Leviticus 2:12

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“You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.”

What this verse means

Read Leviticus 2:12 in the flow of Leviticus2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Leviticus2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“As an oblation of first-fruits ye shall offer them unto Jehovah: but they shall not come up for a sweet savor on the altar.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`An offering of first-<FI> fruits<Fi> --ye bring them near to Jehovah, but on the altar they go not up, for sweet fragrance.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 2:12 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 23:10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,
  2. Genesis 23:17So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
  3. Exodus 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
  4. Exodus 23:10For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
  5. Exodus 23:19Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
  6. Leviticus 7:13Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.
  7. Leviticus 23:10“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
  8. Numbers 15:20From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.
  9. Numbers 18:12I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.
  10. Deuteronomy 26:10And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.
  11. 2 Chronicles 31:5As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
  12. 1 Corinthians 15:20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  13. Revelation 14:4These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

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