Leviticus 2:1

Footnotes

1. 1 The “grain offering” (מִנְחָה [minkhah]; here קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה, [qorbban minkhah], “an offering of a grain offering”) generally accompanied a burnt or peace offering to supplement the meat with bread (the libation provided the drink; cf. Num 15:1–10), thus completing the food “gift” to the Lord. It made atonement (see the note on ) along with the burnt offering (e.g., Lev 14:20) or alone as a sin offering for the poor ().
2. 2 The Hebrew term for “choice wheat flour” (סֹלֶת, selet) is often translated “fine flour” (cf. , , , ), but it refers specifically to wheat as opposed to barley (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [], ). Moreover, the translation “flour” might be problematic, since the Hebrew term may designate the “grits” rather than the more finely ground “flour” (see J. Milgrom, Leviticus [], 1: as opposed to Levine, 10, and J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [], ).
3. 3 This is not just any “incense” (קְטֹרֶת, qétoret; R. E. Averbeck, 3:), but specifically “frankincense” (לְבֹנָה, lévonah; R. E. Averbeck, 2:).