Leviticus 2:3
in Leviticus 2The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
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ASV
and that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Leviticus 2
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A thing most holy - literally, a holy of holies. All offerings were holy, including the portions of the peace-offerings which were eaten by the laity; but that was “most holy” of which every part was devoted either to the altar, or to the use of the priests. Such were the minchaahs, the showbread, the incense, and the flesh of the sin-offerings and trespass-offerings. Compare the similar distinction between places Exo 26:
This site's exposition
his offering must consist of fine flour
on Leviticus 2:1-3
This is the one offering in the list with no death in it: grain, oil and frankincense, with no blood applied anywhere in the chapter. Numbers 15:4 sets a grain offering beside the burnt offering, so the bloodless gift arrives beside a bloody one.
This site's exposition
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons
The rest of the flour goes to Aaron and his sons. The verse calls it a most holy part of the offerings made by fire. Part of the offering burns on the altar and the priests live on the rest.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
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 .
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Or 2. to God, whom (to speak after the manner of men) this did put in mind of his gracious covenant and promises of favour, and acceptance of the offerer and his offering. 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. With such sacrifices God is well-pleased.
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons',....
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 words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ | vehanoteret | and the remainder | H3498 → | 106 times |
| מִן־ | min- | of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֔ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן | leaharon | [belongs] to Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּלְבָנָ֑יו | ulevanav | and to sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קֹ֥דֶשׁ | kodesh | a holy thing of | H6944 → | 469 times |
| קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים | kadashim | holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
| מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י | meishei | from [the] fire offerings of | H801 → | 65 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙and the remainder
vehanoteretH3498 →106 times
מִן־of
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמִּנְחָ֔הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן[belongs] to Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
וּלְבָנָ֑יוand to sons his
ulevanavH1121 →4930 times
קֹ֥דֶשׁa holy thing of
kodeshH6944 →469 times
קָֽדָשִׁ֖יםholy things
kadashimH6944 →469 times
מֵאִשֵּׁ֥יfrom [the] fire offerings of
meisheiH801 →65 times
יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3068 →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 21:22He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
it leads to
- Leviticus 2:10
But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 24:8–9
Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.
- Numbers 18:9–10
A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt…
- Leviticus 7:1
“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy:
- Leviticus 2:10
Through
Numbers 18:9A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt…
it leads to
- Leviticus 7:7
The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.
- Leviticus 14:13
Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most…
- Leviticus 6:25–26
“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is…
- Leviticus 5:1
“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
- Leviticus 7:7
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.