Laws for Burnt Offerings

1 Then^[a] Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of assembly, saying, ² “Speak to the Israelites,^[b] and say to them, ‘When a person^[c] from you presents an offering to Yahweh, you shall present your offering from domestic animals, from the cattle^[d] or from the flock.^{[e] 3} If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle,^[f] then he must present^[g] an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance before^[h] Yahweh.

⁴ “‘He^[i] must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted^[j] for him in order to make atonement for him. ⁵ He^[k] must slaughter the young bull^[l] before^[m] Yahweh, then^[n] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that is at the door of the tent of assembly. ⁶ Then^[o] he must remove the skin of the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. ⁷ The sons of^[p] Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire. ⁸ Then^[q] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat,^[r] the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar. ⁹ Then^[s] he must wash its inner parts^[t] and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole animal on the altar as a burnt offering by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

¹⁰ “‘But if his offering is from the flock,^[u] from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present^[v] an unblemished^[w] male. ¹¹ He^[x] must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before^[y] Yahweh; then^[z] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar. ¹² Then^[aa] he must cut it into pieces along with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar. ¹³ Then^[ab] he must wash the inner parts^[ac] and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole animal and will turn it^[ad] into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

¹⁴ “‘But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young doves.^{[ae] 15} The priest^[af] will present it at the altar and must wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood will be drained out on the wall^[ag] of the altar. ¹⁶ He^[ah] must remove its crop with its plumage and throw it to the east beside the altar on the place of the fatty ashes. ¹⁷ Then^[ai] he must tear it apart by its wings but must not sever it; then^[aj] the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.’”