Leviticus 2:10

Study note

Setting — The text records divine instruction delivered to Moses for the Israelite community regulating grain offerings. This directive follows the altar burning of the memorial portion and establishes the priestly allocation.

The words — The phrase וְ/הַ/נּוֹתֶ֙רֶת (ve./ha./no.Te.ret) translates literally as "and the remainder," designating the portion left after the memorial offering is consumed. The term קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים (Ko.desh ka.da.Shim) renders as "a holy thing of holy things," marking the allocated portion as set apart for sacred use.

The thread — This allocation pattern repeats in Leviticus 2:3, where the same remainder is designated for Aaron and his sons as part of the food offerings. The structural parallel establishes a consistent priestly provision within the grain offering regulations.

Why it lands — The text requires the community to recognize the priestly share as a non-negotiable portion of worship. It instructs readers to treat the allocated remainder as consecrated property rather than common food.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.