Leviticus 24:8 “Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf…”

Leviticus 24:8

Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

World English Bible

Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before the LORD continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel.

American Standard Version

Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before Jehovah continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant.

Geneva Bible 1599

Euery Sabbath hee shall put them in rowes before the Lord euermore, receiuing them of the children of Israel for an euerlasting couenant.

Darby Translation

Every sabbath day he shall arrange it before Jehovah continually, on the part of the children of Israel: [it is] an everlasting covenant.

Young's Literal Translation

'On each sabbath-day he arrangeth it before Jehovah continually, from the sons of Israel — a covenant age-during;

Bible in Basic English

Every Sabbath day regularly, the priest is to put it in order before the Lord: it is offered for the children of Israel, an agreement made for ever.

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Cross references

“Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.”

Numbers 4:7 2 Chronicles 2:4 1 Chronicles 9:32 1 Chronicles 23:29 Nehemiah 10:33 Matthew 12:3–5

Numbers 4:7 · BSB

Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.

2 Chronicles 2:4 · BSB

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and…

1 Chronicles 9:32 · BSB

Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.

1 Chronicles 23:29 · BSB

as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

Nehemiah 10:33 · BSB

for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and f…

Matthew 12:3–5 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD.

9It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.”

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