Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

As an offering of first fruits you shall bring them to the Lord, but they shall not ascend for a soothing aroma on the altar.

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, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.

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.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
As for the oblation
קרבּן קרבּן 
Qorban 
Usage: 82

of the firstfruits
ראשׁית 
Re'shiyth 
Usage: 51

קרב 
Qarab 
Usage: 280

but they shall not be burnt
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

on the altar
מזבּח 
Mizbeach 
Usage: 401

ניחח ניחוח 
Nichowach 
Usage: 43

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

Additional Grain Offering Regulations

11 No present which ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be with leaven; for of nothing leavened, nor any honey, shall ye make any offering incensed unto the LORD. 12 As an offering of first fruits you shall bring them to the Lord, but they shall not ascend for a soothing aroma on the altar. 13 And every offering of thy present shalt thou season with salt, and thou shalt never allow the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy present; with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

Cross References

Exodus 23:19

The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in his mother's milk.

Genesis 23:10-11

This Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron, the Hittite, answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 23:17

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field that were in all the borders round about were made sure

Exodus 22:29

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits and of thy liquors; the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Exodus 23:10-11

And six years thou shalt sow thy land and shalt gather in its increase,

Leviticus 7:13

With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his offering in the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace.

Leviticus 23:10

Speak unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, When ye have entered into the land which I give unto you and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest;

Numbers 15:20

Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an offering; as the offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye offer it.

Deuteronomy 26:10

And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God and worship before the LORD thy God.

2 Chronicles 31:5

And as soon as the commandment burst forth and multiplied, an abundance of firstfruits of grain, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field was multiplied unto the sons of Israel; and likewise, they brought in the tithe, of all things in abundance.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But now Christ is risen from the dead and become the firstfruits of those that slept.

Revelation 14:4

These are those who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These are redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

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