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Leviticus Chapter 1

The law of the burnt offerings

1:1 And the LORD called to Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
1:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any man of you bring an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the cattle, [even] of the herd, and of the flock.
1:3 If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that [is by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
1:6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
1:7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire
1:8 And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that [is] on the fire which [is] upon the altar
1:9But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water and the priest shall burn all on the altar, [to be] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD.

Offerings of flocks

1:10 And if his offering [be] of the flocks, [namely], of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
1:12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that [is] on the fire which [is] upon the altar
1:13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water and the priest shall bring [it] all, and burn [it] upon the altar it [is] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD.

Offerings of fowls

1:14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD [be] of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
1:15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off his head, and burn [it] on the altar ; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar
1:16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes
1:17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that [is] upon the fire it [is] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to the LORD.

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