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Leviticus 2:3

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.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    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.

  • KJV King James Version

    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.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    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.

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Cross-references (9)

Passages linked to Leviticus 2:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 10:12-13 Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy; and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire; for so I am commanded.
  • Leviticus 6:16-17 That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting. It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as are the sin offering and the trespass offering.
  • Leviticus 21:22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
  • Numbers 18:9 This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.
  • Leviticus 7:9 Every meal offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is prepared in the pan and on the griddle, shall be the priest’s who offers it.
  • 1 Samuel 2:28 Didn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?
  • Exodus 29:37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be holy.
  • Leviticus 2:10 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.
  • Leviticus 6:26 The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting.

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Explain this verse (14 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Therefore none could eat of it but the Priest.

Therefore none could eat of it but the Priest.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Aaron’s and his sons’, to be eaten by them,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the remnant of the meat offering shall be…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Sons - To be eaten by them, chap. vi,…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 2:3-6. Shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ —…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A thing most holy - literally, a holy of…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Holy of holies. That is, most holy; as being…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. The remnant… shall be Aaron’s — Abundant provision…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. most holy] See on Lev_6:12 (end).
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) And the remnant.—With the exception of the memorial…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron"s…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 2:3 rest of the grain offering: A portion of…

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