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Leviticus 2

Leviticus 2:13

Laws for Grain Offerings · Leviticus 2:1–16
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Translations

Modern
And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with the salt. And the salt of the covenant of your God you shall not allow to cease from on your grain offering; on all your offerings you shall bring near salt.
Latin
Quidquid obtuleris sacrificii, sale condies, nec auferes sal fœderis Dei tui de sacrificio tuo: in omni oblatione tua offeres sal.

Original

Hebrew
English
And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.

Notes

Leviticus 2:13

In 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).

Leviticus 2:1–16

The grain offering (Hebrew minkhah, meaning “gift” or “present”) allowed people to worship the Lord by giving a gift. It acknowledged the Lord's authority over the worshiper's life. People gave the grain offering with each whole burnt offering (Numbers 28:3–6, 12–13), sin offering (Numbers 6:14–15), and peace offering (Leviticus 9:4; Numbers 6:17). The grain offering provided bread for the priest's daily needs, as priests did not have farmland.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Pure Worship

Parallels

Leviticus 6:14–23

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Covenant of Salt Deuteronomy, Book of Flour Food and Food Preparation Frankincense History of Israel Incense Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Memorial Moses Offerings and Sacrifices Water that Brings a Curse, Water of Bitterness, Water of Jealousy

Topics

Covenant of Men with Men by Salting First Fruits: First Ripe of Fruits, Grain, Oil, Wine, and First of Fleece, Required As an offering Meat-Offerings: Always Seasoned with Salt Offerings: Different Kinds of Meat Offerings: Must Be: Salted Sacrifices were Salted with Salt Salt used for Seasoning Sacrifices Salt: All Animal Sacrifices Were Required to be Seasoned With Sanitation: Disinfection