Charles Ellicott Commentary Judges 6:19

"And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it." — Judges 6:19 (ASV)

Unleavened cakes. —Because these were most quickly made, as by Lot for the angels, and by the Witch of Endor for Saul (Genesis 19:3; 1 Samuel 28:24).

Of an ephah of flour. —About 22½ lbs. A homer would have been sufficient, as we see from Exodus 16:16. An ephah is ten homers; but Eastern hospitality considers nothing to be too lavish.

Presented it. —See Judges 13:19. The Vatican manuscript of the Septuagint renders it “approached,” which is inadequate, and the other manuscripts “worshipped,” which is too strong. The word has a middle sense: “offered it with respect and reverence.”