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Leviticus 2:1
1“When anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, it is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
Leviticus 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When anyone brings a grain offering to the Lord, their offering is to be of the finest flour. They are to pour olive oil on it, put incense on it
- English Standard Version (ESV)"When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.
Context of Leviticus 2:1
“When anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, it is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, 2and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest will take a handful of fine flour and oil from it, along with all its frankincense, and will burn this memorial portion of it on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 3But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.
Read all of Leviticus 2Leviticus 2:1 word by word
וְנֶ֗פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תַקְרִ֞יב קָרְבַּ֤ן מִנְחָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת יִהְיֶ֣ה קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ וְיָצַ֤ק עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְנָתַ֥ן עָלֶ֖יהָ לְבֹנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when anyנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
- will offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- a meatמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
- offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
- and he shall pourיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: pourH3332
- oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- upon it, and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- frankincenseלְבֹנָהlebônâh lebônâh · frankincenseH3828
Cross-references for Leviticus 2:1
- Leviticus 6:14“Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons will present it before the Lord in front of the altar.
- Leviticus 9:17Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering.
- Numbers 15:4the one presenting his offering to the Lord is also to present a grain offering of two quarts of fine flour mixed with a quart of oil.
- Isaiah 66:20They will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the Lord on horses and chariots, in litters, and on mules and camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
- John 6:35“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again.
- Exodus 29:2with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers coated with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
- Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver dish weighing 3¼ pounds and one silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds, measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- Joel 1:9Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, who are ministers of the Lord, mourn.
- Joel 2:14Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind him, so you can offer a grain offering and a drink offering to the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 2:4“When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
- Leviticus 7:10But any grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all of Aaron’s sons.
- 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Jude 1:20But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
- Malachi 1:11“My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Luke 1:9it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
- Revelation 8:3Another angel, with a golden incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar in front of the throne.
Commentaries on Leviticus 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Meat-offering - מנחה minchah . For an explanation of this word see Clarke's note on Genesis 4:3, and Lev. vii. Calmet has remarked that there are five kinds of the minchah mentioned in this chapter. סלת soleth, simple flour or meal, Leviticus 2:1. Cakes and wafers, or whatever was baked in the oven, Leviticus 2:4. Cakes baked in the pan, Leviticus 2:5. Cakes baked on the frying-pan, or probably, a gridiron, Leviticus 2:7. Green ears of corn parched…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A meat offering - Better translated in Leviticus 2:4 an oblation of a meat offering קרבן qorbân see Leviticus 1:2 מנחה mı̂nchāh signifies literally a “gift”; and it appears to have been applied especially to what was given by an inferior to a superior Genesis 32:18-20; Genesis 43:11; Judges 3:15; 1 Samuel 10:27: but in the technical language of the Law, it regularly denoted the vegetable offerings as distinguished from the animal offerings. Our…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The meat-offering of flour. (1-11) The offering of first-fruits. (12-16) Verses 1-11 Meat-offerings may typify Christ, as presented to God for us, and as being the Bread of life to our souls; but they rather seem to denote our obligation to God for the blessings of providence, and those good works which are acceptable to God. The term "meat" was, and still is, properly given to any kind of provision, and the greater part of this offering was to be eaten…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1fine flour was choice wheat flour, unlike common barley flour. See also 1 Kings 4:22; Ezekiel 16:13, 19. Israelites used olive oil for cooking, as lamp fuel, and for medicine and cosmetics. It represented the land's rich produce and God's provision (Deuteronomy 8:8). Like fine flour, Scripture often links frankincense with the tabernacle (Exodus 30:34; Leviticus 24:7) or the temple (1 Chronicles 9:29). Individuals also used this fragrant tree resin on…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. when any will offer a meat offering--or gift--distinguishing a bloodless from a bloody sacrifice. The word "meat," however, is improper, as its meaning as now used is different from that attached at the date of our English translation. It was then applied not to "flesh," but "food," generally, and here it is applied to the flour of wheat. The meat offerings were intended as a thankful acknowledgment for the bounty of Providence; and hence, although…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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