Leviticus 2:10
וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִן־הַמִּנְחָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים מֵאִשֵּׁי יְהוָֽה׃
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וְהַנּוֹתֶ֙רֶת֙ מִן־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
τὸ δὲ καταλειφθὲν ἀπὸ τῆς θυσίας Ἀαρὼν καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ, ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων ἀπὸ τῶν καρπωμάτων Κυρίου.
Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0
Latin (Vulgate)
quidquid autem reliquum est, erit Aaron, et filiorum ejus, Sanctum sanctorum de oblationibus Domini.
El resto de la ofrenda de cereal será para Aarón y sus hijos. Es una parte muy santa de las ofrendas quemadas para Yehová.
Classic Spanish (Reina-Valera 1909)
Y lo restante del presente será de Aarón y de sus hijos: es cosa santísima de las ofrendas que se queman á Jehová.
But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
✦ What the text says
Summary
Leviticus 2:10 states that what remains from the grain offering (minchah, H4503G) after the priestly portion is burned belongs to Aaron and his sons. This remainder is classified as qodesh qadashim ("holy of holies" / "most holy thing"), because it derives from the ishei ("fire offerings") of YHWH (H3068G).
Key words
- noTeret ("remainder", H3498) — niphal participle, feminine singular, functioning as a substantive: "that which is left over," describing the passive state of the grain offering's remnant after the priestly portion is removed.
- minchah ("grain offering", H4503G) — feminine singular noun with definite article, the specific offering type from which the remainder comes.
- qodesh ("a holy thing of", H6944G) — masculine singular noun in construct state, linked to qadashim to form the superlative expression "holy of holies."
- qadashim ("holy things", H6944G) — masculine plural noun, completing the construct chain with qodesh to intensify the category of holiness.
- ishei ("fire offerings of", H0801) — masculine plural noun in construct, connecting the remainder's holy status to its origin in offerings burned for YHWH.
What the text says
The verse opens with ve-ha-noTeret ("and the remainder"), a niphal participle used substantively — the grammatical form itself expresses that this portion is defined by being what is left over, not by any action of the priests. The preposition min ("of/from", H4480A) attaches this remainder specifically to ha-minchah ("the grain offering"), marking its source.
The clause le-Aharon u-le-vanav ("to Aaron and to his sons") uses the preposition le (H9005) twice, indicating possession or assignment — the remainder "belongs to" Aaron and his sons rather than being consumed by fire.
The phrase qodesh qadashim is a construct chain (a singular noun governing a plural noun of the same root) that Biblical Hebrew uses to express a superlative: "holiest of holy things." This construction repeats the root qodesh (H6944G) twice, intensifying the degree of sanctity attributed to the remainder. The final clause, me-ishei YHWH ("from the fire offerings of YHWH"), uses min again to explain the reason for this sanctity: the remainder's holiness derives from its connection to offerings burned for YHWH.
Differences between versions
The LXX renders ishei YHWH ("fire offerings of YHWH") as τῶν καρπωμάτων Κυρίου ("the fruits/produce of the Lord"), a phrase emphasizing the offering as agricultural produce rather than specifically as something burned by fire, as the Hebrew ishei (from the root for "fire") implies. The Vulgate's oblationibus Domini ("offerings of the Lord") similarly generalizes the fire-specific nuance present in the Hebrew term.
This explanation describes the text using linguistic data; it adds no doctrine or confessional interpretation.