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It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn <i>it</i> upon the altar: <i>it is</i> an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the priest shall take from the grain offering a memorial portion, and burn <i>it</i> on the altar. <i>It is</i> an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and shall offer <i>it</i> up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and shall offer <i>it</i> up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The priest then shall raise up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and he shall offer <i>it</i> up in smoke on the altar <i>as</i> an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar. It is an offering by fire, a sweet <i>and</i> soothing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest will remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest will remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then, to show that the whole offering belongs to me, the priest will lay part of it on the altar and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 savour unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priest will remove part of the grain offering and burn it as a reminder on the altar. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priest will take part of it as a token that it has all been offered to the LORD, and he will burn it on the altar. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the priest will dedicate some of the grain offering as a memorial offering and offer it in smoke on the altar, an offering by fire that will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest must take up from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar--it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall take from the meat-offering a memorial of it, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest has lifted up from the present its memorial, and has made incense on the altar, a fire-offering of refreshing fragrance to YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the priest hath lifted up from the present its memorial, and hath made perfume on the altar, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest lifted up from the gift its memorial, and burnt upon the altar: a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he hath offered it, he shall take a memorial out of the sacrifice, and burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he has offered it, he shall take a memorial from the sacrifice and burn it upon the altar as a sweet odor to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall then remove from the grain offering a token and burn it on the altar as a sweet-smelling oblation to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest shall remove from the grain offering its token portion and turn this into smoke on the altar, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall take from the meal offering a memorial thereof and shall burn it upon the altar; it is an offering made by fire, a sweet savour to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall take out from the meal offering his memorial and he shall offer the gift on the altar for a sweet savor to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priest shall take off from the meal-offering the memorial-part thereof, and shall make it smoke upon the altar--an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall approach the altar, and shall take away from the sacrifice a memorial of it, and the priest shall place it on the altar: a burnt offering, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/2-9.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=244" 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">8</span>When 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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">The priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: wə·hê·rîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">is to remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/234.htm" title="234: ’az·kā·rā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A memorial offering. From zakar; a reminder; specifically remembrance- offering.">the memorial portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ham·min·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">the grain offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: wə·hiq·ṭîr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">and burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·ḥāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">it on the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šêh (N-msc) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">as an offering made by fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: nî·ḥō·aḥ (N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">a pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: rê·aḥ (N-msc) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>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.…<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/29-25.htm">Exodus 29:25</a></span><br />Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">Leviticus 6:14-18</a></span><br />Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar. / The 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. / Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Leviticus 7:9-10</a></span><br />Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it, / and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Numbers 15:4-10</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="/numbers/18-8.htm">Numbers 18:8-9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute. / 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 offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-15.htm">1 Samuel 2:15-16</a></span><br />Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” / And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.<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="/ezekiel/44-29.htm">Ezekiel 44:29-30</a></span><br />They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.<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="/matthew/23-19.htm">Matthew 23:19</a></span><br />You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?<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/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a></span><br />and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it on the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">a memorial</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Leviticus 2:2</a></b></br> And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, <i>to be</i> an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-15.htm">Leviticus 6:15</a></b></br> 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 <i>is</i> upon the meat offering, and shall burn <i>it</i> upon the altar <i>for</i> a sweet savour, <i>even</i> the memorial of it, unto the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">an offering</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Leviticus 2:2</a></b></br> And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, <i>to be</i> an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18</a></b></br> And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it <i>is</i> a burnt offering unto the LORD: it <i>is</i> a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13,14</a></b></br> They gaped upon me <i>with</i> their mouths, <i>as</i> a ravening and a roaring lion… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-12.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Memorial-Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/exodus/29-28.