Leviticus 2:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 2:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
Leviticus 2:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And if thy meat offering be an oblation [baken] on a pan, etc.] Which had no edge or covering, and the paste on it hard, that it might not run out: it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil; signifying the same as before.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“baken in a pan--a thin plate, generally of copper or iron, placed on a slow fire, similar to what the country people in Scotland called a "girdle" for baking oatmeal cakes.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The four kinds of bread and the three cooking utensils which are mentioned in this section were probably such as were in common use in the daily life of the Israelites; and there appears no reason to doubt that they were such as are still used in the East. The variety of the offerings was most likely permitted to suit the different circumstances of the worshippers. Leviticus 2:4 Oven - This was probably a portable vessel of earthenware; in shape a cone about 3 ft. 6 in. high, and 1 ft. 6 in. in diameter. Similar jars are now used for the same purpose by the Arabs. After the vessel has been thoroughly heated by a fire lighted in the inside, the cakes are placed within it, and the top is…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“2:5 A griddle was a flat stone or clay surface propped above a fire and heated. Later griddles were made of metal (Ezek 4:3).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in a pan: or, on a flat plate, or slice, Machavath, a flat iron plate, such as the Arabs still use to bake their cakes on, and which is called a griddle in some of our counties. Leviticus 2:6”
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