1 ‘ 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.

‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.

2 T hen 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.

He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

3 T he 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.

The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

4 ‘ 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.

‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

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

But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil.

6 B reak it into pieces and pour oil on it. It is a grain gift.

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

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

‘If your offering is a grain offering baked in a covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.

8 B ring 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.

You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar.

9 T he 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.

Then the priest shall take from the grain offering a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

10 T he 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.

And what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.

11 ‘ 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.

‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire.

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

As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma.

13 Y ou 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.

And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

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

‘If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from full heads.

15 P ut oil and special perfume on it. It is a grain gift.

And you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain offering.

16 T he 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.

Then the priest shall burn the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord.