Leviticus 2:9
9Then the priest must take up ▼▼ The Hebrew verb הֵרִים (herim, “to take up”; cf. NAB “lift”) is commonly used for setting aside portions of an offering (see, e.g., Lev 4:8–10 and R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 4:335–36). A number of English versions employ the more normal English idiom “take out” here (e.g., NIV, NCV); cf. NRSV “remove.”
from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar – it is ▼ a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.
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