Leviticus 2:1

'And when a person bringeth near an offering, a present to Jehovah, of flour is his offering, and he hath poured on it oil, and hath put on it frankincense;

Young's Literal Translation

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 he hath brought it in unto the sons of Aaron, the priests, and he hath taken from thence the fulness of his hand of its flour and of its oil, besides all its frankincense, and the priest hath made perfume with its memorial on the altar, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah;

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Cross References

Leviticus 2:4'And when thou bringest near an offering, a present baked in an oven, [it is of] unleavened cakes of flour mixed with oil, or thin unleavened cakes anointed with oil.

Leviticus 5:11'And if his hand reach not to two turtle-doves, or to two young pigeons, then he hath brought in his offering — he who hath sinned — a tenth of an ephah of flour for a sin-offering; he putteth no oil on it, nor doth he put on it frankincense, for it [is] a sin-offering,

Leviticus 6:14'And this [is] a law of the present: sons of Aaron have brought it near before Jehovah unto the front of the altar,

Leviticus 7:10and every present, mixed with oil or dry, is for all the sons of Aaron — one as another.

Leviticus 9:17and he bringeth near the present, and filleth his palm with it, and maketh perfume on the altar, apart from the burnt-offering of the morning.

Leviticus 24:7and thou hast put on the rank pure frankincense, and it hath been to the bread for a memorial, a fire-offering to Jehovah.

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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