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Leviticus 2:13

Covenant and promises

11 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.

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.

14 If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.

15 And you are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

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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
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.
KJV
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
WEB
Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
ASV
And every oblation of thy meal-offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meal-offering: with all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt.
DARBY
And every offering of thine oblation shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thine oblation: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
BLB
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with the salt. And the salt of the covenant of your God you shall not allow to cease from on your grain offering; on all your offerings you shall bring near salt.
ÅB
Alle dine matoffer skal du salte; du skal ikke la det fattes på salt i ditt matoffer; for saltet hører til din Guds pakt; til alle dine offer skal du bære fram salt.
OTB
Krydre alle grødeofrene dine med salt. Ikke la saltet av din Guds pakt mangle i grødeofrene dine; med alle dine ofre skal du ofre salt.
B1930
Alle dine matoffer skal du salte; du skal ikke la det fattes på salt i ditt matoffer; for saltet hører til din Guds pakt; til alle dine offer skal du bære frem salt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 43:24

    You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.

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  • Matthew 5:13

    You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

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  • Colossians 4:6

    Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

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  • Mark 9:49–50

    For everyone will be salted with fire.

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  • Numbers 18:19

    All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 13:5

    Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt ?

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  • Ezra 7:22

    up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.

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