Leviticus 1–2

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. ^4eHe shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be ^faccepted for him ^gto make atonement for him. ⁵Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood ^hand throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ⁶Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, ⁷and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and ⁱarrange wood on the fire. ⁸And Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; ⁹but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as ^ja burnt offering, a food offering¹ with a ^kpleasing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁰“If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, ^11land he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. ¹²And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, ¹³but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is ^ja burnt offering, a food offering with ^ka pleasing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁴“If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of ^mturtledoves or pigeons. ¹⁵And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. ¹⁶He shall remove its crop with its contents² and cast it ⁿbeside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. ¹⁷He shall tear it open by its wings, but ^oshall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Laws for Grain Offerings

2“When anyone brings a ^pgrain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. ^qHe shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it ²and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its ^rmemorial portion on the altar, a food ^soffering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. ³But the ^trest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; ^uit is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

⁴“When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be ^vunleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil. ⁵And if your offering is a grain offering ^wbaked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil. ⁶You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸And you shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. ⁹And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food ^xoffering with a ^ypleasing aroma to the Lord. ¹⁰But the ^zrest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; ^zit is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

¹¹“No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with ^aleaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord. ^12bAs an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma. ¹³You ^cshall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the ^dsalt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; ^ewith all your offerings you shall offer salt.

¹⁴“If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits fresh ^fears, roasted with fire, crushed new grain. ¹⁵And ^gyou shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. ¹⁶And the priest shall burn as its ^hmemorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the Lord.