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Leviticus 2:9 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 2 · verse 9
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 · King James Version
Leviticus 2:9 in context
7And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8And 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.
9And 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.
10And 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.
11No 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringminchâha donationH4503 →
- memorialʼazkârâha reminderH234 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- savourrêyachodorH7381 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- sweetnîychôwachproperly, restfulH5207 →
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There were some meat-offerings that were only appendices to the burnt-offerings, as that which was offered with the daily sacrifice (Exo 29:38, Exo 29:39) and with the peace-offerings; these had drink-offerings joined with them (see Num 15:4, Num 15:7, Num 15:9, Num 15:10), and in these the quantity was appointed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10