Leviticus 2:13

And every korban of thy minchah shalt thou season with melach; neither shalt thou suffer the melach Brit Eloheicha to be lacking from thy minchah; with every minchah of thine thou shalt offer melach.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

In Context

12As for the korban reshit (firstfruit offering), ye shall offer them unto Hashem; but they shall not be burned on the Mizbe'ach for a re'ach nicho'ach.

14And if thou offer a minchah of thy bikkurim unto Hashem, thou shalt offer for the minchah of thy bikkurim ripe ears of grain roasted by the eish, even meal ground from new grain.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:35And thou shalt make it a compound of spice, the art of a perfumer, mixed thoroughly together, tahor and kodesh;

2 Chronicles 13:5Ought ye not to know that Hashem Elohei Yisroel gave the Mamlachah over Yisroel to Dovid l'olam (forever), even to him and to his banim by a Brit Melach? + 13:5 See Num 18:19

Ezekiel 43:24And thou shalt offer them before Hashem, and the Kohanim shall cast melach upon them, and they shall offer them up for an olah unto Hashem.

Mark 9:49For everyone will have eish as his melach (salt). + 9:49 Lv 2:13

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 2:12-16

11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord , shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. 12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord : but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →

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