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The Burnt Offering

¹ Then the Lord summoned Moses^(C1) and spoke to him from the tent of meeting:^{(C2) 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^(C1) from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male.^(C2) He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he^(F1) may be accepted by the Lord.^{(C3) 4} He is to lay his hand on^(C1) the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted^(C2) on his behalf to make atonement for him.^{(C3) 5} He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priests^(C1) are to present the blood^(C2) and splatter it^(C3) on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁶ Then he is to skin the burnt offering^(C1) and cut it into pieces.^{(F1) 7} The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. ⁸ Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat^(C1) on top of the burning wood on the altar. ⁹ The offerer is to wash its entrails^(C1) and legs^(C2) with water. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a fire offering^(C3) of a pleasing aroma^(C4) to the Lord.

¹⁰ “But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats,^(C1) he is to present an unblemished male. ¹¹ He 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. ¹² He 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. ¹³ But 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 fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁴ “If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds,^(C1) he is to present his offering from the turtledoves^(C2) or young pigeons.^{(F1)(C3) 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. ¹⁶ He will remove its digestive tract,^(F1) cutting off the tail feathers, and throw it on the east side of the altar at the place for ashes.^{(C1) 17} He will tear it open by its wings without dividing the bird.^(C1) Then the priest is to burn it on the altar on top of the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.