KJV ORIGINAL
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread from it. Use about four pounds of flour for each loaf.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is giving specific instructions for making twelve special loaves of bread that will be part of temple worship.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the showbread (also called bread of the Presence) that was placed in the tabernacle and later the temple. These twelve loaves represented the twelve tribes of Israel and were replaced weekly by the priests. The bread remained on a special table before God as a symbol of His covenant relationship with His people.
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