become holy.[a](D)’”

19 The Lord also said to Moses, 20 “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he[b] is anointed:(E) a tenth of an ephah[c](F) of the finest flour(G) as a regular grain offering,(H) half of it in the morning and half in the evening.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 6:18 Or Whoever touches them must be holy; similarly in verse 27
  2. Leviticus 6:20 Or each
  3. Leviticus 6:20 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms