Leviticus 2:3
New International Version
The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings presented to the LORD.

New Living Translation
The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.

English Standard Version
But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the LORD’s food offerings.

Berean Standard Bible
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the LORD made by fire.

New American Standard Bible
The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.

NASB 1995
‘The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the LORD by fire.

NASB 1977
‘And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the LORD by fire.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy of the offerings to Yahweh by fire.

Amplified Bible
What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.

Christian Standard Bible
But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the fire offerings to the LORD.”

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.

Contemporary English Version
The rest of this sacrifice is for the priests; it is very holy because it was offered to me.

English Revised 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 the LORD made by fire.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy, set apart from the LORD's offering by fire.

Good News Translation
The rest of the grain offering belongs to the priests; it is very holy, since it is taken from the food offered to the LORD.

International Standard Version
The remnants from the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons—the holiest of the offerings made by fire to the LORD."

Majority Standard Bible
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.

NET Bible
The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons--it is most holy from the gifts of the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is a most holy thing of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 Yahweh made by fire.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the remnant of the present [is] for Aaron and for his sons, most holy, of the fire-offerings of YHWH.

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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the remainder from the gift, to Aaron and his sons; holy of holies from the sacrifice to Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the remnant of the sacrifice shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then what will remain of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, the Holy of holies from the oblations of the Lord.

New American Bible
The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons, a most holy portion from the oblations to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
And what is left of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy part of the offerings by fire to the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the remnant of the meal offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And of that remaining of the fine flour, it is Holy of Holy things for Ahron and for his children, from the offerings of LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the remainder of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy portion from the sacrifices of the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Laws for Grain Offerings
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, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. 3The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire 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.…

Cross References
Numbers 18:9-10
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 to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.

Leviticus 6:16-18
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. / It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. / Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”

Leviticus 7:9-10
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, / and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.

Numbers 18:8
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

Exodus 29:32-33
At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

1 Corinthians 9:13-14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

Deuteronomy 18:1-5
The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them. / This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach. ...

Hebrews 7:13-14
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. / For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

Nehemiah 10:37-39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

Ezekiel 44:29-30
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

1 Samuel 2:28
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 offerings of the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 31:4-6
Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.

Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Luke 11:42
Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

the remnant

Leviticus 6:16,17,26
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it…

Leviticus 7:9
And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.

Leviticus 10:12,13
And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: …

most holy

Leviticus 6:17
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

Leviticus 10:12
And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:

Leviticus 21:22
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

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Leviticus 2
1. The meat offering with oil and incense
4. either baked in the oven
5. or on a plate
7. or in a frying pan
12. The first fruits not to be burnt on the altar,
13. Salt to be used with every offering
14. The offering of first fruits














The remainder of the grain offering
This phrase refers to what is left after a portion of the grain offering has been burned on the altar. In Hebrew, the word for "remainder" is "שְׁאֵרִית" (she'erit), which often signifies what is left over or preserved. The grain offering, or "מִנְחָה" (minchah), was a tribute to God, symbolizing the dedication of the fruits of human labor. It was an acknowledgment that all sustenance and prosperity come from the Lord. The offering was made of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, representing purity, richness, and the sweet aroma of a life dedicated to God.

belongs to Aaron and his sons
This phrase indicates the portion of the offering that is given to the priests, Aaron and his sons, as their due. The Hebrew word "לְאַהֲרֹן" (le'Aharon) and "לְבָנָיו" (le'vanav) emphasize the priestly lineage and their role as mediators between God and the people. This provision underscores the principle that those who serve at the altar should share in the offerings, as seen in 1 Corinthians 9:13-14. It highlights the community's responsibility to support their spiritual leaders.

it is a most holy part
The phrase "most holy" in Hebrew is "קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים" (qodesh qadashim), indicating the highest level of sanctity. This designation means that the offering is set apart for God and must be treated with the utmost reverence. The holiness of the offering reflects the holiness of God Himself and the sacredness of the covenant relationship between God and His people. It serves as a reminder of the call to holiness for all believers, as stated in 1 Peter 1:15-16.

of the offerings made by fire
This phrase refers to the method of offering, which involves burning on the altar. The Hebrew term "אִשֶּׁה" (isheh) signifies a fire offering, which is a pleasing aroma to the Lord. The act of burning symbolizes the complete surrender and transformation of the offering, as it ascends to God. It represents the worshiper's desire to be consumed by God's presence and to offer their life as a living sacrifice, as encouraged in Romans 12:1.

to the LORD
The phrase "to the LORD" in Hebrew is "לַיהוָה" (la'YHWH), signifying that the offering is directed to Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel. This personal name of God emphasizes His eternal, self-existent nature and His intimate relationship with His people. The offerings are not merely ritualistic acts but are expressions of devotion, gratitude, and obedience to the one true God. They remind believers of the importance of living a life that honors and glorifies the Lord in all things.

(3) And the remnant.--With the exception of the memorial or the handful of flour and oil, and of all the frankincense, this meat offering belonged to the priests, who divided it among them, and by whom alone it was to be consumed in the court of the sanctuary.

A thing most holy.--The offerings consisted of two classes, less holy and most holy. The thank offerings (Leviticus 23:20; Numbers 6:20), the firstborn of clean sacrificed animals (Numbers 18:17), the firstlings of oil, wine, and corn, and the paschal sacrifices, belonged to the less holy, and might be eaten entirely or partially in any clean place within the holy city by the officiating priests and their families (Leviticus 10:12-14). The incense offering, the shew-bread (Exodus 30:26; Leviticus 24:9), the sin and trespass offerings (Leviticus 6:25-28; Leviticus 7:1; Leviticus 7:6; Leviticus 14:13, &c.), and the meat offerings here described, belonged to the most holy class. They could only be eaten in the court of the sanctuary by the priests alone. . . .

Verse 3. - The remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. The meat offerings must have gone far to supply the priests with farinaceous food, as, for every handful of flour burnt on the altar, nearly a gallon went to the priests. They had to eat it within the precincts of the tabernacle, as was the case with all meats that were most holy, viz. the minchahs, the shew-bread, and the flesh of the sin offering and of the trespass offering (Leviticus 10:12). Other meats assigned to the priests might be eaten in any clean place (Leviticus 10:14). The priests' own meat offerings were wholly burnt (Leviticus 6:23).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The remainder
וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ (wə·han·nō·w·ṯe·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

of
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the grain offering
הַמִּנְחָ֔ה (ham·min·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

will belong to Aaron
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן (lə·’a·hă·rōn)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

and his sons;
וּלְבָנָ֑יו (ū·lə·ḇā·nāw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

it is a most
קֹ֥דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

holy part
קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים (qā·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

of the offerings made by fire
מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י (mê·’iš·šê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice

to the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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