Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
Themes
First fruits » First ripe of fruits, grain, oil, wine, and first of fleece, required as an offering
Interlinear
Qarab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Additional Grain Offering Regulations
11
‘No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven [which symbolizes the spread of sin] or any honey [which, like leaven, is subject to fermentation] in any offering by fire to the Lord.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 23:19
“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God.
“You shall not
Genesis 23:10-11
Now Ephron was present there among the sons of Heth; so within the hearing of all the sons of Heth and all who were entering the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,
Genesis 23:17
So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre (Hebron)—the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and in all its borders around it—were deeded over [legally]
Exodus 22:29
“You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. You shall give (consecrate, dedicate) to Me the firstborn of your sons.
Exodus 23:10-11
“You shall sow your land six years and harvest its yield,
Leviticus 7:13
With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving, he shall present his offering with cakes of leavened bread.
Leviticus 23:10
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am giving you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the
Numbers 15:20
You shall lift up a cake made of the first of your [ground grain which has been made into] dough as an offering [to the Lord]; as an offering from the threshing floor, so shall you lift it up.
Deuteronomy 26:10
And now, look, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground which You, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall place it before the Lord your God, and shall worship before the Lord your God;
2 Chronicles 31:5
As soon as the king’s order spread, the Israelites gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, [olive] oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in the tithe of everything abundantly.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now [as things really are] Christ has in fact been raised from the dead, [and He became] the first fruits [that is, the first to be resurrected with an incorruptible, immortal body, foreshadowing the resurrection] of those who have fallen asleep [in death].
Revelation 14:4
These are the ones who have not been defiled [by relations] with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased and redeemed from among men [of Israel] as the first fruits [sanctified and set apart for special service] for God and the Lamb.