Leviticus 2

Leviticus 2

Grain Offerings

1“When anyone presents a grain offering to the Lord , the offering shall be of choice flour; the worshiper shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it[#Lev 6.14]

2and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. After taking from it a handful of the choice flour and oil, with all its frankincense, the priest shall turn this token portion into smoke on the altar, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord .[#vv 9, 16; Lev 5.12; 6.15; Acts 10.4; #2.2 Or a gift]

3And what is left of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy part of the offerings by fire to the Lord .[#Lev 6.16; 10.12, 13; #2.3 Or the gifts]

4“When you present a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be of choice flour: unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers spread with oil.

5If your offering is grain prepared on a griddle, it shall be of choice flour mixed with oil, unleavened;

6break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

7If your offering is grain prepared in a pan, it shall be made of choice flour in oil.

8You shall bring to the Lord the grain offering that is prepared in any of these ways, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall take it to the altar.

9The priest shall remove from the grain offering its token portion and turn this into smoke on the altar, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord .[#v 2; Ex 29.18; #2.9 Or a gift]

10And what is left of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings by fire to the Lord .[#v 3; #2.10 Or the gifts]

11“No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you must not turn any leaven or honey into smoke as an offering by fire to the Lord .[#Ex 23.18; 34.25; Lev 6.16, 17; #2.11 Or a gift]

12You may bring them to the Lord as an offering of choice products, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing odor.[#Lev 7.13; 23.10, 11]

13All your grain offerings you shall season with salt; you shall not omit from your grain offerings the salt of the covenant with your God; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.[#Num 18.19; Mk 9.49]

14“If you bring a grain offering of first fruits to the Lord , you shall bring as the grain offering of your first fruits crushed new grain from fresh ears, roasted in fire.[#Lev 23.10, 14]

15You shall add oil to it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

16And the priest shall turn a token portion of it into smoke—some of the crushed grain and oil with all its frankincense; it is an offering by fire to the Lord .[#v 2; #2.16 Or a gift]

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