corn in the ear Heb. Âbîb, from which the Passover month is named.

parched with fire Cp. Ruth 2:14.

bruised corn of the fresh ear Heb. géres karmel. The first word occurs only here and in Leviticus 2:16; karmelis found Leviticus 23:14 and 2 Kings 4:42. The bruised corn is treated as the fine flour of Leviticus 2:1; a memorial of it is burnt, and the remainder would be for the priests. Cp. Leviticus 2:1 and Leviticus 2:10.

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