Leviticus 2:8
in Leviticus 2When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he shall take it to the altar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto Jehovah: and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the altar.
KJV
And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
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This verse in Leviticus 2
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd thou shalt bring the meat offering, that is made of these things, unto the Lord,.... Either to the tabernacle, the house of the Lord, or to the Lord's priest, as it follows: and when it is presented to the priest; by the owner of it: he shall bring it unto the altar; to the south west horn of the altar (o). (o) Jarchi & Gersom in loc. T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 14. 2. Menachot, fol. 8. 2. Zebachim, fol. 63. 1.
This site's exposition
thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things
on Leviticus 2:8-10
A handful goes up in smoke and the priesthood eats the rest. The portion burned is called a memorial, so the fire is treated as something that puts God in mind of the man rather than as a fee paid. Twice in these verses the smoke is a sweet savour, a phrase that falls sixteen times in Leviticus and never once on the sin offering or the trespass offering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), for the priests were God's receivers, and were ordained to offer gifts. Part of it was to be burnt upon the altar, for a memorial, that is, in token of their mindfulness of God's bounty to them, in giving them all things richly to enjoy. It was an offering made by fire,
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation+unbalanced-parens
15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the L ORD .
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:96%@v15-16
This offering made by fire is here said to be of a sweet savour unto the Lord; and so are our spiritual offerings, which are made by the fire of holy love, particularly that of almsgiving, which is said to be an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God ( Phil. iv. 18 ), and with such sacrifices God is well pleased, Heb. xiii.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Thou shalt bring the meat-offering - It is likely that the person himself who offered the sacrifice brought it to the priest, and then the priest presented it before the Lord.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵבֵאתָ֣ | veheveta | and you will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֗ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יֵעָשֶׂ֛ה | yeaseh | it will be made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מֵאֵ֖לֶּה | meeleh | from these [things] | H428 → | 746 times |
| לַיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהִקְרִיבָהּ֙ | vehikrivah | and he will present it | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהִגִּישָׁ֖הּ | vehigishah | and he will bring near it | H5066 → | 125 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
וְהֵבֵאתָ֣and you will bring
vehevetaH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּנְחָ֗הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יֵעָשֶׂ֛הit will be made
yeasehH6213 →2628 times
מֵאֵ֖לֶּהfrom these [things]
meelehH428 →746 times
לַיהוָ֑הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהִקְרִיבָהּ֙and he will present it
vehikrivahH7126 →280 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְהִגִּישָׁ֖הּand he will bring near it
vehigishahH5066 →125 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.