Leviticus 2:13
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָלַח
properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)
בְּרִית
the covenant of
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בְּרִית
Covenant. Berith. A solemn binding agreement. God's covenants are unconditional promises that He will never break under any circumstances.
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קָרַב
you will present
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קָרַב
To draw near, to approach. Qarab. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. God's invitation is always to come closer.
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מִנְחָה
grain offering/ your
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מִנְחָה
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
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שָׁבַת
you must cause to cease
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שָׁבַת
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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מֶלַח
salt
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מֶלַח
properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
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קׇרְבָּן
present of
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קׇרְבָּן
something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
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