Lev 2:3 | TNotes | STEP | 2:3 rest of the grain offering: A portion of the fire offerings was generally reserved for the priest as food (see 6:16-17 ). Exceptions included the whole burnt offering (the priest received only the hide; see 7:8 ), offerings given by the priest for himself (4:3-12 ; 6:19-23 ), or offerings made for the entire community (4:13-21 ). In these cases, the offering was to be entirely burned. The grain offering provided the priests with bread for their diet. • most holy (Hebrew qodesh qodashim , “holy of holies”): Both God and what belongs to him are holy. “Most holy” designates the priestly share as taken from the holy offering and reserved for a special function. This description is used for the priest’s share of any gifts dedicated to the Lord (Num 18:8-10 ).

b6:16-17►

d4:3-12►

e6:19-23►

f4:13-21►

gNum 18:8-10►

‏ Leviticus 2:3

2:3 ^a rest of the grain offering: A portion of the fire offerings was generally reserved for the priest as food (see 6:16-17 ^b). Exceptions included the whole burnt offering (the priest received only the hide; see 7:8 ^c), offerings given by the priest for himself (4:3-12 ^d; 6:19-23 ^e), or offerings made for the entire community (4:13-21 ^f). In these cases, the offering was to be entirely burned. The grain offering provided the priests with bread for their diet.

• most holy (Hebrew qodesh qodashim, “holy of holies”): Both God and what belongs to him are holy. “Most holy” designates the priestly share as taken from the holy offering and reserved for a special function. This description is used for the priest’s share of any gifts dedicated to the Lord (Num 18:8-10 ^g).