Leviticus 1:1–4

Laws for Burnt Offerings

1 aThe Lord called Moses and spoke to him bfrom the tent of meeting, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, cWhen any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.

3 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer da male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. 4 eHe shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be faccepted for him gto make atonement for him.