Leviticus 2:13

Leviticus 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
• New International Version (NIV)Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

Context of Leviticus 2:13

11“No grain offering that you present to the Lord is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey as a food offering to the Lord. 12You may present them to the Lord as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma. You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings. 14“If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you are to present fresh heads of grain, crushed kernels, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits. 15You are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

Leviticus 2:13 word by word

וְכָל־קָרְבַּ֣ן מִנְחָתְךָ֮ בַּמֶּ֣לַח תִּמְלָח֒ וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁבִּ֗ית מֶ֚לַח בְּרִ֣ית אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מֵעַ֖ל מִנְחָתֶ֑ךָ עַ֥ל כָּל־קָרְבָּנְךָ֖ תַּקְרִ֥יב מֶֽלַח׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And every oblationקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• of thy meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• shalt thou seasonמָלַחmâlach · to saltH4414
• with saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · saltH4417
• of the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to be lackingשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• thou shalt offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126

Cross-references for Leviticus 2:13

• Ezra 7:22up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of oil, and salt without limit.
• Ezekiel 43:24You are to present them before the Lord; the priests will throw salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
• Mark 9:49For everyone will be salted with fire.
• Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.
• Numbers 18:19“I give to you and to your sons and daughters all the holy contributions that the Israelites present to the Lord as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the Lord for you as well as your offspring.”
• 2 Chronicles 13:5Don’t you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

Commentaries on Leviticus 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt - Salt was the opposite to leaven, for it preserved from putrefaction and corruption, and signified the purity and persevering fidelity that were necessary in the worship of God. Every thing was seasoned with it, to signify the purity and perfection that should be extended through every part of the Divine service, and through the hearts and lives of God's worshippers. It was called the salt of the covenant of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13With all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt - Not only every מנחה mı̂nchāh but every animal offering was to be accompanied by salt. It was the one symbol which was never absent from the altar of burnt-offering, showing the imperishablness of the love of Yahweh for His people. In its unalterable nature, it is the contrary of leaven (yeast). The Arabs are said to retain in common use the expression, “a covenant of salt;” and the respect they pay to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 Salt is required in all the offerings. God hereby intimates to them that their sacrifices, in themselves, were unsavoury. All religious services must be seasoned with grace. Christianity is the salt of the earth. Directions are given about offering their first-fruits at harvest. If a man, with a thankful sense of God's goodness in giving him a plentiful crop, was disposed to present an offering to God, let him bring the first ripe and full…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13In ancient times, people considered salt as a symbol of what is permanent because salt preserved food. The salt of the covenant represented a lasting agreement renewed with each new generation (see study notes on Numbers 18:19; 2 Chronicles 13:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. every ... meat offering shalt thou season with salt--The same reasons which led to the prohibition of leaven, recommended the use of salt--if the one soon putrefies, the other possesses a strongly preservative property, and hence it became an emblem of incorruption and purity, as well as of a perpetual covenant--a perfect reconciliation and lasting friendship. No injunction in the whole law was more sacredly observed than this application of salt; for…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 2:13

• Covenant
• First Fruits
• Offerings
• Salt
• Sanitation

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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