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

10The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord. 11“Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the Lord, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the Lord. You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 13Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings. 14“If you present a grain offering to the Lord from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.

Leviticus 2:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• As for the oblationקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• of the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• ye shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• them unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• but they shall not be burntעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: offer upH5927
• on the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• for a sweetנִיחֹחַnîychôach nîychôach · soothingH5207
• savourרֵיחַrêyach · aromaH7381

Cross-references for Leviticus 2:12

• Genesis 23:10Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town.
• Exodus 22:29“You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. “You must give me your firstborn sons.
• Exodus 23:10“Plant and harvest your crops for six years,
• Numbers 15:20Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor.
• Deuteronomy 26:10And now, O Lord, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the Lord your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.
• 2 Chronicles 31:5When the people of Israel heard these requirements, they responded generously by bringing the first share of their grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a large quantity—a tithe of all they produced.
• 1 Corinthians 15:20But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.
• Revelation 14:4They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering 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

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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