Daily Bread

The Burnt Offering

⁸ The Lord said to Moses: ⁹ “Give Aaron and his sons this command: ‘These are the regulations for the burnt offering^(A): The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.^{(B) 10} The priest shall then put on his linen clothes,^(C) with linen undergarments next to his body,^(D) and shall remove the ashes^(E) of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. ¹¹ Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.^{(F) 12} The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood^(G) and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat^(H) of the fellowship offerings^(I) on it. ¹³ The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.

The Grain Offering

¹⁴ “‘These are the regulations for the grain offering:^(J) Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar. ¹⁵ The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and some olive oil, together with all the incense^(K) on the grain offering,^(L) and burn the memorial^[a] portion^(M) on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. ¹⁶ Aaron and his sons^(N) shall eat the rest^(O) of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast^(P) in the sanctuary area;^(Q) they are to eat it in the courtyard^(R) of the tent of meeting.^{(S) 17} It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share^(T) of the food offerings presented to me.^(U) Like the sin offering^[b] and the guilt offering, it is most holy.^{(V) 18} Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it.^(W) For all generations to come^(X) it is his perpetual share^(Y) of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches them will become holy.^[c](Z)’”

¹⁹ The Lord also said to Moses, ²⁰ “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he^[d] is anointed:^(AA) a tenth of an ephah^[e](AB) of the finest flour^(AC) as a regular grain offering,^(AD) half of it in the morning and half in the evening. ²¹ It must be prepared with oil on a griddle;^(AE) bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken^[f] in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. ²² The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest^(AF) shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.^{(AG) 23} Every grain offering of a priest shall be burned completely; it must not be eaten.”