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it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it <i>is</i> a meat offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it <i>is</i> a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />you shall break it into bits, and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You are to break it into pieces, and you shall pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meal-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then break the bread into small pieces and sprinkle them with oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meal offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Break it into pieces and pour olive oil over it. It is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Crumble it up and pour the oil on it when you present it as an offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Crumble it into morsels of bread and then pour olive oil on it. It's a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Crumble it in pieces and pour olive oil on it--it is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall cut it in pieces, and pour oil on it. It is a meal offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil upon it: it is a meat-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall cut it in pieces, and pour oil on it. It is a meal offering. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />divide it into parts, and you have poured oil on it; it [is] a present.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> divide thou it into parts, and thou hast poured on it oil; it is a present.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Break it to bits and pour oil upon it: it is a gift.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt divide it into little pieces, and shalt pour oil upon it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />you shall divide it into little pieces and pour oil over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Break it into pieces, and pour oil over it. It is a grain offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />break it in pieces, and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall part it in pieces and pour oil upon the meal offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And break it up into morsels and pour oil upon it; it is on fine flour.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt break them into fragments and pour oil upon them: it is a sacrifice to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/2-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=223" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/2.htm">Laws for Grain Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6626.htm" title="6626: pā·ṯō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To break up, crumble. A primitive root; to open, i.e. Break.">Crumble it</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6595.htm" title="6595: pit·tîm (N-fp) -- Fragment, bit, morsel. From pathath; a bit."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: wə·yā·ṣaq·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">and pour</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: šā·men (N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥāh (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">is a grain offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>If your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it must consist of fine flour with oil.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-2.htm">Exodus 29:2</a></span><br />along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Numbers 15:4-9</a></span><br />then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil. / With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering. / With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-14.htm">Ezekiel 46:14-15</a></span><br />You are also to provide with it every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour—a grain offering to the LORD. This is a permanent statute. / Thus they shall provide the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil every morning as a regular burnt offering.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">1 Chronicles 23:29</a></span><br />as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-5.htm">Numbers 28:5</a></span><br />along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Nehemiah 10:37</a></span><br />Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Isaiah 66:20</a></span><br />And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19</a></span><br />And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42</a></span><br />They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Leviticus 1:6</a></b></br> And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-21</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <i>why art thou so</i> far from helping me, <i>and from</i> the words of my roaring? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1-15:47</a></b></br> After two days was <i>the feast of</i> the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put <i>him</i> to death… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/45-22.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Break</a> <a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Thereon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Break</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-20.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-8.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-9.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-3.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-15.htm">Thereon</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">The meat offering with oil and incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">either baked in the oven</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm">or on a plate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">or in a frying pan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">The first fruits not to be burnt on the altar,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Salt to be used with every offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/2-14.htm">The offering of first fruits</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Crumble it</b><br>The act of crumbling the grain offering signifies the preparation and dedication of the offering to God. In ancient Israel, this process involved breaking down the grain into smaller pieces, symbolizing humility and submission. This act can be seen as a representation of the believer's heart being broken and contrite before God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>, where a broken spirit and contrite heart are described as sacrifices pleasing to God.<p><b>and pour oil on it;</b><br>Oil in the Bible often symbolizes the Holy Spirit and anointing. Pouring oil on the grain offering signifies consecration and the presence of the Holy Spirit. This act of anointing the offering with oil can be seen as a foreshadowing of the anointing of Jesus Christ, the Anointed One, who was filled with the Holy Spirit (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>). The use of oil also highlights the richness and dedication of the offering, setting it apart for sacred use.<p><b>it is a grain offering.</b><br>The grain offering, or "minchah" in Hebrew, was a voluntary offering made to express gratitude and devotion to God. It was distinct from animal sacrifices and often accompanied burnt offerings. The grain offering represents the fruit of human labor and is a reminder of God's provision. It points to the ultimate offering of Jesus Christ, who is the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), fulfilling the spiritual nourishment and sustenance that the grain offering symbolized. The grain offering also emphasizes the importance of offering the best of one's resources to God, reflecting a life dedicated to His service.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws and instructions from God on Mount Sinai to give to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom the laws and instructions were given, as they were forming a covenant community under God’s guidance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where offerings, including grain offerings, were presented to God as part of worship and atonement practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron who were responsible for performing the rituals and offerings, including the grain offering, on behalf of the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/grain_offering.htm">Grain Offering</a></b><br>A type of offering made to God, consisting of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_grain_offering.htm">Symbolism of the Grain Offering</a></b><br>The grain offering represents dedication and thanksgiving to God. It is a reminder of God’s provision and the need for believers to offer their best to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_oil.htm">The Role of Oil</a></b><br>Oil in the offering symbolizes the Holy Spirit. Just as oil was poured over the grain, believers are to be filled with the Spirit in their daily walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/crumbling_the_offering.htm">Crumbling the Offering</a></b><br>The act of crumbling the grain signifies humility and brokenness before God. It teaches believers the importance of approaching God with a contrite heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The grain offering was a communal act of worship, reminding believers of the importance of coming together as a community to worship and serve God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>The grain offering, like other Old Testament sacrifices, points to Christ, who is the ultimate offering. Believers are called to live lives of gratitude and service in response to His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_purpose_of_a_grain_offering.htm">What is the purpose of a grain offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_true_righteousness_in_the_bible.htm">What offerings are pleasing to God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/leviticus_2_12-13__is_salt_consistently_required.htm">Leviticus 2:12-13: How consistent is the requirement to add salt with other scriptural instances that list different mandatory ingredients?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt part it in pieces.</span>--The cake thus baked was not to be offered as a whole, but broken up in pieces and mingled with oil. Bread, broken in pieces and steeped in oil, butter, milk, or sweet juices, still constitutes a favourite dish among the Bedouin Arabs.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Crumble it</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּת֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6626.htm">Strong's 6626: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, crumble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pour</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצַקְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣaq·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oil</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(šā·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on it;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽוא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a grain offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/2-6.htm">Leviticus 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 2:6 You shall cut it in pieces (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/2-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 2:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 2:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 2:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 2:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>