Leviticus 2:12 (KJV)

Words Then and Now

oblation an offering Still heard today: oblations, still the liturgy’s word for the offerings Webster’s 1828 · Oblation

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The offering of first-fruitsSalt is required in all the offerings. God hereby intimates to them that their sacrifices, in themselves, were unsavoury. All religious services must be...

Thompson Chains

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Cross References

Exodus 23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Genesis 23:10–11 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, …
Genesis 23:17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
Exodus 22:29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
Exodus 23:10–11 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: …
Leviticus 7:13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.
Leviticus 23:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
Numbers 15:20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.
Deuteronomy 26:10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:
2 Chronicles 31:5 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
1 Corinthians 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Revelation 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

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Topics

First fruits First ripe of fruits, grain, oil, wine, and first of fleece, required as an offering
Offerings Ordinances concerning
Revelation The law is revealed

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

As for the oblation קָרְבַּן qorban קׇרְבָּן Noun · masculine singular construct
of the firstfruits רֵאשִׁית rēʾšît רֵאשִׁית Noun · feminine singular
ye shall offer תַּקְרִיבוּ taqrîbû קָרַב Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine plural
them unto the LORD אֹתָם ʾōtām Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine plural לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition וְאֶל wĕʾel Preposition · with and
but they shall not be burnt לֹא lōʾ Negative יַעֲלוּ yaʿălû עָלָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
for a sweet נִיחֹחַ nîḥōaḥ נִיחוֹחַ Noun · masculine singular
savour לְרֵיחַ lĕrêaḥ רֵיחַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition

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