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1 And if a soul bring a gift, a sacrifice to the Lord, his gift shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and shall put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.
2 And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of Aaron. And having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all its frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: [it is] a sacrifice, an aroma of sweet savor to the Lord.
3 And the remainder of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, a most holy portion from the sacrifices of the Lord.
4 And if he bring as a gift a sacrifice baked from the oven, a gift to the Lord of fine flour, [he shall bring] unleavened bread kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil.
5 And if your gift [be] a sacrifice from a pan, it is fine flour mingled with oil, unleavened [offerings].
6 And you shall break them into fragments and pour oil upon them: it is a sacrifice to the Lord.
7 And if your gift be a sacrifice from the hearth, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8 And he shall offer the sacrifice which he shall make of these to the Lord, and shall bring it to the priest.
9 And the priest shall approach the altar, and shall take away from the sacrifice a memorial of it, and the priest shall place it on the altar: a burnt offering, an aroma of sweet savor to the Lord.
10 And that which is left of the sacrifice [shall be] for Aaron and his sons, most holy from the burnt offerings of the Lord.
11 You shall not leaven any sacrifice which you shall bring to the Lord; for [as to] any leaven, or any honey, you shall not bring of it to offer a gift to the Lord.
12 You shall bring them in the way of fruits to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a sweet-smelling savor to the Lord.
13 And every gift of your sacrifice shall be seasoned with salt; omit not the salt of the covenant of the Lord from your sacrifices: on every gift of yours you shall offer salt to the Lord your God.
14 And if you would offer a sacrifice of firstfruits to the Lord, [it shall be] new grains ground [and] roasted for the Lord; so shall you bring the sacrifice of the firstfruits.
15 And you shall pour oil upon it, and shall put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.
16 And the priest shall offer the memorial of it [taken] from the grains with the oil, and all its frankincense: it is a burnt offering to the Lord.
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