Leviticus 2 :: New International Version (NIV)

The Grain Offering

Lev 2:1“ ‘When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, their offering is to be of the finest flour. They are to pour olive oil on it, put incense on it

Lev 2:2

Lev 2:2and take it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the incense, and burn this as a memorial[fn] portion on the altar, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

Lev 2:3

Lev 2:3The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings presented to the LORD.

Lev 2:4

Lev 2:4“ ‘If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to consist of the finest flour: either thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in or thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with olive oil.

Lev 2:5

Lev 2:5If your grain offering is prepared on a griddle, it is to be made of the finest flour mixed with oil, and without yeast.

Lev 2:6

Lev 2:6Crumble it and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

Lev 2:7

Lev 2:7If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, it is to be made of the finest flour and some olive oil.

Lev 2:8

Lev 2:8Bring the grain offering made of these things to the LORD; present it to the priest, who shall take it to the altar.

Lev 2:9

Lev 2:9He shall take out the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

Lev 2:10

Lev 2:10The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings presented to the LORD.

Lev 2:11

Lev 2:11“ ‘Every grain offering you bring to the LORD must be made without yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey in a food offering presented to the LORD.

Lev 2:12

Lev 2:12You may bring them to the LORD as an offering of the firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.

Lev 2:13

Lev 2:13Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.

Lev 2:14

Lev 2:14“ ‘If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, offer crushed heads of new grain roasted in the fire.

Lev 2:15

Lev 2:15Put oil and incense on it; it is a grain offering.

Lev 2:16

Lev 2:16The priest shall burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all the incense, as a food offering presented to the LORD.

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NIV Footnotes

(2:2)

Or representative; also in verses 9 and 16

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