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This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the LORD’s food offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings 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 remnant of the meat offering <i>shall be</i> Aaron's and his sons': <i>it is</i> a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The rest of the grain offering <i>shall be</i> Aaron’s and his sons’. <i>It is</i> most holy of the offerings to the LORD made by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the LORD by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the LORD by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy of the offerings to Yahweh by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings 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 />But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the fire offerings to the LORD.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The rest of this sacrifice is for the priests; it is very holy because it was offered to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 the LORD made by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy, set apart from the LORD's offering by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The rest of the grain offering belongs to the priests; it is very holy, since it is taken from the food offered to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The remnants from the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons—the holiest of the offerings made by fire 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 remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons--it is most holy from the gifts of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is a most holy thing of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. <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 remnant of the present [is] for Aaron and for his sons, most holy, of the fire-offerings of 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 remnant of the present is for Aaron and for his sons, most holy, of the fire-offerings of 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 remainder from the gift, to Aaron and his sons; holy of holies from the sacrifice 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 the remnant of the sacrifice shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then what will remain of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, the Holy of holies from the oblations of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons, a most holy portion from the oblations 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 />And what is left of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy part of the offerings by fire 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 remnant of the meal offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And of that remaining of the fine flour, it is Holy of Holy things for Ahron and for his children, from the offerings of 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 />But 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 the LORD made by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the remainder of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy portion from the sacrifices of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/2-3.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=194" 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">2</span>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, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: wə·han·nō·w·ṯe·reṯ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">The remainder</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.">of</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/175.htm" title="175: lə·’a·hă·rōn (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">shall belong to Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·lə·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his sons;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-msc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">it is a most</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">holy part</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: mê·’iš·šê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">of the offerings made by fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (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">4</span>Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated 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="/numbers/18-9.htm">Numbers 18:9-10</a></span><br />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. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16-18</a></span><br />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. / It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. / Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”<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/18-8.htm">Numbers 18:8</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-32.htm">Exodus 29:32-33</a></span><br />At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-5</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them. / This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Hebrews 7:13-14</a></span><br />He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. / For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Nehemiah 10:37-39</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. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”<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="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">1 Samuel 2:28</a></span><br />And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">2 Chronicles 31:4-6</a></span><br />Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the remnant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16,17,26</a></b></br> And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Leviticus 7:9</a></b></br> And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Leviticus 10:12,13</a></b></br> And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it <i>is</i> most holy: … </p><p class="hdg">most holy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-17.htm">Leviticus 6:17</a></b></br> It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it <i>unto them for</i> their portion of my offerings made by fire; it <i>is</i> most holy, as <i>is</i> the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Leviticus 10:12</a></b></br> And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it <i>is</i> most holy:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22</a></b></br> He shall eat the bread of his God, <i>both</i> of the most holy, and of the holy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/1-11.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/exodus/40-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Fire-Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/exodus/40-13.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/35-24.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/exodus/35-24.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-16.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Present</a> <a href="/exodus/29-34.htm">Remainder</a> <a href="/exodus/26-12.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/exodus/35-2.htm">Rest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Fire-Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Remainder</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Rest</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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It consisted of fine flour, oil, and frankincense. The offering symbolized the fruits of human labor and the dedication of one's sustenance to God. The "remainder" refers to what is left after a portion is burned on the altar as a memorial portion to the LORD.<p><b>shall belong to Aaron and his sons;</b><br>Aaron and his sons, the priests, were set apart to serve in the tabernacle and later the temple. This provision ensured their sustenance, as they did not have a land inheritance like the other tribes of Israel. The priests' portion of the offerings was a practical means of support, allowing them to focus on their spiritual duties. This system underscores the principle of providing for those who minister in spiritual matters, a concept echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a>).