In Leviticus 24 of Leviticus .
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
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וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ velaqachta and take וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ velaqachta and take לָקַח conjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, a completed action in a sequence H3947 to take (in the widest variety of applications) accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win. סֹ֔לֶת solet flour סֹ֔לֶת solet flour סֹלֶת noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “flour”, the ordinary form H5560 flour (as chipped off) (fine) flour, meal. וְאָפִיתָ֣ veafita and bake וְאָפִיתָ֣ veafita and bake אָפָה conjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and bake”, a completed action in a sequence H644 to cook, especially to bake bake(-r, (-meats)). אֹתָ֔הּ otah object marker אֹתָ֔הּ otah object marker אֵת particle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker” H853 properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) (as such unrepresented in English). שְׁתֵּ֥ים sheteym two שְׁתֵּ֥ים sheteym two שְׁנַיִם adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary form H8147 two; also (as ordinal) twofold both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה esreh teen עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה esreh teen עָשָׂר adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary form H6240 ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th). חַלּ֑וֹת chalot cake חַלּ֑וֹת chalot cake חַלָּה noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cake”, the ordinary form H2471 a cake (as usually punctured) cake. שְׁנֵי֙ shene two שְׁנֵי֙ shene two שְׁנַיִם adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next word H8147 two; also (as ordinal) twofold both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים esronim tenth deal עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים esronim tenth deal עִשָּׂרוֹן noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “tenth deal”, the ordinary form H6241 (fractional) a tenth part tenth deal. יִהְיֶ֖ה yihyeh be יִהְיֶ֖ה yihyeh be הָיָה verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished action H1961 to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. הַֽחַלָּ֥ה hachalah the cake הַֽחַלָּ֥ה hachalah the cake חַלָּה definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cake”, the ordinary form H2471 a cake (as usually punctured) cake. הָאֶחָֽת ׃ haechat the first הָאֶחָֽת haechat the first אֶחָד definite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary form H259 properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
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American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
Young’s Literal Translation 'And thou hast taken flour, and hast baked twelve cakes with it, two tenth deals are in the one cake,
World English Bible “You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in one cake.
Darby Translation And thou shalt take fine wheaten flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof; each cake shall be of two tenths.
Douay-Rheims Thou shalt take also fine hour, and shalt bake twelve leaves thereof, two tenths shall be in every loaf:
Jewish Publication Society (1917) And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English And ye shall take fine flour, and make of it twelve loaves; each loaf shall be of two tenth parts.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Καὶ λήμψεσθε σεμίδαλιν, καὶ ποιήσετε αὐτὴν δώδεκα ἄρτους· δύο δεκάτων ἔσται ὁ ἄρτος ὁ εἷς.
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