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1 "When you present a Grain-Offering to God, use fine flour. Pour oil on it, put incense on it,
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“When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,
2 and bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. One of them will take a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all the incense, and burn it on the Altar for a memorial: a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God.
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and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
3 The rest of the Grain-Offering is for Aaron and his sons - a most holy part of the Fire-Gifts to God.
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The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD .
4 "When you present a Grain-Offering of oven-baked loaves, use fine flour, mixed with oil but no yeast. Or present wafers made without yeast and spread with oil.
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“If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.
5 "If you bring a Grain-Offering cooked on a griddle, use fine flour mixed with oil but without yeast.
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If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.
6 Crumble it and pour oil on it - it's a Grain-Offering.
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Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.
7 "If you bring a Grain-Offering deep-fried in a pan, make it of fine flour with oil.
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If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.
8 "Bring the Grain-Offering you make from these ingredients and present it to the priest. He will bring it to the Altar,
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“No matter how a grain offering for the LORD has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.
9 break off a memorial piece from the Grain-Offering, and burn it on the Altar: a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God.
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The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
10 The rest of the Grain-Offering is for Aaron and his sons - a most holy part of the gifts to God.
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The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD .
11 "All the Grain-Offerings that you present to God must be made without yeast; you must never burn any yeast or honey as a Fire-Gift to God.
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“Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD .
12 You may offer them to God as an offering of firstfruits but not on the Altar as a pleasing fragrance.
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You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
13 Season every presentation of your Grain-Offering with salt. Don't leave the salt of the covenant with your God out of your Grain-Offerings. Present all your offerings with salt.
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Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.
14 "If you present a Grain-Offering of firstfruits to God, bring crushed heads of the new grain roasted.
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“If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.
15 Put oil and incense on it - it's a Grain-Offering.
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Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense.
16 The priest will burn some of the mixed grain and oil with all the incense as a memorial - a Fire-Gift to God.
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The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD .
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