Leviticus 5:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then he should bring it to the priest, and the priest will take a handful of it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar, just like the other fire offerings made to the LORD. This is a sin offering.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how a priest handles a grain sin offering by taking a symbolic portion and burning it on the altar as a way to make things right with God.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the detailed laws God gave to Moses for the Israelites about different types of sacrifices and offerings. For those too poor to afford animal sacrifices, God provided an option to bring fine flour as a sin offering. The priest would take a handful as a 'memorial portion' representing the whole offering and burn it on the altar.

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And he should bring it to Aaron's sons, who are the priests. The priest will take a handful of the flour and oil, along with all the frankincense, and burn this portion on the altar as a memorial offering. This fire offering will create a sweet smell that pleases the LORD.

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The priest will burn a memorial portion of it—some of the crushed grain and some of the oil, along with all the frankincense. This is a fire offering to the LORD.

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