Leaven was used in connection with thanksgiving communion offerings, in which the offerer voluntarily made his presentation in a spirit of thankfulness for Jehovah’s many blessings.
برای مثال ،‏ در ذبیحهٔ شکرگزاری که شخص به میل خود برای تشکر از برکات یَهُوَه تقدیم می‌کرد ،‏ خمیرمایه به کار می‌رفت .‏