Leviticus 2:11
9 The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
10 But 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.
No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
12 You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.
13 And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “‘No meal offering which you shall offer to the LORD shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- ASV
- No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
- DARBY
- No oblation which ye shall present to Jehovah shall be made with leaven; for no leaven and no honey shall ye burn [in] any fire-offering to Jehovah.
- BLB
- Any grain offering that you⁺ bring near to YHWH shall not be made leavened, for any leaven, and any honey, you⁺ shall not burn from it a fire offering to the LORD.
- ÅB
- Intet matoffer som dere vil ofre til Herren, skal lages til med noe som er surt; for hverken av surdeig eller av honning skal dere brenne ildoffer for Herren.
- OTB
- ‘Hvert grødeoffer du bringer til Herren må være uten surdeig, for du skal ikke brenne noen surdeig eller honning som et offer ved ild til Herren.
- B1930
- Intet matoffer som I vil ofre til Herren, skal lages til med noget som er surt; for hverken av surdeig eller av honning skal I brenne ildoffer for Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 5:9
A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
Read in contextLuke 12:1
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Read in contextExodus 23:18
You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
Read in contextLeviticus 6:16–17
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.
Read in contextExodus 12:19–20
For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
Read in contextLuke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
Read in context1 Peter 4:2
Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
Read in contextProverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
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