Leviticus 2:11
New International Version
“’Every grain offering you bring to the LORD must be made without yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey in a food offering presented to the LORD.

New Living Translation
“Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD.

English Standard Version
“No grain offering that you bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
‘No grain offering which you bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the LORD made by fire.

New American Standard Bible
‘No grain offering, which you bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to the LORD.

NASB 1995
‘No grain offering, which you bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to the LORD.

NASB 1977
‘No grain offering, which you bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
‘No grain offering, which you bring near to Yahweh, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
‘No grain offering that you bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven [which symbolizes the spread of sin] or any honey [which, like leaven, is subject to fermentation] in any offering by fire to the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
“No grain offering that you present to the LORD is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey as a food offering to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No grain offering that you present to the LORD is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey as a fire offering to the LORD.

American Standard Version
No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
Yeast and honey must never be burned on the altar, so don't ever mix either of these in a grain sacrifice.

English Revised Version
No meal offering, which ye shall offer unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Every grain offering that you bring to the LORD must be prepared without yeast. Never burn yeast or honey as an offering to the LORD.

Good News Translation
None of the grain offerings which you present to the LORD may be made with yeast; you must never use yeast or honey in food offered to the LORD.

International Standard Version
"Any grain offering that you bring to the LORD is not to be prepared with yeast, because anything with leaven and honey may not be offered in smoke as an offering by fire to the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.

NET Bible
"'No grain offering which you present to the LORD can be made with yeast, for you must not offer up in smoke any yeast or honey as a gift to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
"'No meal offering, which you shall offer to the LORD, shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
No meat-offering which ye shall bring to 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.

World English Bible
“‘No meal offering which you shall offer to Yahweh shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
No present which you bring near to YHWH is made fermented, for you do not make incense [as] a fire-offering to YHWH with any leaven or any honey.

Young's Literal Translation
No present which ye bring near to Jehovah is made fermented, for with any leaven or any honey ye perfume no fire-offering to Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
Every gift which ye shall bring near to Jehovah shall not be made leavened: for all leaven and all honey ye shall not burn from it a sacrifice to Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Every oblation that is offered to the Lord shall be made without leaven, neither shall any leaven or honey be burnt in the sacrifice to the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Every oblation that is offered to the Lord shall be made without leaven; neither shall any leaven or honey be burned with the sacrifice to the Lord.

New American Bible
Every grain offering that you present to the LORD shall be unleavened, for you shall not burn any leaven or honey as an oblation to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
No grain offering that you bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you must not turn any leaven or honey into smoke as an offering by fire to the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Every meal offering which you shall offer to the LORD shall be made without leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
No meal offering that you will bring to LORD JEHOVAH shall be made with leaven because you shall not offer from any leaven or any honey as a gift to LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ye shall not leaven any sacrifice which ye shall bring to the Lord; for as to any leaven, or any honey, ye shall not bring of it to offer a gift to the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Laws for Grain Offerings
10But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD. 11No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD. 12You 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.…

Cross References
Exodus 34:25
Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.

Exodus 23:18
You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.

Deuteronomy 16:4
No leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning.

Matthew 16:12
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

1 Corinthians 5:6-8
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? / Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

Galatians 5:9
A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.

Mark 8:15
“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

Luke 12:1
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Amos 4:5
Offer leavened bread as a thank offering, and loudly proclaim your freewill offerings. For that is what you children of Israel love to do,” declares the Lord GOD.

Hosea 7:4
They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.

1 Corinthians 10:21
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

Matthew 13:33
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

Luke 13:21
It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

1 Corinthians 10:17
Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

Romans 6:13
Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.


Treasury of Scripture

No meat offering, which you shall bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for you shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

no leaven

Leviticus 6:17
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

Exodus 12:19,20
Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land…

Matthew 16:6,11,12
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees…

honey

Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 25:16,27
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it…

Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

Jump to Previous
Burn Burned Cereal Fermented Fire Fire-Offering Grain Honey Leaven Meal Meal-Offering Meat Meat-Offering Oblation Offer Offering Perfume Present Smoke Yeast
Jump to Next
Burn Burned Cereal Fermented Fire Fire-Offering Grain Honey Leaven Meal Meal-Offering Meat Meat-Offering Oblation Offer Offering Perfume Present Smoke Yeast
Leviticus 2
1. The meat offering with oil and incense
4. either baked in the oven
5. or on a plate
7. or in a frying pan
12. The first fruits not to be burnt on the altar,
13. Salt to be used with every offering
14. The offering of first fruits














