The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 And the voice of the Lord came to Moses out of the Tent of meeting, saying,
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The Lord called to Moses from the Tent of the Lord's presence and gave him the following rules
2 Give these orders to the children of Israel: When anyone of you makes an offering to the Lord, you are to take it from the cattle, from the herd or from the flock.
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for the Israelites to observe when they offer their sacrifices. When you offer an animal sacrifice, it may be one of your cattle or one of your sheep or goats.
3 If the offering is a burned offering of the herd, let him give a male without a mark: he is to give it at the door of the Tent of meeting so that he may be pleasing to the Lord.
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If you are offering one of your cattle as a burnt offering, you must bring a bull without any defects. You must present it at the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence so that the Lord will accept you.
4 And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.
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You shall put your hand on its head, and it will be accepted as a sacrifice to take away your sins.
5 And the ox is to be put to death before the Lord: then Aaron's sons, the priests, are to take the blood and put some of it on and round the altar which is at the door of the Tent of meeting.
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You shall kill the bull there, and the Aaronite priests shall present the blood to the Lord and then throw it against all four sides of the altar located at the entrance of the Tent.
6 And the burned offering is to be skinned and cut up into its parts.
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Then you shall skin the animal and cut it up,
7 And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put fire on the altar and put the wood in order on the fire:
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and the priests shall arrange firewood on the altar and light it.
8 And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put the parts, the head and the fat, in order on the wood which is on the fire on the altar:
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They shall put on the fire the pieces of the animal, including the head and the fat.
9 But its inside parts and its legs are to be washed with water, and it will all be burned on the altar by the priest for a burned offering, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.
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You must wash the internal organs and the hind legs, and the officiating priest will burn the whole sacrifice on the altar. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to the Lord.
10 And if his offering is of the flock, a burned offering of sheep or goats, let him give a male without a mark.
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If you are offering one of your sheep or goats, it must be a male without any defects.
11 And he is to put it to death on the north side of the altar before the Lord: and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.
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You shall kill it on the north side of the altar, and the priests shall throw its blood on all four sides of the altar.
12 And the offering is to be cut into its parts, with its head and its fat; and the priest is to put them in order on the wood which is on the fire on the altar:
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After you cut it up, the officiating priest shall put on the fire all the parts, including the head and the fat.
13 But the inside parts and the legs are to be washed with water; and the priest will make an offering of all of it, burning it on the altar: it is a burned offering, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.
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You must wash the internal organs and the hind legs, and the priest will present the sacrifice to the Lord and burn all of it on the altar. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to the Lord.
14 And if his offering to the Lord is a burned offering of birds, then he is to make his offering of doves or of young pigeons.
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If you are offering a bird as a burnt offering, it must be a dove or a pigeon.
15 And the priest is to take it to the altar, and after its head has been twisted off, it is to be burned on the altar, and its blood drained out on the side of the altar:
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The priest shall present it at the altar, wring its neck, and burn its head on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out against the side of the altar.
16 And he is to take away its stomach, with its feathers, and put it down by the east side of the altar, where the burned waste is put:
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He shall remove the crop and its contents and throw them away on the east side of the altar where the ashes are put.
17 And let it be broken open at the wings, but not cut in two; and let it be burned on the altar by the priest on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burned offering; an offering made by fire for a sweet smell to the Lord.
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He shall take hold of its wings and tear its body open, without tearing the wings off, and then burn it whole on the altar. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to the Lord.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.