The Meaning of Leviticus 2:3 Explained

Leviticus 2:3

KJV: And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.

YLT: and the remnant of the present is for Aaron and for his sons, most holy, of the fire-offerings of Jehovah.

Darby: And the remainder of the oblation shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is most holy of Jehovah's offerings by fire.

ASV: and that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and his sons : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the remnant  of the meat offering  [shall be] Aaron's  and his sons':  [it is] a thing most  holy  of the offerings  of the LORD  made by fire. 

What does Leviticus 2:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 2:1-16 - Meal-Offerings With Oil And Incense
The meal-offering, which is described in this chapter, portrayed in emblem the perfect character of our Lord. He was as fine flour, of the best quality, without grit or coarseness. There was nothing uneven, nothing rough and harsh, nothing unseemly or forbidding in Him. He was anointed with the oil of the Holy Spirit; His perfect obedience was fragrant to the Father, and should be so to us; there was no leaven of guile or hypocrisy in His constitution. See Ephesians 5:2. We should feed on His holy character by meditation, and resemble it in daily living. The interposition of the priest was an essential feature of the ancient ritual, informing us that our prayer and self-surrender are acceptable to God through our Savior. We are also reminded by Leviticus 2:14 that we are called to be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures to the Creator. See James 1:18. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 2

1  The meat offering with oil and incense
4  either baked in the oven
5  or on a plate
7  or in a frying pan
12  The first fruits not to be burnt on the altar,
13  Salt to be used with every offering
14  The offering of first fruits

What do the individual words in Leviticus 2:3 mean?

And the rest [shall be] of the grain offering Aaron's and his sons' - [it is] most holy of the offerings made by fire to Yahweh -
וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ מִן־ הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י יְהוָֽה ס

וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙  And  the  rest  [shall  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
הַמִּנְחָ֔ה  the  grain  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן  Aaron's 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
וּלְבָנָ֑יו  and  his  sons' 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קֹ֥דֶשׁ  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים  [it  is]  most  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י  of  the  offerings  made  by  fire  to 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִשֶּׁה  
Sense: burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation