Leviticus 6
English Standard Version
6 [a] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “If anyone sins and (A)commits a breach of faith against the Lord by (B)deceiving his neighbor in (C)a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or (D)if he has oppressed his neighbor 3 or (E)has found something lost and lied about it, (F)swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— 4 if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore (G)what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found 5 or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall (H)restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. 6 And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord (I)a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering. 7 (J)And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty.”
The Priests and the Offerings
8 [b] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. 10 And (K)the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them (L)beside the altar. 11 Then (M)he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes (N)outside the camp to a clean place. 12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it (O)the fat of the peace offerings. 13 Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.
14 “And this is the law of (P)the grain offering. The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord in front of the altar. 15 And one shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering and its oil and all the frankincense that is on the grain offering and burn this as its (Q)memorial portion on the altar, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 16 And (R)the rest of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten unleavened (S)in a holy place. In the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it. 17 (T)It shall not be baked with leaven. (U)I have given it as their portion of my food offerings. (V)It is a thing most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. 18 Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as decreed forever throughout your generations, from the Lord's food offerings. Whatever touches them shall become holy.”
19 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 20 (W)“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons shall offer to the Lord on the day when he is anointed: a (X)tenth of an ephah[c] of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It shall be made with oil (Y)on a griddle. You shall bring it (Z)well mixed, in baked[d] pieces like a grain offering, and offer it for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 22 The priest from among Aaron's sons, who is anointed to succeed him, shall offer it to the Lord as decreed forever. (AA)The whole of it shall be burned. 23 Every grain offering of a priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.”
24 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 25 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, (AB)This is the law of the sin offering. (AC)In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord; (AD)it is most holy. 26 (AE)The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. (AF)In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. 27 Whatever touches its flesh shall be holy, and when any of its blood is splashed on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was splashed in a holy place. 28 And (AG)the earthenware vessel in which it is boiled (AH)shall be broken. But if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured and rinsed in water. 29 Every male among the priests may eat of it; (AI)it is most holy. 30 (AJ)But no sin offering shall be eaten from which any blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it shall be burned up with fire.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 6:1 Ch 5:20 in Hebrew
- Leviticus 6:8 Ch 6:1 in Hebrew
- Leviticus 6:20 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Leviticus 6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Levítico 6
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
6 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: 2 «Si alguien comete una falta y peca contra el Señor al defraudar a su prójimo en algo que se dejó a su cuidado, o si roba u oprime a su prójimo despojándolo de lo que es suyo, 3 o si encuentra algo que se perdió y niega tenerlo, o si comete perjurio en alguna de las cosas en que se acostumbra a pecar, 4 será culpable y deberá devolver lo que haya robado, o quitado, o lo que se le haya dado a guardar, o el objeto perdido que niega tener, 5 o cualquier otra cosa por la que haya cometido perjurio. Así que deberá restituirlo íntegramente y añadir la quinta parte de su valor. Todo esto lo entregará a su dueño el día que presente su sacrificio por la culpa. 6 Le llevará al Señor un carnero sin defecto, cuyo precio será fijado como sacrificio por la culpa. Lo presentará al sacerdote, 7 quien hará expiación ante el Señor por esa persona, y cualquier cosa por la que se haya hecho culpable le será perdonada».
El holocausto
8 El Señor le dijo a Moisés 9 que les ordenara a Aarón y a sus hijos: «Esta es la ley respecto al holocausto: El holocausto se dejará arder sobre el altar toda la noche hasta el amanecer, y el fuego del altar se mantendrá encendido. 10 El sacerdote, vestido con su túnica de lino y su ropa interior de lino, removerá las cenizas del holocausto consumido por el fuego sobre el altar, y las echará a un lado del altar. 11 Luego se cambiará de ropa y sacará del campamento las cenizas, llevándolas a un lugar ritualmente puro. 12 Mientras tanto, el fuego se mantendrá encendido sobre el altar; no deberá apagarse. Cada mañana el sacerdote pondrá más leña sobre el altar, y encima de este colocará el holocausto para quemar en él la grasa del sacrificio de comunión. 13 El fuego sobre el altar no deberá apagarse nunca; siempre deberá estar encendido.
La ofrenda de cereal
14 »Esta es la ley respecto a la ofrenda de cereal: Los hijos de Aarón la presentarán ante el Señor, delante del altar. 15 El sacerdote tomará de la ofrenda un puñado de flor de harina con aceite, así como todo el incienso que está sobre la ofrenda de cereal. Todo esto lo quemará en el altar, como ofrenda memorial de aroma grato al Señor. 16 Aarón y sus hijos se comerán el resto de la ofrenda, pero sin levadura y en un lugar santo, que podrá ser el atrio de la Tienda de reunión. 17 No se cocerá con levadura, porque esa es la porción que les doy de mis sacrificios presentados por fuego. Es una porción sumamente sagrada, como lo son el sacrificio expiatorio y el sacrificio por la culpa. 18 Todos los hijos varones de Aarón podrán comer de ella. Es un estatuto[a] perpetuo para vuestros descendientes, respecto a los sacrificios presentados por fuego al Señor. Cualquier cosa que toque los sacrificios quedará consagrada».
