Leviticus 2 · Verse 15

Leviticus 2:15

And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
Leviticus 2:15, King James Version

Leviticus 2:15 in other translations

BSBAnd you are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.
WEBYou shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it. It is a meal offering.
ASVAnd thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meal-offering.
YLTand thou hast put on it oil, and laid on it frankincense, it is a present;
DARBYAnd thou shalt put oil on it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is an oblation.
BBEAnd put oil on it and perfume: it is a meal offering.
WebsterAnd thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense upon it: it is a meat-offering.

What does Leviticus 2:15 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 2:12-16

Salt is required in all the offerings. God hereby intimates to them that their sacrifices, in themselves, were unsavoury. All religious services must be seasoned with grace. Christianity is the salt of the earth. Directions are given about offering their first-fruits at harvest. If a man, with a thankful sense of God's goodness in giving him a plentiful crop, was disposed to present an offering to God, let him bring…

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Leviticus 2:15 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.

וְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.Taand you will putH5414
עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haon itH5921
שֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menoilH8081
וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.Taand you will placeH7760
עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
לְבֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahfrankincenseH3828
מִנְחָ֖הmin.Chah[is] a grain offeringH4503
הִֽוא\׃hi'itH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Leviticus 2:14

    And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.

  • Leviticus 2:15

    And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.

  • Leviticus 2:16

    And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

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Leviticus 2:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y pondrás sobre ella aceite, y pondrás sobre ella incienso: es presente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu mettras de l’huile dessus, et tu placeras de l’encens dessus: c’est une offrande de gâteau.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du sollst Öl darauf tun und Weihrauch darauf legen: es ist ein Speisopfer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
fundens supra oleum, et thus imponens, quia oblatio Domini est: