The Meaning of Leviticus 23:13 Explained

Leviticus 23:13

KJV: And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

YLT: and its present two tenth deals of flour mixed with oil, a fire-offering to Jehovah, a sweet fragrance, and its drink-offering, wine, a fourth of the hin.

Darby: and the oblation thereof: two tenths of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering by fire to Jehovah for a sweet odour; and the drink-offering thereof, of wine, a fourth part of a hin.

ASV: And the meal-offering thereof shall be two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah for a sweet savor; and the drink-offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the meat offering  thereof [shall be] two  tenth deals  of fine flour  mingled  with oil,  an offering made by fire  unto the LORD  [for] a sweet  savour:  and the drink offering  thereof [shall be] of wine,  the fourth  [part] of an hin. 

What does Leviticus 23:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 23:1-14 - Sabbath, Passover And First-Fruits
The year of Israel's national life was marked out by high and blessed convocations, which preserved its unity, kept the people in mind of the great past, and kindled high ideals and enthusiasms. There is a divine precedent, therefore, in the observance of the Christian Year, with its holy services and commemorations. In its earlier stages the religious life requires the help of special times and seasons, when it may realize itself and catch sight of the Delectable Mountains or the Golden City.
A pause must be called in life's busy haste, and families should have an opportunity of gathering at solemn ceremonials, participation in which will leave lasting memories with the coming generation. Probably the mature soul outgrows these, and ceases to observe days. See Colossians 2:16. But remember that the absence of the temple in the New Jerusalem did not imply that there was no worship, but that every moment was worship. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 23

1  The feasts of the Lord
3  the Sabbath
4  The Passover
9  The sheaf of firstfruits
15  The feast of Pentecost
22  Gleanings to be left for the poor
23  The feast of trumpets
26  The day of atonement
33  The feast of tabernacles

What do the individual words in Leviticus 23:13 mean?

And Its grain offering [shall be] two tenths [of an ephah] of fine flour mixed with oil an offering made by fire for to Yahweh a aroma sweet and its drink offering [shall be] of wine a fourth of a hin
וּמִנְחָתוֹ֩ שְׁנֵ֨י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים סֹ֣לֶת בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַשֶּׁ֛מֶן אִשֶּׁ֥ה לַיהוָ֖ה רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֑חַ וְנִסְכֹּ֥ה‪‬ יַ֖יִן רְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִֽין

וּמִנְחָתוֹ֩  And  Its  grain  offering  [shall  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
שְׁנֵ֨י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים  tenths  [of  an  ephah] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עִשָּׂרֹון  
Sense: tenth part, tithe.
סֹ֣לֶת  of  fine  flour 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: סׄלֶת  
Sense: fine flour.
בְּלוּלָ֥ה  mixed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine singular
Root: בָּלַל 
Sense: to mix, mingle, confuse, confound.
בַשֶּׁ֛מֶן  with  oil 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
אִשֶּׁ֥ה  an  offering  made  by  fire  for 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִשֶּׁה  
Sense: burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering.
לַיהוָ֖ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
רֵ֣יחַ  a  aroma 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֵיחַ  
Sense: scent, fragrance, aroma, odour.
נִיחֹ֑חַ  sweet 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נִיחֹחַ  
Sense: soothing, quieting, tranquillising.
וְנִסְכֹּ֥ה‪‬  and  its  drink  offering  [shall  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נֶסֶךְ 
Sense: drink offering, libation, molten image, something poured out.
יַ֖יִן  of  wine 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
רְבִיעִ֥ת  a  fourth 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular construct
Root: רְבִיעִי 
Sense: fourth.
הַהִֽין  of  a  hin 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הִין  
Sense: hin.