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-19.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Memorial-Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Thereof</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'; 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The "memorial portion" refers to a handful of the grain offering, which included fine flour, oil, and frankincense. This act of removing a portion signifies the offering's dedication to God. The grain offering, or "minchah," was a voluntary act of worship, expressing gratitude and devotion. It was distinct from animal sacrifices, emphasizing the fruits of human labor. This offering foreshadows Christ, who is the Bread of Life, symbolizing sustenance and provision.<p><b>and burn it on the altar</b><br>Burning the offering on the altar signifies complete dedication and surrender to God. The altar, central to Israelite worship, was a place of sacrifice and atonement. The act of burning represents purification and transformation, turning the offering into smoke that ascends to God. This process reflects the idea of offerings being consumed by divine fire, a theme seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in the sacrifices of Elijah on Mount Carmel.<p><b>as a food offering</b><br>The term "food offering" indicates that the sacrifice is seen as a meal for God, symbolizing fellowship and communion. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, sharing a meal was a sign of peace and relationship. This offering underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God provides for His people, and they, in turn, offer back to Him. This concept is echoed in the New Testament through the Lord's Supper, where believers partake in communion with Christ.<p><b>a pleasing aroma to the LORD</b><br>The phrase "pleasing aroma" is a recurring motif in the sacrificial system, indicating God's acceptance of the offering. It suggests that the sacrifice, when offered with a sincere heart, is delightful to God. This imagery is used in the New Testament to describe Christ's sacrifice on the cross, which is described as a "fragrant offering and sacrifice to God" (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>). The pleasing aroma signifies reconciliation and peace with God, achieved through obedience and faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>The priest is the mediator between God and the people, responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals as prescribed in the Law.<br><br>2. <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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar.htm">Altar</a></b><br>The place where sacrifices and offerings are made to God, representing His presence and the means of atonement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/memorial_portion.htm">Memorial Portion</a></b><br>A part of the grain offering that is burned on the altar, signifying remembrance and dedication to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pleasing_aroma.htm">Pleasing Aroma</a></b><br>A metaphorical expression indicating that the offering is acceptable and pleasing to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role as a mediator foreshadows Christ's ultimate priesthood, reminding us of the importance of intercession and mediation in our spiritual lives.<br><br><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. In our lives, we are called to offer our time, talents, and resources to God as an act of worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar_as_a_place_of_sacrifice.htm">The Altar as a Place of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The altar signifies a place of surrender and commitment. We are encouraged to lay down our lives and desires at the altar, trusting in God's provision and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/memorial_portion_and_remembrance.htm">Memorial Portion and Remembrance</a></b><br>The memorial portion serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and our covenant relationship with Him. Regularly reflecting on God's past faithfulness strengthens our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pleasing_aroma_and_acceptable_worship.htm">Pleasing Aroma and Acceptable Worship</a></b><br>Our worship and offerings should be genuine and heartfelt, aiming to please God rather than seeking human approval. True worship is characterized by sincerity and obedience.<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/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</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/how_did_israelites_get_frankincense.htm">Leviticus 2:1-2: How could ancient Israelites realistically acquire frankincense in the wilderness if it primarily originated far to the south?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_'pleasing_aroma'_significant.htm">In Leviticus 1:9, why is a 'pleasing aroma' significant to an omnipotent, immaterial God?</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>(9, 10) <span class= "bld">And the priest.</span>--<a href="/context/leviticus/2-9.htm" title="And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it on the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.">Leviticus 2:9-10</a>, which conclude the law about the bloodless offerings, resume and expand the directions given in <a href="/context/leviticus/2-1.htm" title="And when any will offer a meat offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon:">Leviticus 2:1-2</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/2-9.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">The priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to remove</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵרִ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the memorial portion</span><br /><span class="heb">אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’az·kā·rā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_234.htm">Strong's 234: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reminder, remembrance-offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the grain offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּנְחָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·min·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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 /><br /><span class="word">and burn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְטִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·ṭîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it on the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an offering made by fire,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשֵּׁ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burnt-offering, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a pleasing</span><br /><span class="heb">נִיחֹ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nî·ḥō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aroma</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵ֥יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell, perceive odor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/2-9.htm">Leviticus 2:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/2-9.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 2:9 The priest shall take from the meal (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/2-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 2:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 2:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 2:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 2:10" /></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>