Leviticus 2:1

And when anyone makes a meal offering to the Lord, let his offering be of the best meal, with oil on it and perfume:

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In The King James Version

And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

In Context

2And let him take it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and having taken in his hand some of the meal and of the oil, with all the perfume, let him give it to the priest to be burned on the altar, as a sign, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.

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Cross References

Leviticus 2:4And when you give a meal offering cooked in the oven, let it be of unleavened cakes of the best meal mixed with oil, or thin unleavened cakes covered with oil.

Leviticus 5:11But if he has not enough money for two doves or two young pigeons, then let him give, for the sin he has done, the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal, for a sin-offering; let him put no oil on it, and no perfume, for it is a sin-offering.

Leviticus 6:14\6:21\Let it be made with oil on a flat plate; when it is well mixed and cooked, let it be broken and taken in as a meal offering, for a sweet smell to the Lord.

Leviticus 7:10And every meal offering, mixed with oil or dry, is for all the sons of Aaron in equal measure.

Leviticus 9:17And he put the meal offering before the Lord, and taking some of it in his hand he had it burned on the altar, separately from the burned offering of the morning.

Leviticus 24:7And on the lines of cakes put clean sweet-smelling spices, for a sign on the bread, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 2:1

In this chapter we have the law concerning the meat-offering. I. The matter of it; whether of raw flour with oil and incense ( ver. 1 ), or baked in the oven ( ver. 4 ), or upon a plate ( ver. 5, 6 ), or in a frying pan, ver. 7 . II. The management of it, of the flour ( ver. 2, 3 ), of the cakes, ver. 8-10 . III. Some particular rules concerning it, That leaven and honey must never be admitted ( ver. 11, 12 ), and salt never omitted in the meat-offering, ver. 13 . IV. The law concerning the offering of firstfruits… Read the whole commentary →

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