Leviticus 6:15

15 and he in his fist shall take away from it {some of} the grain offering's finely milled flour, and {some of} its oil and all of the frankincense that [is] on the grain offering, and he shall turn into smoke its token portion on the altar [as] an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh.

Leviticus 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 6:15

And he shall take of it his handful
(See Gill on Leviticus 2:2).

Leviticus 6:15 In-Context

13 A perpetual fire must be kept burning on the altar; it must not be quenched.
14 " 'And this [is] the regulation of the grain offering. Aaron's sons shall present it {before} Yahweh {in front of} the altar,
15 and he in his fist shall take away from it {some of} the grain offering's finely milled flour, and {some of} its oil and all of the frankincense that [is] on the grain offering, and he shall turn into smoke its token portion on the altar [as] an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh.
16 And Aaron and his sons must eat the remainder of it; they must eat it [as] unleavened bread in a holy place--in the tent of assembly's courtyard they must eat it.
17 It must not be baked [with] yeast. I have given it [as] their share from my offerings made by fire. It [is] {a most holy thing}, like the sin offering and like the guilt offering.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. That is, the priest; understood by context and 3ms verb
  • [b]. Literally "from"
  • [c]. Literally "from"
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