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Leviticus 2

Leviticus 2:3

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

Modern
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the remainder of the grain offering is for Aaron and for his sons; it is holy of holies from the fire offerings to YHWH.
Latin
Quod autem reliquum fuerit de sacrificio, erit Aaron et filiorum ejus, Sanctum sanctorum de oblationibus Domini.

Original

Hebrew
English
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.

Notes

Leviticus 2:3

  • The 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:

    1. the whole burnt offering, where the priest only received the hide (see 7:8),

    2. offerings given by the priest for himself (4:3–12; 6:19–23), or

    3. 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.

  • most holy part (Hebrew qodesh qodashim, which means “holy of holies”): Both God and what belongs to God are holy. The most holy part refers to the priestly share taken from the holy offering and reserved for a special purpose. Numbers 18:8–10 uses this term for the priest’s share of any gifts dedicated to the Lord.

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

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Flour 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

Meat-Offerings: The Priest's Portion Offerings: Different Kinds of Meat Priest: Benefits of Portions of Sacrifices and offerings