Leviticus 2

Berean Standard Bible

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Leviticus 2 outlines the regulations for grain offerings presented to the Lord, which must consist of fine flour mixed with oil and frankincense. The worshipper can bring this offering uncooked, or baked in an oven, prepared on a griddle, or cooked in a pan. The priest takes a handful of the flour, oil, and all the frankincense to burn as a memorial portion on the altar, while the remainder of the offering belongs to Aaron and his sons. The text specifies that grain offerings must not contain leaven or honey, though these may be brought as firstfruits offerings, and every grain offering must be seasoned with salt. Additionally, offerings of firstfruits from new grain must be roasted crushed heads with oil and frankincense, with a memorial portion burned by the priest.

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¹“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, ²and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. ³The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD. ⁴Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. ⁵If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil. ⁶Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷If your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it must consist of fine flour with oil. ⁸When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he shall take it to the altar. ⁹The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. ¹⁰But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD. ¹¹No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as a food offering to the LORD. ¹²You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they must not go up on the altar as a pleasing aroma. ¹³And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings. ¹⁴If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire. ¹⁵And you are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. ¹⁶The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all its frankincense, as a food offering to the LORD.

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