Leviticus 2:9 — Meaning and Application

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“And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn {it} upon the altar: {it is} an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.”

Leviticus 2:9

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And if thy oblation {be} a meat offering {baken} in the fryingpan, it shall be made {of} fine flour with oil.

And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.

And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn {it} upon the altar: {it is} an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

And that which is left 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.

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.

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Leviticus 2:1

"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:"

Leviticus 2:2

"And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, {to be} an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:"

Leviticus 2:3

"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."

Leviticus 2:4

"And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, {it shall be} unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil."

Leviticus 2:5

"And if thy oblation {be} a meat offering {baken} in a pan, it shall be {of} fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. {in a pan: or, on a flat plate, or, slice}"

Leviticus 2:6

"Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it {is} a meat offering."

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