Chapter 2

If anyone would bring the Lord a bloodless offering,1 his gift must be of flour; over this he will pour oil, and lay incense on it,

and so he will bring it to the priests of Aaron’s line; one of whom will take up a handful of the wheat and oil, with all the incense, and cast it on the altar as a token-sacrifice,2 acceptable to the Lord in its fragrance.

All that is left of this sacrifice shall belong to Aaron and his sons; the remnant of the Lord’s own offering, it is set apart for holy uses.

If this bloodless offering of thine is cooked in the oven, it shall be of unleavened wheaten loaves, kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes with oil poured over them;

if it is cooked in the pan, it shall be of unleavened flour kneaded with oil,

cut up into small pieces, with oil poured over them;

if it is cooked on the gridiron, it must still be of flour mingled with oil.

Thy gift to the Lord, it shall be put into the priest’s hands;

and he, in offering it, will separate the token-sacrifice, which he will burn there on the altar, acceptable to the Lord in its fragrance;

the rest shall belong to Aaron and his sons; the remnant of the Lord’s offering, it is set apart for holy uses.

All such offerings must be made to the Lord unleavened; no leaven or honey must be burnt with the Lord’s sacrifice.

Of such things, you may offer first-fruits, or bring gifts, but they shall not be put on the altar, to give out fragrance there.

Whatever sacrifice thou offerest is to be seasoned with salt; thou shalt not grudge thy God the salt which his covenant demands; salt shall be a part of every offering.

If thou makest the Lord a gift of thy first-fruits, thou shalt roast the ears, while they are still fresh, over the fire and bruise them as flour is bruised, and so offer the Lord thy first-fruits.

Thou shalt pour oil on them, too, and lay incense on them, to shew that they are an offering made to the Lord;

and the priest, for a token-sacrifice, shall burn part of the bruised grain and the oil, with all the incense.