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Leviticus 2:1
1"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
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
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“When you present grain as an offering to the Lord, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,
Context of Leviticus 2:1
"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 2and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 3But 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.
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"And this is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord in front of the altar.
- Leviticus 9:17And he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.
- Numbers 15:4then he who brings his offering shall offer to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil;
- Isaiah 66:20And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
- John 6:35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
- Exodus 29:2and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour.
- Numbers 7:13And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- Joel 1:9The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests mourn, the ministers of the Lord.
- Joel 2:14Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?
- Leviticus 2:4"When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil.
- Leviticus 7:10And every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall be shared equally among all the sons of Aaron.
- 1 John 2:20But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
- Jude 1:20But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
- Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
- Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- Revelation 8:3And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before 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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