1 W hen anyone offers a cereal offering to the Lord, it shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil over it and lay frankincense on it.

‘When anyone gives a grain gift to the Lord, it should be of fine flour. He should pour oil on it and put special perfume on it.

2 A nd he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. Out of it he shall take a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this on the altar as the memorial portion of it, an offering made by fire, of a sweet and satisfying fragrance to the Lord.

Then he will take it to Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders. The religious leader will fill his hand with the fine flour, oil and special perfume and will burn it on the altar as a part to be remembered. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

3 W hat is left of the cereal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; it is a most holy part of the offerings made to the Lord by fire.

The rest of the grain gift will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is a most holy part of the gifts by fire to the Lord.

4 W hen you bring as an offering cereal baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil.

‘When you bring a gift of grain that has been baked, it should be loaves of fine flour without yeast and mixed with oil, or hard bread without yeast and spread with oil.

5 I f your offering is cereal baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil.

If your gift of grain has been cooked on top of the stove, it should be of fine flour without yeast and mixed with oil.

6 Y ou shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a cereal offering.

Break it into pieces and pour oil on it. It is a grain gift.

7 A nd if your offering is cereal cooked in the frying pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.

If your gift of grain has been cooked in a pot, it should be made of fine flour with oil.

8 A nd you shall bring the cereal offering that is made of these things to the Lord; it shall be presented to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.

Bring the grain gift that is made of these things to the Lord. It will be given to the religious leader, and he will bring it to the altar.

9 T he priest shall take from the cereal offering its memorial portion and burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet and satisfying fragrance to the Lord.

The religious leader will take the part to be remembered from the grain gift and burn it on the altar. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

10 W hat is left of the cereal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; it is a most holy part of the offerings made to the Lord by fire.

The rest of the grain gift belongs to Aaron and his sons. It is a most holy part of the gifts by fire to the Lord.

11 N o cereal offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven or honey in any offering made by fire to the Lord.

‘No grain gift that you bring to the Lord will be made with yeast. For you must never burn yeast or honey in any gift by fire to the Lord.

12 A s an offering of firstfruits you may offer leaven and honey to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet odor.

You may bring them to the Lord as a gift of first-fruits, but not for a pleasing smell upon the altar.

13 E very cereal offering you shall season with salt; neither shall you allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your cereal offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

You should add salt to all your grain gifts. The salt of the agreement of your God must be in your grain gift. Give salt with all your gifts.

14 I f you offer a cereal offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for it of your firstfruits grain in the ear parched with fire, bruised and crushed grain out of the fresh and fruitful ear.

‘If you give a grain gift of first-fruits to the Lord, give crushed new grain from new plants, dried by fire.

15 A nd you shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a cereal offering.

Put oil and special perfume on it. It is a grain gift.

16 T he priest shall burn as its memorial portion part of the bruised and crushed grain of it and part of the oil of it, with all its frankincense; it is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

The religious leader will burn part of its crushed grain and oil with all its special perfume, as its part to be remembered. It is a gift by fire to the Lord.