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Leviticus 2:9

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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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the priest shall take up from the meal-offering the memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

KJV

And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

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This verse in Leviticus 2

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

When you bring to the LORD the grain offering

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.

This site's exposition

The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering

The priest lifts the memorial portion from whichever form was brought, whether flour, cakes or pieces. Matthew Henry reads the fire as a figure of holy love, which he says every offering needs before it is a pleasing aroma to God. He reads the frankincense as the intercession of Christ.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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

And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof,.... That is, an handful of it; as of the fine flour, Lev 2:2 so of the pieces of that which was baked, whether in the oven, or pan, or fryingpan: and shall burn it upon the altar; the memorial or handful: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; See Gill on Lev 1:9.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

In every good thing we must be zealously affected. Holy love to God is the fire by which all our offerings must be made; else they are not of a sweet savour to God. [2.] The frankincense denotes the mediation and intercession of Christ, by which all our services are perfumed and recommended to God's gracious acceptance.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְהֵרִ֨יםand he will lift up

    veherimH7311 →190 times

  • הַכֹּהֵ֤ןthe priest

    hakohenH3548 →750 times

  • מִן־from

    min-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַמִּנְחָה֙the grain offering

    haminchahH4503 →211 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּmemorial offering its

    ʾazkaratahH234 →7 times

  • וְהִקְטִ֖ירand he will make [it] smoke

    vehiktirH6999 →116 times

  • הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהthe altar towards

    hamizbechahH4196 →401 times

  • אִשֵּׁ֛הa fire offering of

    ʾishehH801 →65 times

  • רֵ֥יחַan odor of

    reiachH7381 →58 times

  • נִיחֹ֖חַsoothing

    nichoachH5207 →43 times

  • לַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

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, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.7 worksActs 10:31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.7 worksLeviticus 6:15The 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.6 worksPhilippians 4:18I 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.4 worksLeviticus 5:12He 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; it is a sin offering.4 worksNumbers 5:26Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.3 worksExodus 29:18Then 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.3 worksRomans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.3 worksPhilippians 2:17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.3 worksZechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”2 worksRomans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.2 worksZechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.2 worksPsalms 22:13–14They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.2 worksIsaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.2 worksLeviticus 2:16The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all its frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.2 worksLeviticus 7:5The priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.2 worksLeviticus 8:21He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    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.

    it leads to

    • John 13:34

      A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

    • Galatians 2:20

      I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…

    • Colossians 3:14

      And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

    • 2 Corinthians 2:15

      For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

    • Matthew 20:28

      just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

  • Through

    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.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 13:16

      And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

    • 2 Corinthians 9:12

      For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

    • Philippians 4:12

      I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 2 →

This page draws on 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.

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