Leviticus 1
1
The Burnt Offering
1Then the Lord summoned Moses # 1:1 Ps 77:20; Mt 8:4; Heb 3:2 and spoke to him from the tent of meeting: # 1:1 Ex 27:21 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 # 1:3 Gn 22:2; Lv 3:5 from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male. # 1:3 Ex 29:1 He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he # 1:3 Or it may be accepted by the Lord. # 1:3 Lv 19:5; Heb 9:14; 1Pt 1:19 4He is to lay his hand on # 1:4 Ex 29:10; Lv 3:2; 8:14,18,22; 16:21; Nm 8:10,12 the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted # 1:4 Gn 33:10; Lv 7:18; 19:7; 22:23,25,27 on his behalf to make atonement for him. # 1:4 Ex 30:15 5He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priests # 1:5 Lv 4:16 are to present the blood # 1:5 Heb 9:12 and splatter it # 1:5 Ex 24:6; 29:16,20 on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 6Then he is to skin the burnt offering # 1:6 Lv 7:8; 9:11; 2Ch 29:34 and cut it into pieces. # 1:6 Lit its pieces, also in v. 12 7The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. 8Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat # 1:8 Lv 1:12; 8:20 on top of the burning wood on the altar. 9The offerer is to wash its entrails # 1:9 Ex 12:9; 29:13,22; Lv 1:13; 3:3 and legs # 1:9 Ex 12:9; 29:17; Lv 1:13; 4:11; 8:21; 9:14; Am 3:12 with water. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, # 1:9 Dt 18:1 a pleasing aroma # 1:9 Lv 2:2; 23:13 to the Lord.
10“But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats, # 1:10 Lv 4:23 he is to present an unblemished male. 11He 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. 12He 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. 13But 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 food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
14“If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, # 1:14 Gn 40:17; Lv 17:13 he is to present his offering from the turtledoves # 1:14 Gn 15:9; Lv 1:14; 5:7,11; 12:6,8; 14:22,30; 15:14,29; Nm 6:10; Ps 74:19; Sg 2:12; Jr 8:7 or young pigeons. # 1:14 Or or pigeons,# 1:14 Gn 8:8–12; Lv 5:7,11 15Then 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. 16He will remove its digestive tract, # 1:16 Or its crop, or its crissum cutting off the tail feathers, and throw it on the east side of the altar at the place for ashes. # 1:16 Lv 4:12; 6:10–11; 1Kg 13:3,5; Jr 31:40 17He will tear it open by its wings without dividing the bird. # 1:17 Gn 15:9–10 Then the priest is to burn it on the altar on top of the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
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Leviticus 1
1
Laws about sacrifices
1-3The 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:
Sacrifices to please me#1.1-3 Sacrifices to please me: These sacrifices have traditionally been called “whole burnt offerings” because the whole animal was burnt on the altar. A main purpose of such sacrifices was to please the Lord with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV they are often called “sacrifices to please the Lord”. must be completely burnt on the bronze altar.#1.1-3 bronze altar: This altar for offering sacrifices was in front of the entrance to the sacred tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with bronze. A smaller altar for offering incense was inside the tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with gold.
Bulls or rams or goats#1.1-3 goats: Hebrew “male goats”. are the animals to be used for these sacrifices. If the animal is a bull, it must not have anything wrong with it. Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, and I will let you know if it is#1.1-3 if it is: Or “if you are”. acceptable to me. 4Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins.
5After 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.
6Skin the bull and cut it up, 7while the priests pile wood on the altar fire to make it start blazing. 8-9Wash 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.
10If you sacrifice a ram or a goat, it must not have anything wrong with it. 11Lead 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.
12-13Cut 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.
14If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon. 15A 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, 16remove the bird's craw with what is in it,#1.16 with what is in it: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar.#1.16 ash heap at the east side of the altar: Ashes were piled here, then once a day they were taken to the ash heap outside the camp (see 4.11,12; 6.10,11). 17Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open,#1.17 tear it partially open: Or “tear it open without pulling off the wings”. and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.
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