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The priest shall take up from the meal-offering the memorial of it, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to Yahweh.
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The Memorial Portion
Commentators explain that the priest would take a symbolic handful, called a 'memorial,' from the grain offering to burn on the altar. This was done for all types of grain offerings, whether uncooked flour or various baked breads. This act of setting aside a representative portion for God was the central part of the ritual, signifying that the entire gift was dedicated to Him.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The four kinds of bread and the three cooking utensils that are mentioned in this section were probably such as were in common use in the daily lif…
19th Century
Anglican
And the priest. —Leviticus 2:9–10, which conclude the law about the bloodless offerings, resume and expand th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof That is, an handf…
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