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and bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests. He shall take a handful of the flour and the oil and all of the incense. The priest shall burn it on the altar as a memorial portion, a burnt offering, a pleasing fragrance to the Lord.[a] The rest of the grain offering will be for Aaron and his sons, the most holy part[b] of the burnt offering to the Lord.

“When someone brings a cereal offering that has been baked in the oven, it is to be unleavened cakes made of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers sprinkled with oil.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 2:2 The memorial portion was the part more suited to emitting a pleasing fragrance as it was burned; the ascent of the aroma was meant to make God mindful of the offerer.
  2. Leviticus 2:3 Most holy part: this was the part of the people’s offering reserved for the priests who were not to share it with family members and only eat it in the sanctuary.

and take it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour(A) and oil, together with all the incense,(B) and burn this as a memorial[a] portion(C) on the altar, a food offering,(D) an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(E) The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons;(F) it is a most holy(G) part of the food offerings presented to the Lord.

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

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  1. Leviticus 2:2 Or representative; also in verses 9 and 16