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Additional Laws for Grain Offerings

14 “‘And this is the regulation of the grain offering. Aaron’s sons shall present it before[a] Yahweh in front of[b] the altar, 15 and he[c] in his fist shall take away from it some of[d] the grain offering’s finely milled flour, and some of[e] its oil and all of the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and he shall turn into smoke its token portion on the altar as an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh. 16 And Aaron and his sons must eat the remainder of it; they must eat it as unleavened bread in a holy place—in the tent of assembly’s courtyard they must eat it. 17 It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their share from my offerings made by fire. It is a most holy thing,[f] like the sin offering and like the guilt offering. 18 Every male among Aaron’s sons may eat it as a lasting rule among your generations from the offerings made by fire belonging to[g] Yahweh. Anything that[h] touches them will become holy.’”

19 Then[i] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 20 “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons that they shall present to Yahweh on the day of his being anointed: a tenth of an[j] ephah of finely milled flour as a perpetual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening. 21 It must be made[k] in[l] oil on a flat baking pan; you[m] must bring it well-mixed; you must present pieces of a grain offering’s baked goods[n] as an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh. 22 And the anointed priest taking his place from among his sons must do it. As a lasting rule, it must be turned into smoke totally for Yahweh. 23 And every grain offering of a priest must be a whole burnt offering; it must not be eaten.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 6:14 Literally “to the faces of”
  2. Leviticus 6:14 Literally “to the faces of”
  3. Leviticus 6:15 That is, the priest; understood by context and 3ms verb
  4. Leviticus 6:15 Literally “from”
  5. Leviticus 6:15 Literally “from”
  6. Leviticus 6:17 Literally “a holiness of holinesses”
  7. Leviticus 6:18 Literally “of”
  8. Leviticus 6:18 Or “Everyone who”
  9. Leviticus 6:19 Or “And”
  10. Leviticus 6:20 Hebrew “the”
  11. Leviticus 6:21 Or “prepared”
  12. Leviticus 6:21 Or “with”
  13. Leviticus 6:21 Singular masculine
  14. Leviticus 6:21 Or “broken bits” (JPS, NET, NIV)

The Grain Offering

14 “‘These are the regulations for the grain offering:(A) Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar. 15 The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and some olive oil, together with all the incense(B) on the grain offering,(C) and burn the memorial[a] portion(D) on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 16 Aaron and his sons(E) shall eat the rest(F) of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast(G) in the sanctuary area;(H) they are to eat it in the courtyard(I) of the tent of meeting.(J) 17 It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share(K) of the food offerings presented to me.(L) Like the sin offering[b] and the guilt offering, it is most holy.(M) 18 Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it.(N) For all generations to come(O) it is his perpetual share(P) of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches them will become holy.[c](Q)’”

19 The Lord also said to Moses, 20 “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he[d] is anointed:(R) a tenth of an ephah[e](S) of the finest flour(T) as a regular grain offering,(U) half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It must be prepared with oil on a griddle;(V) bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken[f] in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 22 The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest(W) shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.(X) 23 Every grain offering of a priest shall be burned completely; it must not be eaten.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 6:15 Or representative
  2. Leviticus 6:17 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 30
  3. Leviticus 6:18 Or Whoever touches them must be holy; similarly in verse 27
  4. Leviticus 6:20 Or each
  5. Leviticus 6:20 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  6. Leviticus 6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.