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7 He is to smear some of the blood on the horns of the Altar of Fragrant Incense before God which is in the Tent of Meeting. He is to pour the rest of the bull's blood out at the base of the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
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The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
8 He is to remove all the fat from the bull of the Absolution-Offering, the fat which covers and is connected to the entrails,
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He shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—all the fat that is connected to the internal organs,
9 the two kidneys and the fat that is around them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver which he takes out along with the kidneys
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both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys—
10 - the same procedure as when the fat is removed from the bull of the Peace-Offering. Finally, he is to burn all this on the Altar of Burnt Offering.
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just as the fat is removed from the ox sacrificed as a fellowship offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.
11 Everything else - the bull's hide, meat, head, legs, organs, and guts -
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But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the head and legs, the internal organs and the intestines—
12 he is to take outside the camp to a clean place where the ashes are dumped and is to burn it on a wood fire.
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that is, all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a place ceremonially clean, where the ashes are thrown, and burn it there in a wood fire on the ash heap.
13 "If the whole congregation sins unintentionally by straying from one of the commandments of God that must not be broken, they become guilty even though no one is aware of it.
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“ ‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, when they realize their guilt
14 When they do become aware of the sin they've committed, the congregation must bring a bull as an Absolution-Offering and present it at the Tent of Meeting.
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and the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the tent of meeting.
15 The elders of the congregation will lay their hands on the bull's head in the presence of God and one of them will slaughter it before God.
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The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
16 The anointed priest will then bring some of the blood into the Tent of Meeting,
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Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood into the tent of meeting.
17 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of it seven times before God in front of the curtain.
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He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it before the LORD seven times in front of the curtain.
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