Leviticus 2:1–16

The Grain Offering

2“When anyone presents a grain offering ^das a gift to the Lord, his gift must consist of fine flour. ^efHe is to pour olive oil ^gon it, put frankincense on it, ^hi2and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest will take a handful of fine flour and oil from it, along with all its frankincense, and will burn this memorial portion ^jof it on the altar, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord. ³But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part ^kof the fire offerings to the Lord.

⁴“When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes ^lmixed with oil or unleavened wafers ^mcoated with oil. ⁵If your gift is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, ⁿit must be unleavened bread ^omade of fine flour mixed with oil. ⁶Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷If your gift is a grain offering prepared in a pan, ^pit must be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸When you bring ^qto the Lord the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he will take it to the altar. ⁹The priest will remove the memorial portion ^rfrom the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord. ¹⁰But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; ^sit is the holiest part of the fire offerings to the Lord.

¹¹“No grain offering that you present to the Lord is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn ^tany yeast ^uor honey ^vas a fire offering to the Lord. ¹²You may present them to the Lord as an offering of firstfruits, ^wbut they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma. ¹³You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant ^xwith your God. You are to present salt ^ywith each of your offerings.

¹⁴“If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you must present fresh heads of grain, crushed kernels, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits. ¹⁵You are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. ¹⁶The priest will then burn some of its crushed kernels and oil with all its frankincense as a fire offering to the Lord.