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18 Males only of the kindred of Aaron shall eat it; it is a lawful thing and everlasting in your generations, of the sacrifice of the Lord; each man that toucheth them shall be hallowed. (Only males of Aaron’s family shall eat it; this is an everlasting law for all your generations, for the sacrifices to the Lord; anyone else who toucheth them shall be harmed by their holiness.)

19 And the Lord spake to Moses, and said,

20 This is the offering of Aaron, and of his sons, which they ought (to) offer to the Lord, (each) in the day of his anointing; they shall offer the tenth part of ephah of [tried] wheat flour, into everlasting sacrifice, the half thereof in the morrowtide, and the half thereof in the eventide; (This is the offering from Aaron, and his sons, which they ought to offer to the Lord, on the day of their installation, or their ordination; they shall offer the tenth part of an ephah of fine wheat flour, for a consecration offering, half of it in the morning, and half of it 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