Leviticus 1–3

THE BURNT OFFERING

1Then the Lord summoned Moses^a and spoke to him from the tent of meeting:^{b 2}“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the Lord from the livestock, you may bring your offering from the herd or the flock.

³“If his offering is a burnt offering^c from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male.^d He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he^A may be accepted by the Lord.^{e 4}He is to lay his hand on^f the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted^g on his behalf to make atonement for him.^{h 5}He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priestsⁱ are to present the blood^j and splatter it^k on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁶Then he is to skin the burnt offering^l and cut it into pieces. ⁷The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. ⁸Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat^m on top of the burning wood on the altar. ⁹The offerer is to wash its entrailsⁿ and legs^o with water. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering of^p a pleasing aroma^q to the Lord.

¹⁰“But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats,^r he is to present an unblemished male. ¹¹He will slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord. Aaron’s sons the priests will splatter its blood against the altar on all sides. ¹²He will cut the animal into pieces with its head and its fat, and the priest will arrange them on top of the burning wood on the altar. ¹³But he is to wash the entrails and legs with water. The priest will then present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁴“If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds,^s he is to present his offering from the turtledoves^t or young pigeons.^{Cu 15}Then the priest is to bring it to the altar, and will twist off its head and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained at the side of the altar. ¹⁶He will remove its digestive tract,^D cutting off the tail feathers, and throw it on the east side of the altar at the place for ashes.^{v 17}He will tear it open by its wings without dividing the bird.^w Then the priest is to burn it on the altar on top of the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

THE GRAIN OFFERING

2“When anyone presents a grain offering^x as an offering to the Lord, it is to consist of fine flour.^y He is to pour olive oil^z on it, put frankincense on it,^{aa 2}and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest will take a handful of fine flour and oil from it, along with all its frankincense, and will burn this memorial portion^ab of it on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. ³But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part^ac of the food offerings to the Lord.

⁴“When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it is to be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes^ad mixed with oil or unleavened wafers^ae coated with oil. ⁵If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle,^af it is to be unleavened bread^ag made of fine flour mixed with oil. ⁶Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷If your offering is a grain offering prepared in a pan,^ah it is to be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸When you bring to the Lord the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he will take it to the altar. ⁹The priest will remove the memorial portion^A from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. ¹⁰But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons;^ai it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.

¹¹“No grain offering that you present to the Lord is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn^B any yeast^aj or honey^ak as a food offering to the Lord. ¹²You may present them to the Lord as an offering of firstfruits,^a but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma. ¹³You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant^b with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings.

¹⁴“If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you are to present fresh heads of grain, crushed kernels, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits. ¹⁵You are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. ¹⁶The priest will then burn some of its crushed kernels and oil with all its frankincense as a food offering to the Lord.

THE FELLOWSHIP OFFERING

3“If his offering is a fellowship sacrifice,^c and he is presenting an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present one without blemish^d before the Lord. ²He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests will splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.^{e 3}He will present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a food offering to the Lord: the fat^f surrounding the entrails,^g all the fat that is on the entrails, ⁴and the two kidneys^h with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liverⁱ with the kidneys. ⁵Aaron’s sons will burn it on the altar along with the burnt offering^j that is on the burning wood, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

⁶“If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock, he is to present a male or female without blemish. ⁷If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he is to present it before the Lord. ⁸He must lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. ⁹He will then present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a food offering to the Lord consisting of its fat and the entire fat tail,^k which he is to remove close to the backbone. He will also remove the fat surrounding the entrails,^l all the fat on the entrails, ¹⁰the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins, and the fatty lobe of the liver above the kidneys. ¹¹Then the priest will burn the food on the altar,^m as a food offering to the Lord.

¹²“If his offering is a goat,ⁿ he is to present it before the Lord. ¹³He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will splatter^A its blood on all sides of the altar. ¹⁴He will present part of his offering as a food offering to the Lord: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails, ¹⁵and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys. ¹⁶Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a food offering for a pleasing aroma.^B

“All fat belongs to the Lord. ¹⁷This is a permanent statute^o throughout your generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood.”^p