Leviticus 2 · Verse 11

Leviticus 2:11

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.
Leviticus 2:11, King James Version

Leviticus 2:11 in other translations

BSBNo 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.
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.
ASVNo 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.
YLTNo present which ye bring near to Jehovah is made fermented, for with any leaven or any honey ye perfume no fire-offering to Jehovah.
DARBYNo 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.
BBENo meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord.
WebsterNo meat-offering which ye shall bring to 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.

What does Leviticus 2:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord--Nothing sweet or sour was to be offered. In the warm climates of the East leavened bread soon spoils, and hence it was regarded as the emblem of hypocrisy or corruption. Some, however, think that the prohibition was that leaven and honey were used in the idolatrous rites of the heathen.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 No meat-offering - shall be made with leaven - See the reason of this prohibition in the note on Exo 12:8 (note). Nor any honey - Because it was apt to produce acidity, as some think, when wrought up with flour paste; or rather because it was apt to gripe and prove purgative. On this latter account the College of Physicians have totally left it out of all medicinal preparations. This effect which it has in most constitutions was a sufficient reason why it should be prohibited here, as a principal part of all these offerings was used by the priests as a part of their ordinary diet; and these offerings, being those of the poorer sort, were in greater abundance than most others. On this account, the griping, and purgative quality of the honey must render it extremely improper. As leaven was forbidden because producing fermentation, it was considered a species of corruption, and was therefore used to signify hypocrisy, malice, etc., which corrupt the soul; it is possible that honey might have had a moral reference, also, and have signified, as St. Jerome thought, carnal pleasures and sensual gratifications. Some suppose that the honey mentioned here was a sort of saccharine matter extracted from dates. Leaven and honey might be offered with the first-fruits, as we learn from the next verse; but they were forbidden to be burnt on the altar,

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 2:1-11

Chapter Outline The meat-offering of flour. (1-11) The offering of first-fruits. (12-16) Verses 1-11 Meat-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 God for the blessings of providence, and those good works which are acceptable to God. The term "meat" was, and still is, properly given to any kind of provision…

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Leviticus 2:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
הַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.Chah<the> grain offeringH4503
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
תַּקְרִ֙יבוּ֙tak.Ri.vuyou will presentH7126
לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תֵעָשֶׂ֖הte.'a.Sehit will be madeH6213
חָמֵ֑ץcha.MetzleavenH2557
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
כָל\־khol-anyH3605
שְׂאֹר֙se.'OrleavenH7603
וְכָל\־ve.kholand anyH3605
דְּבַ֔שׁde.VashhoneyH1706
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תַקְטִ֧ירוּtak.Ti.ruyou must make to smokeH6999
מִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuany of itH4480
אִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.Sheha fire offeringH801
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Leviticus 2:11

  • Galatians 5:9

    A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

  • Luke 12:1

    In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

  • Exodus 23:18

    Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.

  • Leviticus 6:16-17

    And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

  • Exodus 12:19-20

    Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

  • Luke 21:34

    And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

  • 1 Peter 4:2

    That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

  • Proverbs 25:27

    It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

  • Proverbs 25:16

    Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

  • Mark 8:15

    And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

  • Proverbs 24:13

    My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

  • Acts 14:22

    Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
no leaven.
6:17; Ex 12:19,20; Mt 16:6,11,12; Mr 8:15; Lu 12:1; 1Co 5:6-8
Ga 5:9
honey.
Pr 24:13; 25:16,27; Lu 21:34; Ac 14:22; 1Pe 4:2

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Context

  • Leviticus 2:10

    And 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.

  • Leviticus 2:11

    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.

  • Leviticus 2:12

    As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.

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Leviticus 2:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ningún presente que ofreciereis á Jehová, será con levadura: porque de ninguna cosa leuda, ni de ninguna miel, se ha de quemar ofrenda á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Aucune offrande de gâteau que vous présenterez à l’ Éternel ne sera faite avec du levain; car du levain et du miel, vous n’en ferez point fumer comme sacrifice par feu à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Alles Speisopfer, das ihr dem Jehova darbringet, soll nicht aus Gesäuertem gemacht werden; denn aller Sauerteig und aller Honig, davon sollt ihr kein Feueropfer dem Jehova räuchern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Omnis oblatio quæ offeretur Domino, absque fermento fiet, nec quidquam fermenti ac mellis adolebitur in sacrificio Domino.