Leviticus 1–2

1ST CHAPTER

¹The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, ²“Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the Lord, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats. 

Burnt Offerings of Cattle

³“If you bring a burnt offering from your cattle, you must offer a male that has no defects. Offer it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that the Lord will accept you. ⁴Place your hand on the animal’s head. The burnt offering will be accepted to make peace with the Lord. ⁵Then slaughter the bull in the Lord’s presence. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will offer the blood. They will throw it against all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁶Skin the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces. ⁷Then the sons of the priest Aaron will start a fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire. ⁸Aaron’s sons, the priests, will also lay the pieces, the head, and the fat on top of the wood burning on the altar. ⁹Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. 

Burnt Offerings of Sheep or Goats

¹⁰“If your offering is a sheep or goat, you must bring a male that has no defects. ¹¹Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence on the north side of the altar. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will throw the blood against the altar on all sides. ¹²Then cut it into pieces. The priest will lay the head and the fat on the wood burning on the altar. ¹³Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. 

Burnt Offerings of Birds

¹⁴“If your offering to the Lord is a bird, you must sacrifice a mourning dove or pigeon. ¹⁵The priest must bring it to the altar. He will break its neck and burn the bird on the altar. First, he will drain the blood against the side of the altar. ¹⁶Remove the gizzard with its filth and throw it on the east side of the altar on the place for the ashes. ¹⁷Then pull on the bird’s wings to tear the bird open, but don’t pull the wings off. Then the priest will lay the bird on the wood burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.” 

2ND CHAPTER

Uncooked Grain Offerings

¹⸤The Lord continued,⸥ “Now, if any of you bring a grain offering to the Lord, your offering must be flour. Pour olive oil on it, and put incense on it. ²Then bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. Take from this a handful of flour with olive oil, and all the incense. The priest will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. ³The rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy, set apart from the Lord’s offering by fire. 

Cooked Grain Offerings

⁴“If you bring a grain offering which has been baked in an oven, it must be rings of unleavened bread made of flour mixed with olive oil or wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil. ⁵If your grain offering is prepared in a frying pan, it, too, will be unleavened bread made of flour mixed with olive oil. ⁶Break it into pieces and pour olive oil over it. It is a grain offering. ⁷If your grain offering is prepared in a skillet, it will be made of flour with olive oil. 

⁸“Bring the Lord the grain offering prepared in any of these ways. Offer it to the priest who will bring it to the altar. ⁹The priest will remove part of the grain offering and burn it as a reminder on the altar. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord. ¹⁰The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy, set apart from the Lord’s offering by fire. 

Other Ingredients

¹¹“Every grain offering that you bring to the Lord must be prepared without yeast. Never burn yeast or honey as an offering to the Lord. ¹²You may bring them to the Lord as offerings of your first products. But they must never be placed on the altar to make a soothing aroma. ¹³Also put salt on each of your grain offerings. The salt of God’s promise^amust never be left out of your grain offerings. Put salt on all your offerings. 

Offering the First Grain Harvested

¹⁴“If you bring a grain offering to the Lord from the first grain you harvest, roast the cracked grain over fire. ¹⁵Put olive oil on it, and place incense on it. It is a grain offering. ¹⁶The priest will burn the flour, olive oil, and all the incense as a reminder. It is an offering by fire to the Lord.”