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Leviticus 2:12-14
Living Bible
Leviticus 2:12-14
Living Bible
12 You may offer yeast bread and honey as thanksgiving offerings at harvest time, but not as burnt offerings.[a]
13 “Every offering must be seasoned with salt,[b] because the salt is a reminder of God’s covenant.
14 “If you are offering from the first of your harvest, remove the kernels from a fresh ear, crush and roast them, then offer them to the Lord.
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- Leviticus 2:12 but not as burnt offerings, literally, “but not for a sweet savor on the altar.”
- Leviticus 2:13 seasoned with salt. In many of the languages of the ancient Near East, the word salt is a homonym of the word good. It was used symbolically for goodness in making covenants.
Leviticus 2:12-14
New International Version
Leviticus 2:12-14
New International Version
12 You may bring them to the Lord as an offering of the firstfruits,(A) but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma. 13 Season all your grain offerings with salt.(B) Do not leave the salt of the covenant(C) of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
14 “‘If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits(D) to the Lord, offer crushed heads of new grain roasted in the fire.
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