Chapter 1

¹The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

²“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.

³If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, they shall offer a male without blemish. They shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that it may be accepted before the LORD.

⁴They shall lay their hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for them to make atonement for them.

⁵They shall slaughter the bull before the LORD, and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

⁶Then they shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.

⁷The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

⁸And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat on the wood that is on the fire on the altar.

⁹But its entrails and its legs they shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹⁰If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from the sheep or goats, they shall offer a male without blemish.

¹¹They shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.

¹²They shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar.

¹³But the entrails and the legs they shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹⁴If the offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, they shall bring their offering of turtledoves or pigeons.

¹⁵The priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

¹⁶They shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes.

¹⁷They shall tear it open by its wings, but not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.