Leviticus 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Leviticus 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As an offering of first fruits you shall offer them to Yahweh, but they shall not rise up as a pleasant aroma on the altar.”

Leviticus 2:12 — World English Bible

Leviticus 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Leviticus 2:12 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Leviticus 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As to the offering of the first-fruits, ye shall present them to Jehovah; but they shall not be offered upon the altar for a sweet odour. ”

Leviticus 2:12 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“In the oblation of the first fruits ye shall offer them vnto the Lord, but they shall not be burnt vpon the altar for a sweete sauour.”

Leviticus 2:12 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 2:12 in 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.

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.

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.

13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

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.

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What Does Leviticus 2:12 Mean?

Leviticus 2:12 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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