The Meaning of Leviticus 6:15 Explained

Leviticus 6:15

KJV: And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.

YLT: and one hath lifted up of it with his hand from the flour of the present, and from its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the present, and hath made perfume on the altar, sweet fragrance -- its memorial to Jehovah.

Darby: And he shall take of it his handful of the fine flour of the oblation, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is on the meat-offering, and shall burn it on the altar: it is a sweet odour of the memorial thereof to Jehovah.

ASV: And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor, as the memorial thereof, unto Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall take  of it his handful,  of the flour  of the meat offering,  and of the oil  thereof, and all the frankincense  which [is] upon the meat offering,  and shall burn  [it] upon the altar  [for] a sweet  savour,  [even] the memorial  of it, unto the LORD. 

What does Leviticus 6:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 6:8-23 - Law Of The Burned-Offering
Notice well the teaching of this paragraph, which has special reference to the fire, which was to be kept always burning upon the altar. Thrice is the injunction repeated, Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:12-13. As it originally descended from God, Leviticus 9:24, so it was to be ever maintained by the watchful care of the priests. It is interesting to notice that a different Hebrew word is used for the fire that burned on the great brazen altar within the sacred enclosure from that which consumed the sin-offering without the camp, Leviticus 4:12. That symbolized the wrath of God against sin, while this symbolizes His love and grace, which descend to burn in human hearts. The Apostle was very conscious of the latter when he said: "The love of Christ constraineth us." Whenever you feel the glow of that fire in your heart be sure to nurse it. Ask that it may burn hotly. See Song of Solomon 8:6. It must be fed by the continual fuel of God's Word, consumed and absorbed in meditation. But remember the teaching of the latter part of this paragraph: Only holy souls may partake aught of the Heavenly Bread. "Let a man examine himself!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 6

1  The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
8  The law of the burnt offering
14  and of the meat offering
19  The offering at the consecration of a priest
24  The law of the sin offering

What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:15 mean?

And He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering and with its oil and all the frankincense which [is] on the grain offering and shall burn [it] on the altar [for] a aroma sweet as a memorial to Yahweh
וְהֵרִ֨ים מִמֶּ֜נּוּ בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹ מִסֹּ֤לֶת הַמִּנְחָה֙ וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ הַלְּבֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ הַמִּנְחָ֑ה וְהִקְטִ֣יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ רֵ֧יחַ נִיחֹ֛חַ אַזְכָּרָתָ֖הּ לַיהוָֽה

וְהֵרִ֨ים  And  He  shall  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
מִמֶּ֜נּוּ  from  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹ  his  handful 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֹמֶץ  
Sense: closed hand, fist, handful.
מִסֹּ֤לֶת  of  the  fine  flour 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: סׄלֶת  
Sense: fine flour.
הַמִּנְחָה֙  of  the  grain  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּ  and  with  its  oil 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
הַלְּבֹנָ֔ה  the  frankincense 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבֹונָה 
Sense: frankincense.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  which  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הַמִּנְחָ֑ה  the  grain  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
וְהִקְטִ֣יר  and  shall  burn  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מֻקְטָר 
Sense: .
הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ  on  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
רֵ֧יחַ  [for]  a  aroma 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֵיחַ  
Sense: scent, fragrance, aroma, odour.
נִיחֹ֛חַ  sweet 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נִיחֹחַ  
Sense: soothing, quieting, tranquillising.
אַזְכָּרָתָ֖הּ  as  a  memorial 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אַזְכָּרָה  
Sense: memorial-offering, the portion of the meal (food) offering which is burned.
לַיהוָֽה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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