George Leo Haydock

Corn. Some pretend that the Hebrew means “old corn.” But the ancient interpreters take no notice of this restriction. The offering of corn was probably omitted on this occasion, as the Israelites had not cultivated the land. — Frumenty. Septuagint, “new corn.” Hebrew, “parched, on that same day.” These last words are taken by the Septuagint as a part of the next sentence.