Leviticus 1:1–17

Laws for Burnt Offerings

1 Thena Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of assembly, saying, 2 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,b and say to them, ‘When a personc from you presents an offering to Yahweh, you shall present your offering from domestic animals, from the cattled or from the flock.e 3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle,f then he must presentg an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance ⌊before⌋h Yahweh.

4 “ ‘Hei must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be acceptedj for him in order to make atonement for him. 5 Hek must slaughter ⌊the young bull⌋l ⌊before⌋m Yahweh, thenn Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that is at the door of the tent of assembly. 6 Theno he must remove the skin of the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. 7 The sons ofp Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire. 8 Thenq Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat,r the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar. 9 Thens he must wash its inner partst and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole animal on the altar as a burnt offering by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

10 “ ‘But if his offering is from the flock,u from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must presentv an unblemishedw male. 11 Hex must slaughter it on the north side of the altar ⌊before⌋y Yahweh; thenz Aaron’s sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar. 12 Thena he must cut it into pieces along with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar. 13 Thenb he must wash the inner partsc and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole animal and will turn itd into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

14 “ ‘But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from ⌊the young doves⌋.e 15 The priestf will present it at the altar and must wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood will be drained out on the wallg of the altar. 16 Heh must remove its crop with its plumage and throw it to the east beside the altar on the place of the fatty ashes. 17 Theni he must tear it apart by its wings but must not sever it; thenj the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.’ ”

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a	Or “And”
b	Literally “sons/children of Israel”
c	Or “man”—the singular noun is generic, thus the “you” and “your” in the remainder of the verse are all plural
d	Or “herd”
e	The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
f	Or “herd”
g	Hebrew “present it”
h	Literally “to the face of”
i	Or “And he”
j	Same root word as “acceptance” in v. 3
k	Or “And he”
l	Literally “the son of the herd” or “the son of the cattle”
m	Literally “to the face of”
n	Or “and”
o	Or “And”
p	Or “And the sons of”
q	Or “And”
r	Verse 6 in the context uses the same word with reference to the meat
s	Or “And”
t	Or “entrails”
u	The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
v	Hebrew “present it”
w	Same word as in v. 3
x	Or “And he”
y	Literally “to the face of”
z	Or “and”
a	Or “And”
b	Or “And”
c	Or “entrails”
d	Understood direct object
e	Literally “the sons of the dove”
f	Or “And the priest”
g	Or “side”
h	Or “And he”
i	Or “And”
j	Or “and”