Leviticus 6:20

6:20 “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons which they must present to the Lord on the day when he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah ¹  of choice wheat flour ²  as a continual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.

Leviticus 10:12

Perpetual Statutes Moses spoke to Aaron

10:12 Then Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his remaining sons, “Take the grain offering which remains from the gifts of the Lord and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.

Leviticus 14:10

The Eighth Day Atonement Rituals

14:10 “On the eighth day he ³  must take two flawless male lambs, one flawless yearling female lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour as a grain offering mixed with olive oil, ⁴  and one log of olive oil, ⁵ 

Leviticus 14:21

The Eighth Day Atonement Rituals for the Poor Person

14:21 “If the person is poor and does not have sufficient means, ⁶  he must take one male lamb as a guilt offering for a wave offering to make atonement for himself, one-tenth of an ephah of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil, ⁷ 

Leviticus 23:18

23:18 Along with the loaves of bread, ⁸  you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs, ⁹  one young bull, ¹⁰  and two rams. ¹¹  They are to be a burnt offering to the Lord along with their grain offering ¹²  and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. ¹³ 

[6:20]  ¹ sn A tenth of an ephah is about 2.3 liters, one day’s ration for a single person (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:306).

[6:20]  ² tn For the rendering “choice wheat flour” see the note on Lev 2:1.

[14:10]  ³ tn The subject “he” probably refers to the formerly diseased person in this case (see the notes on Lev 1:5a, 6a, and 9a).

[14:10]  ⁴ tn This term is often rendered “fine flour,” but it refers specifically to wheat as opposed to barley (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 10) and, although the translation “flour” is used here, it may indicate “grits” rather than finely ground flour (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:179; see the note on Lev 2:1). The unit of measure is most certainly an “ephah” even though it is not stated explicitly (see, e.g., Num 28:5; cf. 15:4, 6, 8), and three-tenths of an ephah would amount to about a gallon, or perhaps one-third of a bushel (J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 196; Milgrom, 845). Since the normal amount of flour for a lamb is one-tenth of an ephah (Num 28:4-5; cf. 15:4), three-tenths is about right for the three lambs offered in Lev 14:10-20.

[14:10]  ⁵ tn A “log” (לֹג, log) of oil is about one-sixth of a liter, or one-third of a pint, or two-thirds of a cup.

[14:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his hand does not reach”; NAB, NRSV “and cannot afford so much (afford these NIV).”

[14:21]  ⁶ tn See the notes on v. 10 above.

[23:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “And you shall present on the bread.”

[23:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “seven flawless lambs, sons of a year.”

[23:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “and one bull, a son of a herd.”

[23:18]  ¹⁰ tc Smr and LXX add “flawless.”

[23:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and their grain offering.”

[23:18]  ¹² sn See the note on Lev 1:9.