Leviticus 2:1 KJV

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:

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Scofield Notes

  • fine flourThe meal-offering. The fine flour speaks of the evenness and balance of the character of Christ; of that perfection in which no quality was in excess, none...

Matthew Henry

  • The meat-offering of flourMeat-offerings may typify Christ, as presented to God for us, and as being the Bread of life to our souls; but they rather seem to denote our obligation to...

Thompson Chains

  • Sin-offeringsStarts here · next Leviticus 4:3 · 13 links
  • Oil (2)See the chain from Exodus 29:2 · 5 links
  • FrankincenseSee the chain from Exodus 30:34 · 3 links

Cross References

  • Leviticus 6:14–18 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. …
  • Leviticus 9:17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
  • Numbers 7:19 He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • Isaiah 66:20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
  • Revelation 8:3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And when any וְנֶפֶשׁ wĕnepeš נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with and כִּי kî Conjunction
  • will offer תַקְרִיב taqrîb קָרַב Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person feminine singular
  • a meat מִנְחָה minḥâ מִנְחָה Noun · feminine singular
  • offering קָרְבַּן qorban קׇרְבָּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
  • his offering יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular קָרְבָּנוֹ qorbānô קׇרְבָּן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • shall be of fine flour סֹלֶת sōlet סֹלֶת Noun · feminine singular
  • and he shall pour וְיָצַק wĕyāṣaq יָצַק Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • oil עָלֶיהָ ʿālêhā Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular שֶׁמֶן šemen שֶׁמֶן Noun · masculine singular
  • upon it, and put וְנָתַן wĕnātan נָתַן Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • frankincense עָלֶיהָ ʿālêhā Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular לְבֹנָה lĕbōnâ לְבוֹנָה Noun · feminine singular

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