Leviticus 2 - Easy To Read Version

¹ “When a person gives a grain offering to the Lord God, his offering must be made from fine flour. The person must pour oil on this flour and put frankincense [9] on it.

² Then he must bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He must take a handful of the fine flour with the oil and frankincense in it. Then the priest must burn this memorial offering on the altar. [10] It is an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord.

³ The grain offering that is left will belong to Aaron and his sons. This offering made by fire to the Lord is very holy.

⁴ “When a person gives a grain offering that was baked in the oven, then it must be unleavened bread [11] made from fine flour mixed with oil or wafers [12] with oil poured over them.

⁵ If you bring a grain offering cooked in a baking pan, then it must be made from fine flour mixed with oil but without yeast.

⁶ You must break it into pieces and pour oil over it. It is a grain offering.

⁷ If you bring a grain offering cooked in a frying pan, then it must be made from fine flour mixed with oil.

⁸ “You must bring grain offerings made from these things to the Lord. You must take those things to the priest, and he will put them on the altar. [13]

⁹ Then the priest will take {part of the grain offering} and burn this memorial offering on the altar. It is an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord.

¹⁰ The grain offering that is left will belong to Aaron and his sons. This offering made by fire to the Lord is very holy.

¹¹ “You must not give any grain offering to the Lord that has yeast in it. You must not burn yeast or honey as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

¹² You may bring yeast and honey to the Lord as an offering from the first harvest. But yeast and honey must not be burned to go up as a sweet smell on the altar. [14]

¹³ You must also put salt on every grain offering you bring. You must not let the salt of God’s Agreement be missing from your grain offering. You must bring salt with all your offerings.

¹⁴ “When you bring a grain offering from the first harvest to the Lord, you must bring roasted heads of grain. They must be crushed heads of fresh grain. This will be your grain offering from the first harvest.

¹⁵ You must put oil and frankincense [15] on it. It is a grain offering.

¹⁶ The priest must burn part of the crushed grain, the oil, and all the frankincense on it as the memorial offering. It is an offering by fire to the Lord.