Leviticus 2:3

Leviticus 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
• New International Version (NIV)The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings presented to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord's food offerings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

Context of Leviticus 2:3

1And when any one will present an oblation to Jehovah, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon. 2And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial thereof on the altar, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour. And the remainder of the oblation shall be Aaron's and his sons': [it is] most holy of Jehovah's offerings by fire. 4And if thou present an offering of an oblation baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 5And if thine offering be an oblation [baken] on the pan, it shall be fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.

Leviticus 2:3 word by word

וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ מִן־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• remainderיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• offeringsאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801

Cross-references for Leviticus 2:3

• Leviticus 6:16And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: unleavened shall it be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting shall they eat it.
• Leviticus 7:9And every oblation that is baken in the oven, and all that is prepared in the cauldron and in the pan, shall be the priest's who offereth it; to him it shall belong.
• Leviticus 10:12And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the oblation that is left of Jehovah's offerings by fire, and eat it with unleavened bread beside the altar; for it is most holy.
• Leviticus 21:22The bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;
• Numbers 18:9This shall be thine of the most holy things, [reserved] from the fire: every offering of theirs, of all their oblations, and of all their sin-offerings, and of all their trespass-offerings, which they render unto me, it is most holy for thee and for thy sons.
• 1 Samuel 2:28and choose him out of all the tribes of Israel, to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear the ephod before me? and I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel.
• Leviticus 6:17It shall not be baken with leaven. As their portion have I given it [unto them] of my offerings by fire: it is most holy; as the sin-offering, and as the trespass-offering.
• Exodus 29:37Seven days shalt thou make atonement for the altar and hallow it; and the altar shall be most holy: whatever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

Commentaries on Leviticus 2:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3A thing most holy - literally, a holy of holies. All offerings were holy, including the portions of the peace-offerings which were eaten by the laity; but that was “most holy” of which every part was devoted either to the altar, or to the use of the priests. Such were the minchaahs, the showbread, the incense, and the flesh of the sin-offerings and trespass-offerings. Compare the similar distinction between places Exodus 26:33. The most holy food was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The remainder of the grain offering: They usually reserved a part of the fire offerings for the priest as food (see 6:16–17). Exceptions included: the whole burnt offering, where the priest only received the hide (see 7:8), offerings given by the priest for himself (4:3–12; 6:19–23), or offerings made for the entire community (4:13–21). In these cases, they completely burned the offering. The grain offering provided the priests with bread for their diet…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'--The circumstance of a portion of it being appropriated to the use of the priests distinguishes this from a burnt offering. They alone were to partake of it within the sacred precincts, as among "the most holy things."Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 2:3

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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