Leviticus 1

The Burnt Offering

1The Lord called to Moses^a and spoke to him from the tent of meeting.^b He said, ²“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord,^c bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.^d

³“ ‘If the offering is a burnt offering^e from the herd,^f you are to offer a male without defect.^g You must present it at the entrance to the tent^h of meeting so that it will be acceptableⁱ to the Lord. ⁴You are to lay your hand on the head^j of the burnt offering,^k and it will be accepted^l on your behalf to make atonement^m for you. ⁵You are to slaughterⁿ the young bull^o before the Lord, and then Aaron’s sons^p the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar^q at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁶You are to skin^r the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.^{s 7}The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood^t on the fire. ⁸Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat,^u on the wood^v that is burning on the altar. ⁹You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,^w and the priest is to burn all of it^x on the altar.^y It is a burnt offering,^z a food offering,^a an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^b

¹⁰“ ‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep^c or the goats,^d you are to offer a male without defect. ¹¹You are to slaughter it at the north side of the altar^e before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.^{f 12}You are to cut it into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and the fat,^g on the wood that is burning on the altar. ¹³You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,^h and the priest is to bring all of them and burn themⁱ on the altar.^j It is a burnt offering,^k a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁴“ ‘If the offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon.^{l 15}The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head^m and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.^{n 16}He is to remove the crop and the feathers^a and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes^o are. ¹⁷He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely,^p and then the priest shall burn it on the wood^q that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.