John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"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 (ASV)
As for the oblation of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord Or "in" or "with the oblation", as some render it; that is, along with the oblation of the firstfruits leaven and honey might be offered: the Arabic version is very express, "but for a sacrifice of firstfruits you" shall offer both to God; as they might be, as before observed; so the Targum of Jonathan, "for the leavened bread of the firstfruits shall be offered, and dates in the time of the firstfruits; the fruits with their honey shall be offered, and the priest shall eat them:" but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour ; which they could not make, and besides were to be the portion of the priests.