Leviticus 1

The Burnt Offering

1 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying,2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestockof the herd and of the flock.3 If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord.4 Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.5 He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aarons sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.6 And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire.8 Then the priests, Aarons sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;9 but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.10 If his offering is of the flocksof the sheep or of the goatsas a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male without blemish.11 He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aarons sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.12 And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;13 but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.14 And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lord is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons.15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar.16 And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes.17 Then he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

LEVITICUS 1

1-3 The [Lord] spoke to Moses from the sacred tent and gave him instructions for the community of Israel to follow when they offered sacrifices.

Sacrifices To Please //the [Lord]

The [Lord] said:

4 Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins.

5 After the bull is killed in my presence, some priests from Aaron's family will offer its blood to me by splattering it against the four sides of the altar.
6 Skin the bull and cut it up, 7 while the priests pile wood on the altar fire to make it start blazing.

8-9 Wash the bull's insides and hind legs, so the priests can lay them on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. A priest will then send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.
10 If you sacrifice a ram or a goat, it must not have anything wrong with it.

11 Lead the animal to the north side of the altar, where it is to be killed in my presence. Then some of the priests will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.

12-13 Cut up the animal and wash its insides and hind legs. A priest will put these parts on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. Then he will send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.
14 If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon. 15 A priest will take the bird to the bronze altar, where he will wring its neck and put its head on the fire. Then he will drain out its blood on one side of the altar, 16 remove the bird's craw with what is in it, t and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar.t 17 Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open, t and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.