Leviticus 2:2

2:2 Then he must bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and the priest ¹  must scoop out from there a handful of its choice wheat flour and some of its olive oil in addition to all of its frankincense, and the priest must offer its memorial portion ²  up in smoke on the altar – it is ³  a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

Leviticus 4:19

4:19 “‘Then the priest ⁴  must take all its fat ⁵  and offer the fat ⁶  up in smoke on the altar.

Leviticus 7:3

7:3 Then the one making the offering ⁷  must present all its fat: the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails,

Leviticus 11:5-6

11:5 The rock badger ⁸  is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided. 11:6 The hare is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided.

Leviticus 11:39

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11:39 “‘Now if an animal ⁹  that you may eat dies, ¹⁰  whoever touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 25:7

25:7 your cattle, and the wild animals that are in your land – all its produce will be for you ¹¹  to eat.

Leviticus 25:12

25:12 Because that year is a jubilee, it will be holy to you – you may eat its produce ¹²  from the field.

Leviticus 27:13

27:13 If, however, the person who made the vow redeems the animal, ¹³  he must add one fifth to ¹⁴  its conversion value.

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¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. The syntax is strange here and might suggest that it was the offerer who scooped out a handful of the grain offering for the memorial portion (G. J. Wenham, Leviticus [NICOT], 66), but based on v. 9 below it should be understood that it was the priest who performed this act (see, e.g., NRSV “After taking from it a handful of the choice flour and oil…the priest shall…”; see also J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:177, 181 and J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 30).

² sn The “memorial portion” (אַזְכָרָה, ’azkharah) was the part of the grain offering that was burnt on the altar (see the previous clause), as opposed to the remainder, which was normally consumed by the priests (v. 3; see the full regulations in Lev 6:14-23[7-16]). It was probably intended to call to mind (i.e., memorialize) before the Lord the reason for the presentation of the particular offering (see the remarks in R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 1:335-39).

³ tn The words “it is” have been supplied. See the notes on Lev 1:9 and 2:3. There is no text critical problem here, but the syntax suggests the same translation.

⁴ tn Heb “Then he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. Based on the parallel statement in 4:10 and 4:31, it is the priest who performs this action rather than the person who brought the offering.

⁵ tn Heb “take up all its fat from it”; NASB “shall remove all its fat from it.”

sn See the full discussion of the fat regulations in Lev 4:8-9 above.

⁶ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fat) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Only the fat is meant here, since the “rest” of the bull is mentioned in v. 21.

⁷ tn Heb “then he.” This pronoun refers to the offerer, who was responsible for slaughtering the animal. Contrast v. 2 above and v. 5 below.

⁸ sn A small animal generally understood to be Hyrax syriacus; KJV, ASV, NIV “coney”; NKJV “rock hyrax.”

⁹ tn This word for “animal” refers to land animal quadrupeds, not just any beast that dwells on the land (cf. 11:2).

¹⁰ tn Heb “which is food for you” or “which is for you to eat.”

¹¹ tn The words “for you” are implied.

¹² tn That is, the produce of the land (fem.; cf. v. 7 above).

¹³ tn Heb “And if redeeming [infinitive absolute] he redeems it [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p. The referent of “he” (the person who made the vow) and “it” (the animal) have both been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Heb “on,” meaning “on top of, in addition to” (likewise in v. 15).