1 A nd when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

‘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: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto 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 A nd the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made 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 A nd if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed 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 A nd if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled 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 T hou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.

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

7 A nd if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, 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 thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto 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 A nd the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto 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 A nd that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made 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 meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire.

‘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 for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.

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

13 A nd every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt 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 A nd if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.

‘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 thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.

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

16 A nd the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto 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.