Leviticus 6:15
in Leviticus 6The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor, as the memorial thereof, unto Jehovah.
KJV
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHis handful of the flour - An omer of flour, which was the tenth part of an ephah, and equal to about three quarts of our measure, was the least quantity that could be offered even by the poorest sort, and this was generally accompanied with a log of oil, which was a little more than half a pint. This quantity both of flour and oil might be increased at pleasure, but no less could be offered.
This site's exposition
And this is the law of the meat offering
on Leviticus 6:14-18
A handful of the flour, the oil and all the frankincense goes up as the memorial, and the rest of it is food. The burnt part is called a sweet savour, a phrase that falls sixteen times in Leviticus and lands almost every time on the burnt, meat and peace offerings; the one exception is the fat of a sin offering at 4:31, and the trespass offering never carries it. What remains is eaten unleavened by the males of Aaron in the court of the tabernacle, and verse 17 says why they have it, that God gave it them for their portion of the offerings made by fire. Verse 18 ends with holiness moving outward by contact, every one that toucheth them shall be holy, and the same clause returns on the sin offering at verse 27.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) was ordered before, ch. ii. Here the remainder of it is consigned to the priests, the servants of God's house: I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings,
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And he shall take of it his handful,.... See Gill on Lev 2:2.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
מרבכת means, scalded with hot oil to saturation (cf. Sifra, Tzav, Chapter 4 6).
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כליל (connected with כל, all) means, all of it belongs alike to the Most High God (i. e. no part of it is given to the priests).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵרִ֨ים | veherim | and he will lift up | H7311 → | 190 times |
| מִמֶּ֜נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹ | bekumtzo | in handful his | H7062 → | 4 times |
| מִסֹּ֤לֶת | misolet | some of [the] fine flour of | H5560 → | 53 times |
| הַמִּנְחָה֙ | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּ | umishamnah | and some of oil its | H8081 → | 193 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַלְּבֹנָ֔ה | halevonah | the frankincense | H3828 → | 21 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֑ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| וְהִקְטִ֣יר | vehiktir | and he will make smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| רֵ֧יחַ | reiach | an odor of | H7381 → | 58 times |
| נִיחֹ֛חַ | nichoach | soothing | H5207 → | 43 times |
| אַזְכָּרָתָ֖הּ | ʾazkaratah | memorial offering its | H234 → | 7 times |
| לַיהוָֽה׃ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהֵרִ֨יםand he will lift up
veherimH7311 →190 times
מִמֶּ֜נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹin handful his
bekumtzoH7062 →4 times
מִסֹּ֤לֶתsome of [the] fine flour of
misoletH5560 →53 times
הַמִּנְחָה֙the grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּand some of oil its
umishamnahH8081 →193 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַלְּבֹנָ֔הthe frankincense
halevonahH3828 →21 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּנְחָ֑הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
וְהִקְטִ֣ירand he will make smoke
vehiktirH6999 →116 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
רֵ֧יחַan odor of
reiachH7381 →58 times
נִיחֹ֛חַsoothing
nichoachH5207 →43 times
אַזְכָּרָתָ֖הּmemorial offering its
ʾazkaratahH234 →7 times
לַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 2:9The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
it leads to
- Leviticus 2:2
and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar,…
- Philippians 4:18
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Exodus 29:18
Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 2:2
Through
Leviticus 2:2and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar,…
it leads to
- Leviticus 5:12
He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD;…
- Acts 10:4
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
- Leviticus 2:9
The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 24:7
And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 5:12
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.