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

11A person must not use yeast when he gives a gift of grain to the Lord. He must not give yeast or honey for the priests to burn as gifts to the Lord. 12He can give them as the first part of his harvest. He must not burn them on the fire. He cannot use them to give the Lord pleasure. A person must put salt in all his gifts of grain. Salt is a mark of God's promise to Israel's people. 14A person may want to give the first part of his harvest to the Lord. He must break the grains into pieces and he must cook them in a fire. 15They are a gift, so he must put oil and incense on them.

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 7:22This is how much you may give to him: 3,400 kilograms of silver, 22,000 litres of grain, 2,200 litres of wine, 2,200 litres of oil, and all the salt that he wants.
• Ezekiel 43:24Bring them to me, the Lord. The priests will throw salt on them. Then they will offer them to me as a burnt offering.
• Matthew 5:13Jesus said, ‘You are like salt for all people to taste and use. Salt is good. But if it is not salty any more, you cannot make it salty again. People can no longer use it for anything. They just throw it away and they walk on it.
• Mark 9:49God will put fire on everybody, as people put salt on food.
• Colossians 4:6When you speak to people, always speak kind words. Say things that will help them. Then, when someone asks you a question, you will know how to reply.
• Numbers 18:19I have given all the gifts that the Israelites offer to the Lord to you, your sons and your daughters. That is a rule for all time. That is the Lord's special promise to you and to your descendants for all time.’
• 2 Chronicles 13:5The Lord, Israel's God, has chosen David and his descendants to be kings of Israel for all time. You know that God has promised that must happen.

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