Leviticus 1
International Standard Version
Burnt Offerings
1 The Lord told Moses from the middle of the Tent of Meeting, 2 “Speak to the Israelis and tell them that when any person[a] brings an offering to the Lord from among you, whether he brings on offering of animals from either cattle or flock, 3 if his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to bring a male without any defect. He is to present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. At the appointed time, it is to be presented in the presence of the Lord so that he may be accepted. 4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him as an atonement on his behalf. 5 Then he is to slaughter the young bull[b] in the Lord’s presence.”
General Instructions
“Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to bring the blood and sprinkle it[c] around the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 6 He is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. 7 Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to build a fire on the altar and arrange the wood over the fire. 8 They[d] are to arrange the pieces of meat—including the head and the fat—on the wood over the fire that burns on the altar. 9 Then he is to wash its entrails and legs with water. After this, the priest is to offer all of it on the altar—a burnt offering by fire, an aroma that will be pleasing to the Lord.”
Burnt Offerings of Livestock
10 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the flock, whether lamb or goat, he is to bring a male without any defect 11 and slaughter it at the north side of the altar in the Lord’s presence. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, are to sprinkle its blood around the altar. 12 He is to cut up its head and fat into separate pieces arrange them in rows on the wood over the fire that burns on the altar, 13 wash its entrails and legs with water, and then offer all of it on the altar—a burnt offering by fire, an aroma that will be pleasing to the Lord.”
Burnt Offerings of Birds
14 “If his offering is a burnt offering of birds to the Lord, he is to bring turtledoves or young doves. 15 The priest is to bring it to the altar to offer it up in smoke. He is to decapitate it and drain its blood on the side[e] of the altar, 16 and then he is to eviscerate it and throw the viscera and the feathers to the east side of the altar, where the fatty ashes are located. 17 He is then to tear it open by its wings, but not divide it completely into two parts. The priest is then to offer all of it on the wood over the fire as a burnt offering by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 1:2 Lit. man
- Leviticus 1:5 Or calf
- Leviticus 1:5 Lit. the blood
- Leviticus 1:8 Lit. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests,
- Leviticus 1:15 Lit. wall
Leviticus 1
Lexham English Bible
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.’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 1:1 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 1:2 Or “man”—the singular noun is generic, thus the “you” and “your” in the remainder of the verse are all plural
- Leviticus 1:2 Or “herd”
- Leviticus 1:2 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
- Leviticus 1:3 Or “herd”
- Leviticus 1:3 Hebrew “present it”
- Leviticus 1:3 Literally “to the face of”
- Leviticus 1:4 Or “And he”
- Leviticus 1:4 Same root word as “acceptance” in v. 3
- Leviticus 1:5 Or “And he”
- Leviticus 1:5 Literally “the son of the herd” or “the son of the cattle”
- Leviticus 1:5 Literally “to the face of”
- Leviticus 1:5 Or “and”
- Leviticus 1:6 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:7 Or “And the sons of”
- Leviticus 1:8 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:8 Verse 6 in the context uses the same word with reference to the meat
- Leviticus 1:9 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:9 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 1:10 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
- Leviticus 1:10 Hebrew “present it”
- Leviticus 1:10 Same word as in v. 3
- Leviticus 1:11 Or “And he”
- Leviticus 1:11 Literally “to the face of”
- Leviticus 1:11 Or “and”
- Leviticus 1:12 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:13 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:13 Or “entrails”
- Leviticus 1:13 Understood direct object
- Leviticus 1:14 Literally “the sons of the dove”
- Leviticus 1:15 Or “And the priest”
- Leviticus 1:15 Or “side”
- Leviticus 1:16 Or “And he”
- Leviticus 1:17 Or “And”
- Leviticus 1:17 Or “and”
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