No grain offering
The term "grain offering" in Hebrew is "minchah," which refers to a gift or tribute. In the context of Leviticus, it is a sacrificial offering made from the produce of the land, symbolizing the fruits of human labor and the acknowledgment of God's provision. This offering is a reminder of the Israelites' dependence on God for sustenance and their commitment to honor Him with the firstfruits of their harvest.

that you present to the LORD
The phrase emphasizes the act of presenting or bringing an offering before God. The Hebrew word "qarab" means to draw near or approach, signifying the worshiper's desire to come into God's presence. This act of presenting offerings is a form of worship and reverence, acknowledging God's sovereignty and holiness.

shall be made with leaven
Leaven, or yeast, in Hebrew "se'or," is often symbolic of sin or corruption in the Bible. The prohibition against using leaven in grain offerings underscores the need for purity and holiness in worship. Just as leaven spreads through dough, sin can permeate and corrupt, thus offerings to God must be free from such impurities.

for you are not to burn any leaven
The act of burning offerings was a way to transform the physical into the spiritual, symbolizing the complete dedication of the offering to God. The prohibition against burning leaven highlights the importance of offering what is pure and untainted, reflecting a heart that seeks to honor God without the corruption of sin.

or honey
Honey, while sweet and desirable, can ferment and spoil, much like leaven. In ancient times, honey was a luxury and often associated with indulgence. The exclusion of honey from offerings suggests that worship should not be about personal pleasure or indulgence but about sincere devotion and sacrifice.

as an offering made by fire
The phrase "offering made by fire" refers to the process of burning the offering on the altar, which was a central aspect of sacrificial worship. Fire symbolizes God's presence and His consuming holiness. The offerings made by fire were a way for the Israelites to express their devotion and seek atonement, with the smoke rising as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

to the LORD
The use of "the LORD" in all capital letters represents the divine name YHWH, the covenant name of God revealed to Moses. This name signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature and His faithfulness to His promises. The offerings were not just ritualistic acts but were deeply relational, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and His people.

(11) No meat offering.--Leviticus 2:11-13 add some general rules respecting meat offerings. As honey was used in olden times to produce fermentation, it is excluded, like fermented dough, from these offerings. (See Leviticus 11:20.)

Verses 11, 12. - Ye shall burn no leaven nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. Leaven and honey are not forbidden to be offered to the Lord; on the contrary, in the next verse they are commanded to be offered. The prohibition only extends to their being burnt on the altar, owing, no doubt, to the effect of fire upon them in making them swell and froth, thus creating a repulsive appearance which, as we shall see, throughout the Mosaic legislation, represents moral evil. The firstfruits of honey are to be offered (cf. Exodus 22:29), and leaven is to be used in the two wave loaves offered at the Feast of Pentecost as firstfruits (Leviticus 23:17). the words translated, As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord, should be rendered, As an oblation of firstfruits ye shall offer them (that is, leaven and honey), but they shall not be burnt on the altar. The mark in A.V. denoting a new paragraph at the beginning of verse 12, should be removed.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
No
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

grain offering
הַמִּנְחָ֗ה (ham·min·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

that
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you present
תַּקְרִ֙יבוּ֙ (taq·rî·ḇū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

to the LORD
לַיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

may be made
תֵעָשֶׂ֖ה (ṯê·‘ā·śeh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

with yeast,
חָמֵ֑ץ (ḥā·mêṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2557: That which is leavened

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you are not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to burn
תַקְטִ֧ירוּ (ṯaq·ṭî·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

any
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

yeast
שְׂאֹר֙ (śə·’ōr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7603: Barm, yeast-cake

or honey
דְּבַ֔שׁ (də·ḇaš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup

as an offering made by fire
אִשֶּׁ֖ה (’iš·šeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice

to the LORD.
לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Links
Leviticus 2:11 NIV
Leviticus 2:11 NLT
Leviticus 2:11 ESV
Leviticus 2:11 NASB
Leviticus 2:11 KJV

Leviticus 2:11 BibleApps.com
Leviticus 2:11 Biblia Paralela
Leviticus 2:11 Chinese Bible
Leviticus 2:11 French Bible
Leviticus 2:11 Catholic Bible

OT Law: Leviticus 2:11 No meal offering which you shall offer (Le Lv Lev.)
Leviticus 2:10
Top of Page
Top of Page