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Bible in Basic English
You may give them as an offering of first-fruits to the Lord, but they are not to go up as a sweet smell on the altar.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
Holman Bible
You may present them to the Lord as an offering of firstfruits,
International Standard Version
You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of first fruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma."
A Conservative Version
As an oblation of first-[fruits] ye shall offer them to LORD, but they shall not come up for a sweet savor on the altar.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
As an offering of first fruits you may offer them [leaven and honey] to the Lord, but they shall not go up [in smoke] on the altar as a sweet and soothing aroma.
Darby Translation
As to the offering of the first-fruits, ye shall present them to Jehovah; but they shall not be offered upon the altar for a sweet odour.
Julia Smith Translation
The offering of the first fruits ye shall bring them near to Jehovah: and to the altar they shall not go up for an odor of sweetness.
King James 2000
As for the offering of the first fruits, you shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[As] an offering of [the] choicest portion, you may bring them to Yahweh, but they must not be offered on the altar [as] an appeasing fragrance.
Modern King James verseion
As an offering of the firstfruits, you shall bring them to Jehovah. But they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet savor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Notwithstanding, ye shall bring the firstlings of them unto the LORD: But they shall not come upon the altar to make a sweet savour.
NET Bible
You can present them to the Lord as an offering of first fruit, but they must not go up to the altar for a soothing aroma.
New Heart English Bible
As an offering of firstfruits you shall offer them to the LORD: but they shall not ascend for a pleasant aroma on the altar.
The Emphasized Bible
As for an oblation of first-fruits, ye shall bring them near unto Yahweh, - but unto the altar, they shall not take them up, as a satisfying odour.
Webster
As for the oblation of the first-fruits, ye shall offer them to the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savor.
World English Bible
As an offering of firstfruits you shall offer them to Yahweh: but they shall not ascend for a pleasant aroma on the altar.
Youngs Literal Translation
An offering of first -fruits -- ye bring them near to Jehovah, but on the altar they go not up, for sweet fragrance.
Themes
First fruits » First ripe of fruits, grain, oil, wine, and first of fleece, required as an offering
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Additional Grain Offering Regulations
11 No meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord. 12 You may give them as an offering of first-fruits to the Lord, but they are not to go up as a sweet smell on the altar. 13 And every meal offering is to be salted with salt; your meal offering is not to be without the salt of the agreement of your God: with all your offerings give salt.
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Cross References
Exodus 23:19
The best of the first-fruits of your land are to be taken into the house of the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk
Genesis 23:10-11
Now Ephron was seated among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite gave Abraham his answer in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those who came into his town, saying,
Genesis 23:17
So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre, with the hollow in the rock and all the trees in the field and round it,
Exodus 22:29
Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.
Exodus 23:10-11
For six years put seed into your fields and get in the increase;
Leviticus 7:13
With his peace-offering let him give cakes of leavened bread, as a praise-offering.
Leviticus 23:10
Say to the children of Israel, When you have come to the land which I will give you, and have got in the grain from its fields, take some of the first-fruits of the grain to the priest;
Numbers 15:20
Of the first of your rough meal you are to give a cake for a lifted offering, lifting it up before the Lord as the offering of the grain-floor is lifted up.
Deuteronomy 26:10
So now, I have come here with the first of the fruits of the earth which you, O Lord, have given me. Then you will put it down before the Lord your God and give him worship:
2 Chronicles 31:5
And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
Revelation 14:4
These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.