Leviticus 1

¹The LORD called to Moses , and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting , saying ,[#1:1 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.]

²“Speak to the children of Israel , and tell them , ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to the LORD , you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock .

³“‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd , he shall offer a male without defect . He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting , that he may be accepted before the LORD .

⁴He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering , and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him .

⁵He shall kill the bull before the LORD . Aaron’s sons , the priests , shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting .

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

⁷The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar , and lay wood in order on the fire;

⁸and Aaron ’s sons , the priests , shall lay the pieces , the head , and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar ;

⁹but he shall wash its innards and its legs with water . The priest shall burn all of it on the altar , for a burnt offering , an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD .

¹⁰“‘If his offering is from the flock , from the sheep or from the goats , for a burnt offering , he shall offer a male without defect .

¹¹He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD . Aaron’s sons , the priests , shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar .

¹²He shall cut it into its pieces , with its head and its fat . The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar ,

¹³but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water . The priest shall offer the whole , and burn it on the altar . It is a burnt offering , an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD .

¹⁴“‘If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds , then he shall offer his offering from turtledoves or of young pigeons .

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

¹⁶and he shall take away its crop and its feathers , and cast it beside the altar on the east part , in the place of the ashes .

¹⁷He shall tear it by its wings , but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar , on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering , an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD .