1 “ ‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put 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 H e shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests; and he shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense; and the priest shall burn its memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

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 T hat which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy thing of the offerings of Yahweh 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 “ ‘When you offer an offering of a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed 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 I f your offering is a meal offering of the griddle, it shall be of unleavened fine flour, 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 cut it in pieces, and pour oil on it. It is a meal offering.

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

7 I f your offering is a meal offering of the 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 Y ou shall bring the meal offering that is made of these things to Yahweh: and 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 meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

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 T hat which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a thing most holy of the offerings of Yahweh 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 “ ‘No meal offering, which you shall offer to Yahweh, shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

‘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 first fruits you shall offer them to Yahweh: but they shall not rise up for a pleasant aroma on the altar.

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 offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal 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 “ ‘If you offer a meal offering of first fruits to Yahweh, you shall offer for the meal offering of your first fruits grain in the ear parched with fire, bruised grain of the fresh ear.

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

15 Y ou shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it: it is a meal offering.

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

16 T he priest shall burn as its memorial, part of its bruised grain, and part of its oil, along with all its frankincense: it is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

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.