Leviticus 1

The Burnt Offering

1 Now the Lord*Ex. 19:3; 25:22; Num. 7:89called to Moses, and spoke to him *Ex. 40:34from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: *Lev. 22:18, 19‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.

3 ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male *Ex. 12:5; Lev. 22:20–24; Deut. 15:21; Eph. 5:27; Heb. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:19without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. 4 *Ex. 29:10, 15, 19; Lev. 3:2, 8, 13; 4:15Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be *(Rom. 12:1); Phil. 4:18accepted on his behalf *Lev. 4:20, 26, 31; 2 Chr. 29:23, 24to make atonement for him. 5 He shall kill the *Mic. 6:6bull before the Lord; *2 Chr. 35:11and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood *Lev. 1:11; 3:2, 8, 13; (Heb. 12:24; 1 Pet. 1:2)and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that isby the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 6 And he shall *Lev. 7:8skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. 7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put *Lev. 6:8–13; Mal. 1:10fire on the altar, and *Gen. 22:9lay the wood in order on the fire. 8 Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; 9 but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a *Gen. 8:21; (Ezek. 20:28, 41; 2 Cor. 2:15)sweet aroma to the Lord.

10 ‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male *Ex. 12:5; Lev. 1:3; Ezek. 43:22; (1 Pet. 1:19)without blemish. 11 *Ex. 24:6; 40:22; Lev. 1:5; Ezek. 8:5He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; 13 but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an *Num. 15:4–7; 28:12–14offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

14 ‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lordis of birds, then he shall bring his offering of *Gen. 15:9; Lev. 5:7, 11; 12:8; Luke 2:24turtledoves or young pigeons. 15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. 16 And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it *Lev. 6:10beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes. 17 Then he shall split it at its wings, but*Gen. 15:10; Lev. 5:8shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. *Lev. 1:9, 13It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.