Laws for Grain Offerings

1 “ ‘When a personbrings a grain offering to Yahweh, his offering must be finely milled flour, and he must pour out oil on it and place frankincense on it.

2 And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and heshall take his handful from its finely milled flourand from its oil in addition to all its frankincense. The priestshall turn its token portion into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

3 The remainderof the grain offering belongs toAaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thingfrom the offerings made by fire forYahweh.

4 “ ‘But if you bring a grain offering of something oven-baked, it must be of finely milled flour as ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil or wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil.

5 If your offering is a grain offering baked on aflat baking pan, it must be finely milled flour, unleavened bread mixed with oil;

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

7 “ ‘Ifyour offering is a grain offering prepared in a cooking pan, it must be with finely milled flour in oil.

8 And you shall bring the grain offering that is made from these things to Yahweh, and the offerershall bring it to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.

9 And the priest shall take away from the grain offering its token portion, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

10 And the remainder of the grain offering belongs toAaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thingfrom the offerings made by fire forYahweh.

11 “ ‘Every grain offering youbring to Yahweh must not be made of yeasted food, because you must not turn into smoke any yeast or any honey froman offering made by fire for Yahweh.

12 As an offering of the choicest portion, youmay bring them to Yahweh, but they must not be offered on the altar as an appeasing fragrance.

13 Also allof your grain offerings you must season with salt; youmust not omit the salt of your God’s covenant from your offering.

14 “ ‘And if you bring to Yahweh a grain offering of firstfruits, you must bring an ear of new grain roasted by fire, coarsely crushed ripe grain, as the grain offering of your firstfruits.

15 And you shall put oil on it and place frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

16 Thepriest shall turn into smoke its token portion from its coarsely crushed grain together with all of its frankincense—it is an offering made by fire for Yahweh.’ ”