Leviticus 2:3 “The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons…”

Leviticus 2:3

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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 the LORD made by fire.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the remnant of the meate offering shalbe Aarons and his sonnes: for it is most holy of the Lordes offrings made by fire.

Darby Translation

And the remainder of the oblation shall be Aaron's and his sons': [it is] most holy of Jehovah's offerings by fire.

Young's Literal Translation

and the remnant of the present [is] for Aaron and for his sons, most holy, of the fire-offerings of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And the rest of the meal offering will be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy among the Lord's fire offerings.

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Cross references

“the remnant”

Leviticus 21:22 Numbers 18:9 Leviticus 7:9 1 Samuel 2:28 Leviticus 6:26 Leviticus 6:16

Leviticus 21:22 · BSB

He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,

Numbers 18:9 · BSB

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 t…

Leviticus 7:9 · BSB

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,

1 Samuel 2:28 · BSB

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 offe…

Leviticus 6:26 · BSB

The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 6:16 · BSB

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.

“most holy”

Exodus 29:37

Exodus 29:37 · BSB

For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

Also

Leviticus 2:10

Leviticus 2:10 · BSB

But 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2and 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, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

4Now 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.

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