Leviticus 2
International Standard Version
Grain Offerings
2 “When a person brings an offering—that is, a grain offering—to the Lord, his offering is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil mixed with frankincense over it. 2 Then he is to bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He is to take a handful of fine flour, the olive oil, and all of the frankincense. Then the priest is to offer a memorial offering by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 3 The remnants from the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons—the holiest[a] of the offerings made by fire to the Lord.”
Burnt Offerings of Grain
4 “When you bring an offering—that is, a grain offering baked in an oven—it is to consist of fine flour baked into unleavened bread mixed with olive oil or of wafers made of unleavened bread and smeared with olive oil.
5 “If your grain offering has been prepared on[b] a griddle, then it is to consist of fine flour mixed with olive oil. 6 Crumble it into morsels of bread and then pour olive oil on it. It’s a grain offering.
7 “When your grain offering has been prepared in[c] a stew pan, it is to consist of fine flour mixed with olive oil. 8 Bring the grain offering that you prepared from these ingredients to the Lord. Present it to the priest, who will bring it to the altar. 9 Then the priest will dedicate[d] some of the grain offering as a memorial offering and offer it in smoke on the altar, an offering by fire that will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 10 The remainder from the memorial offering is for Aaron and his sons—the holiest[e] of the offerings made by fire to the Lord.”
Prohibitions Regarding Yeast
11 “Any grain offering that you bring to the Lord is not to be prepared with yeast, because anything with leaven and honey may not be offered in smoke as an offering by fire to the Lord. 12 You may bring them to the Lord as an offering of first fruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.”
Requirements for Salt
13 “Also, be sure to rub every offering from your grain offering with salt. You are not ever to remove the salt of the covenant of your God from your grain offering. Present all your offerings with salt.”
First Fruit Offerings
14 “Whenever you bring a grain offering of first fruits to the Lord, bring fresh[f] barley roasted[g] in fire, young kernels crushed into bits. Bring the grain offering with your first fruits 15 and then pour olive oil and frankincense over it as a grain offering. 16 The priest is to offer the memorial offering in smoke—its crushed bits, olive oil, and frankincense—as an offering by fire to the Lord.”
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- Leviticus 2:3 Or most holy
- Leviticus 2:5 The Heb. lacks has been prepared on
- Leviticus 2:7 The Heb. lacks has been prepared in
- Leviticus 2:9 Lit. exalt
- Leviticus 2:10 Or most holy
- Leviticus 2:14 Lit. bring young ears of
- Leviticus 2:14 Or parched
Leviticus 2
Lexham English Bible
Laws for Grain Offerings
2 “‘When a person[a] brings a grain offering to Yahweh, his offering must be finely milled flour, and he must pour out oil on it and place frankincense on it. 2 And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and he[b] shall take his handful from its finely milled flour[c] and from its oil in addition to all its frankincense. The priest[d] shall turn its token portion into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 3 The remainder[e] of the grain offering belongs to[f] Aaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thing[g] from the offerings made by fire for[h] Yahweh.
4 “‘But if you bring a grain offering of something oven-baked, it must be of finely milled flour as ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil or wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil. 5 If your offering is a grain offering baked on a[i] flat baking pan, it must be finely milled flour, unleavened bread mixed with oil; 6 break it into pieces and pour out oil on it; it is a grain offering.
7 “‘If[j] your offering is a grain offering prepared in a cooking pan, it must be with finely milled flour in oil. 8 And you shall bring the grain offering that is made from these things to Yahweh, and the offerer[k] shall bring it to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar. 9 And the priest shall take away from the grain offering its token portion, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 10 And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to[l] Aaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thing[m] from the offerings made by fire for[n] Yahweh.
11 “‘Every grain offering you[o] bring to Yahweh must not be made of yeasted food, because you must not turn into smoke any yeast or any honey from[p] an offering made by fire for Yahweh. 12 As an offering of the choicest portion, you[q] may bring them to Yahweh, but they must not be offered on the altar as an appeasing fragrance. 13 Also all[r] of your grain offerings you must season with salt; you[s] must not omit the salt of your God’s covenant from your offering.
14 “‘And if you bring to Yahweh a grain offering of firstfruits, you must bring an ear of new grain roasted by fire, coarsely crushed ripe grain, as the grain offering of your firstfruits. 15 And you shall put oil on it and place frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. 16 The[t] priest shall turn into smoke its token portion from its coarsely crushed grain together with all of its frankincense—it is an offering made by fire for Yahweh.’”
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- Leviticus 2:1 Or “a soul”
- Leviticus 2:2 That is, the priest—see v. 9
- Leviticus 2:2 Literally “from there his handful from its finely milled flour”
- Leviticus 2:2 Or “And the priest”
- Leviticus 2:3 Or “And the remainder”
- Leviticus 2:3 Literally “for”
- Leviticus 2:3 Literally “a holiness of holinesses”
- Leviticus 2:3 Hebrew “of”
- Leviticus 2:5 Hebrew “the”
- Leviticus 2:7 Or “And if”
- Leviticus 2:8 Changing from 2ms in the first verb to 3ms in the second verb apparently moves from general to specific; NET takes the second verb as an imperative (“Present it”), and NJPS translates it as an indefinite 3ms, making it passive (“it shall be brought”)
- Leviticus 2:10 Literally “for”
- Leviticus 2:10 Literally “a holiness of holinesses”
- Leviticus 2:10 Hebrew “of”
- Leviticus 2:11 The first time a plural 2m verb has been employed since 1:2
- Leviticus 2:11 Hebrew “from it”
- Leviticus 2:12 Another occurrence of the 2mp
- Leviticus 2:13 Or “And all”
- Leviticus 2:13 Or “and you”
- Leviticus 2:16 Or “And the”
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