<p><b>it is a most holy part</b><br>The designation "most holy" indicates the highest level of sanctity. Items or offerings deemed "most holy" were to be treated with the utmost reverence and were restricted in their use. Only the priests could consume this portion, and it had to be eaten in a holy place. This reflects the sacredness of the offerings and the seriousness of approaching God’s holiness.<p><b>of the food offerings</b><br>The term "food offerings" encompasses various sacrifices made to God, including burnt offerings, peace offerings, and sin offerings. These offerings were integral to the worship and covenant relationship between God and Israel. They served as a means of atonement, thanksgiving, and fellowship with God. The grain offering, as part of the food offerings, highlighted the importance of dedicating everyday sustenance to God.<p><b>to the LORD.</b><br>The phrase "to the LORD" emphasizes that the offerings were ultimately directed to God, acknowledging His sovereignty and provision. The offerings were not merely ritualistic but were acts of worship and devotion. This reflects the broader biblical theme of offering one's best to God, as seen in the sacrifices of Abel (<a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Genesis 4:4</a>) and the call to present our bodies as living sacrifices (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). The grain offering, like all offerings, pointed to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself wholly to God on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He and his descendants were set apart to serve as priests.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron's_sons.htm">Aaron's Sons</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron who were also designated as priests to serve in the tabernacle and later the temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/grain_offering.htm">Grain Offering</a></b><br>A type of offering made to the LORD, consisting of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom the offerings are made.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/offerings_made_by_fire.htm">Offerings Made by Fire</a></b><br>Sacrifices that were burned on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, signifying worship and atonement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_of_offerings.htm">Holiness of Offerings</a></b><br>The grain offering is described as "most holy," emphasizing the sacredness of what is dedicated to God. Believers are called to treat their offerings to God—whether time, resources, or talents—with reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_for_priests.htm">Provision for Priests</a></b><br>The portion given to Aaron and his sons underscores God's provision for those who serve Him. This principle encourages the support of those in ministry today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_grain_offering.htm">Symbolism of the Grain Offering</a></b><br>Represents dedication and thanksgiving. Believers are encouraged to live lives of gratitude and dedication to God, offering themselves as living sacrifices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_and_fulfillment.htm">Continuity and Fulfillment</a></b><br>The priestly system points forward to Christ, our ultimate High Priest. Understanding the Old Testament offerings enriches our appreciation of Christ's sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of offerings highlights the importance of corporate worship and community in the life of faith.<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/how_reconcile_god's_mercy_and_judgment.htm">How do we resolve the apparent contradiction between God's mercy in other passages and His severe judgment here (Lev 10)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_nadab_and_abihu_in_the_bible.htm">Who were Nadab and Abihu in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_lev._8's_7-day_ordination.htm">How can Leviticus 8's insistence on a seven-day ordination period be reconciled with other references in the Old Testament that imply different consecration timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sacred_in_matthew_7_6.htm">What is sacred in Matthew 7:6?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">And the remnant.</span>--With the exception of the memorial or the handful of flour and oil, and of all the frankincense, this meat offering belonged to the priests, who divided it among them, and by whom alone it was to be consumed in the court of the sanctuary.<p><span class= "bld">A thing most holy.</span>--The offerings consisted of two classes, <span class= "ital">less holy </span>and <span class= "ital">most holy. </span>The thank offerings (<a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm" title="And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.">Leviticus 23:20</a>; <a href="/numbers/6-20.htm" title="And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.">Numbers 6:20</a>), the firstborn of clean sacrificed animals (<a href="/numbers/18-17.htm" title="But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy: you shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the LORD.">Numbers 18:17</a>), the firstlings of oil, wine, and corn, and the paschal sacrifices, belonged to the less holy, and might be eaten entirely or partially in any clean place within the holy city by the officiating priests and their families (<a href="/context/leviticus/10-12.htm" title="And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remains of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:">Leviticus 10:12-14</a>). The incense offering, the shew-bread (<a href="/exodus/30-26.htm" title="And you shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,">Exodus 30:26</a>; <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm" title="And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.">Leviticus 24:9</a>), the sin and trespass offerings (<a href="/context/leviticus/6-25.htm" title="Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.">Leviticus 6:25-28</a>; <a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm" title="Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.">Leviticus 7:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/7-6.htm" title="Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.">Leviticus 7:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/14-13.htm" title="And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:">Leviticus 14:13</a>, &c.), and the meat offerings here described, belonged to the most holy class. They could only be eaten in the court of the sanctuary by the priests alone. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - The remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. The meat offerings must have gone far to supply the priests with farinaceous food, as, for every handful of flour burnt on the altar, nearly a gallon went to the priests. They had to eat it within the precincts of the tabernacle, as was the case with all meats that were <span class="accented">most holy</span>, viz. the minchahs, the shew-bread, and the flesh of the sin offering and of the trespass offering (<a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Leviticus 10:12</a>). Other meats assigned to the priests might be eaten in any clean place (<a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Leviticus 10:14</a>). The priests' own meat offerings were wholly burnt (<a href="/leviticus/6-23.htm">Leviticus 6:23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/2-3.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 remainder</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nō·w·ṯe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</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">הַמִּנְחָ֔ה</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">will belong to Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his sons;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבָנָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is a most</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy part</span><br /><span class="heb">קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the offerings made by fire</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’iš·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural 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">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 2:3 That which is left of the meal (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 2:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 2:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 2:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 2:4" /></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>