Leviticus 1

Laws for Burnt Offerings

1 Then[a] Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of assembly, saying,
2 "Speak to the {Israelites},[b] and say to them, 'When a person[c] from you presents an offering to Yahweh, you shall present your offering from domestic animals, from the cattle[d] or from the flock.[e]
3 If his offering [is] a burnt offering from the cattle,[f] [then] he must present[g] an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance {before}[h] Yahweh.
4 " 'He[i] must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted[j] for him [in order] to make atonement for him.
5 He[k] must slaughter {the young bull}[l] {before}[m] Yahweh, then[n] Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that [is] [at] the door of the tent of assembly.
6 Then[o] he must remove [the] skin [of] the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
7 The sons of[p] Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.
8 Then[q] Aaron's sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces [of meat],[r] the head, and the suet on the wood that [is] on the fire that [is] on the altar.
9 Then[s] he must wash its inner parts[t] and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole [animal] on the altar [as] a burnt offering [by] fire, [as] an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
10 " 'But if his offering [is] from the flock,[u] from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present[v] an unblemished[w] male.
11 He[x] must slaughter it on the north side of the altar {before}[y] Yahweh; then[z] Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.
12 Then[aa] he must cut it into pieces [along] with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that [is] on the fire that [is] on the altar.
13 Then[ab] he must wash the inner parts[ac] and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole [animal] and will turn [it][ad] into smoke on the altar; it [is] a burnt offering [by] fire [as] an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
14 " 'But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, [then] he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from {the young doves}.[ae]
15 The priest[af] will present it at the altar and must wring off its head and turn [it] into smoke on the altar, and its blood will be drained out on the wall[ag] of the altar.
16 He[ah] must remove its crop with its plumage and throw it to the east beside the altar on the place of the fatty ashes.
17 Then[ai] he must tear it apart by its wings [but] must not sever [it]; then[aj] the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar. It [is] a burnt offering [by] fire [as] an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.'"

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