Leviticus 1

Procedures for the Burnt Offering

1The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle

and said to him,H3068H7121H4872H1696H168H4150H5592"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.H1696H1121H3478H559H120H7126H7133H3068H7126H7133H929H1241H66293"If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you

may be accepted by the LORD.H7133H5930H1241H7126H2145H8549H7126H7522H6607H168H4150H6440H30684Lay your hand on the animal's head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him

.H5564H3027H7218H5930H7521H37225Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the animal's blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.H7819H1121H1241H6440H3068H3548H175H1121H7126H1818H2236H1818H5439H4196H6607H168H41506Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces.H6584H5930H5408H54097The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.H1121H175H3548H5414H784H4196H6086H6186H7848They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.H3548H175H1121H6186H5409H7218H6309H6186H6086H784H41969But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7130H3767H7364H4325H3548H6999H4196H5930H801H5207H7381H306810"If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.H7133H6629H3775H5795H5930H7126H2145H854911Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.H7819H3409H4196H6828H6440H3068H3548H175H1121H2236H1818H5439H419612Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.H5408H5409H7218H6309H3548H6186H6086H784H419613But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7364H7130H3767H4325H3548H7126H6999H4196H5930H801H5207H7381H306814"If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.H5930H7133H3068H5775H7126H7133H8449H1121H312315The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar.H3548H7126H4196H4454H7218H6999H4196H1818H4680H7023H419616The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers

and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar.H5493H4760H5133H7993H681H4196H6924H4725H188017Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H8156H3671H914H3548H6999H4196H6086H784H5930H801H5207H7381H3068