Leviticus 2:12

Leviticus 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
• New International Version (NIV)You may bring them to the Lord as an offering of the firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma.

Context of Leviticus 2:12

10And the remainder of the oblation [shall be] Aaron's and his sons': [it is] most holy of Jehovah's offerings by fire. 11No oblation which ye shall present to Jehovah shall be made with leaven; for no leaven and no honey shall ye burn [in] any fire-offering to Jehovah. As to the offering of the first-fruits, ye shall present them to Jehovah; but they shall not be offered upon the altar for a sweet odour. 13And every offering of thine oblation shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thine oblation: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 14And if thou present an oblation of thy first-fruits to Jehovah, thou shalt present as the oblation of thy first-fruits green ears of corn roasted in fire, corn beaten out of full ears.

Leviticus 2:12 word by word

קָרְבַּ֥ן רֵאשִׁ֛ית תַּקְרִ֥יבוּ אֹתָ֖ם לַיהוָ֑ה וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ לֹא־יַעֲל֖וּ לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• offeringעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• presentקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 2:12

• Genesis 23:10And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
• Exodus 22:29— Thou shalt not delay the fulness of thy [threshing-floor] and the outflow of thy [winepress]. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
• Exodus 23:10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in its produce;
• Numbers 15:20the first of your dough shall ye offer, a cake, for a heave-offering; as the heave-offering of the threshing-floor, so shall ye offer this.
• Deuteronomy 26:10And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruits of the land, which thou, Jehovah, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down before Jehovah thy God, and worship before Jehovah thy God.
• 2 Chronicles 31:5And as soon as the commandment was published, the children of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of corn, new wine and oil and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all [things].
• 1 Corinthians 15:20(But now Christ is raised from among [the] dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.
• Revelation 14:4These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb wheresoever it goes. These have been bought from men [as] first-fruits to God and to the Lamb:

Commentaries on Leviticus 2:12

• 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. 12as an offering of firstfruits: Offering the first crops involved giving the first part of the harvest (Leviticus 23:15–21; Numbers 28:26–31). Like the main portion of the grain offering, this act acknowledged that the entire harvest belonged to God (Leviticus 23:10–11; Exodus 22:29; 23:19; 34:26; Numbers 15:18–20; Deuteronomy 18:4–5; 26:1–2). It also recognized that the land itself, not just its produce, belonged to God. Israel was only the tenant (see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. the oblation of the first-fruits--voluntary offerings made by individuals out of their increase, and leaven and honey might be used with these (Le 23:17; Nu 15:20). Though presented at the altar, they were not consumed, but assigned by God for the use of the priests.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 2:12

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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