La ofrenda de los sacerdotes
19 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: 20 «Esta es la ofrenda que Aarón y sus hijos deben presentar al Señor el día en que sean ungidos: dos kilos[b] de flor de harina, como ofrenda regular de cereal. Una mitad de la ofrenda se presentará por la mañana, y la otra mitad por la tarde. 21 Se preparará con aceite en una sartén, y se llevará amasada y se presentará en porciones, como una ofrenda de cereal de aroma grato al Señor. 22 La preparará el hijo de Aarón que le suceda como sacerdote ungido. Este es el estatuto perpetuo del Señor: La ofrenda se quemará completamente. 23 No se comerá ninguna de las ofrendas que presenten los sacerdotes; todas deberán quemarse por completo».
El sacrificio expiatorio
24 El Señor le ordenó a Moisés 25 que les dijera a Aarón y a sus hijos: «Esta es la ley respecto al sacrificio expiatorio: La víctima deberá ser degollada ante el Señor, en el mismo lugar donde se degüellan los animales para el holocausto. Es algo sumamente sagrado. 26 El mismo sacerdote que ofrezca el sacrificio expiatorio deberá comérselo. Se lo comerá en un lugar santo, que podrá ser el atrio de la Tienda de reunión. 27 Cualquier cosa que toque la carne del sacrificio quedará consagrada. Si su sangre llega a salpicar algún vestido, este deberá lavarse en un lugar santo. 28 Además, deberá romperse la vasija de barro en que se haya cocido el sacrificio; pero, si se cuece en una vasija de bronce, esta se restregará y se enjuagará con agua. 29 Todo varón entre los sacerdotes podrá comer del sacrificio. Es algo sumamente sagrado. 30 Pero no se comerá ningún sacrificio expiatorio cuya sangre haya sido llevada a la Tienda de reunión para hacer propiciación en el santuario; este sacrificio se consumirá en el fuego.
Leviticus 6
GOD’S WORD Translation
For Sins against the Lord’s People
6 [a]The Lord spoke to Moses, 2 “If any of you sin against the Lord by failing to do your duty, if you lie to your neighbor about something you were supposed to take care of or if you lie about something stolen or seized from your neighbor, you are sinning and will be guilty. 3 If you find something that someone lost and lie about it under oath, or commit any other sin like this, 4 you are sinning and will be guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found, 5 or whatever it was that you swore falsely about. Pay it back in full plus one-fifth more. Give it back to its owner on the day you bring your guilt offering. 6 Then bring the Lord your guilt offering, a ram that has no defects or its value in money. Bring it to the priest. 7 So the priest will make peace with the Lord. Then you will be forgiven for whatever you did that made you guilty.”
Instructions for Taking Care of the Fire
8 The Lord spoke to Moses, 9 “Command Aaron and his sons: These are the instructions for the burnt offering that stays on the altar overnight while the altar fire is kept burning.
10 “The priest must put on his linen clothes, including his linen undergarments. Then he will remove the ashes left on the altar from the fire that consumed the burnt offering and will put them next to the altar. 11 Then he will take off these clothes and put on some others. He will take the ashes to a clean place outside the camp. 12 The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out. The priest will burn wood on it every morning. He will lay the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offering. 13 The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out.
The Grain Offering from the People
14 “These are the instructions for the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must bring it into the Lord’s presence in front of the altar. 15 One of them will remove a handful of flour from the grain offering, together with the olive oil and all the incense. He will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is a soothing aroma to the Lord. 16 Aaron and his sons will eat the rest of it. They will eat unleavened bread in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 17 Don’t use yeast in baking the bread. I have given it to them as their share from the offerings by fire made to me. It is very holy like the offering for sin and the guilt offering. 18 Every male descendant of Aaron may eat it. It is a permanent law for generations to come regarding the offering by fire to the Lord. Everyone who touches it will become holy.”
Special Grain Offerings from the Priests
19 The Lord spoke to Moses, 20 “This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must bring to the Lord on the day he is anointed—eight cups of flour. They must do this every day. He must offer half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21 Prepare it in a frying pan with olive oil, mixing it well. Offer baked pieces of the grain offering as a soothing aroma to the Lord. 22 Aaron’s son who is anointed to take his place as priest will prepare it. This is a permanent law of the Lord: It must be completely burned. 23 Every grain offering made by a priest must be completely burned. It must not be eaten.”
Instructions for the Offering for Sin
24 The Lord spoke to Moses, 25 “Tell Aaron and his sons: These are the instructions for the offering for sin. The offering for sin must be slaughtered in the Lord’s presence in the same place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. It is very holy. 26 The priest who makes the offering for sin will eat it in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 27 Anything that touches its meat will be holy. If blood gets on someone’s clothes, he must wash them in a holy place. 28 Any piece of pottery in which the offering for sin is cooked must be broken into pieces. Any copper kettle in which the offering for sin is cooked must be scoured and rinsed with water. 29 Any male among the priests may eat the offering for sin. It is very holy. 30 Any offering for sin must not be eaten if some of the blood was brought into the holy place in the tent of meeting to make peace with the Lord. It must be burned.”
Footnotes
- 6:1 Leviticus 6:1–30 in English Bibles is Leviticus 5:20–6:23 in the Hebrew Bible.
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