LEB LEV chapter 1

Laws for Burnt Offerings

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

4 “ ‘He[fn] must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted[fn] for him in order to make atonement for him. 5 He[fn] must slaughter the young bull[fn] before[fn] Yahweh, then[fn] 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[fn] he must remove the skin of the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. 7 The sons of[fn] Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire. 8 Then[fn] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat,[fn] the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar. 9 Then[fn] he must wash its inner parts[fn] 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,[fn] from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present[fn] an unblemished[fn] male. 11 He[fn] must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before[fn] Yahweh; then[fn] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar. 12 Then[fn] 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[fn] he must wash the inner parts[fn] and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole animal and will turn it[fn] 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.[fn] 15 The priest[fn] 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[fn] of the altar. 16 He[fn] 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[fn] he must tear it apart by its wings but must not sever it; then[fn] the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.’ ”

1:1 Or “And”

1:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

1:2 Or “man”—the singular noun is generic, thus the “you” and “your” in the remainder of the verse are all plural

1:2 Or “herd”

1:2 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)

1:3 Or “herd”

1:3 Hebrew “present it”

1:3 Literally “to the face of”

1:4 Or “And he”

1:4 Same root word as “acceptance” in v. 3

1:5 Or “And he”

1:5 Literally “the son of the herd” or “the son of the cattle”

1:5 Literally “to the face of”

1:5 Or “and”

1:6 Or “And”

1:7 Or “And the sons of”

1:8 Or “And”

1:8 Verse 6 in the context uses the same word with reference to the meat

1:9 Or “And”

1:9 Or “entrails”

1:10 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)

1:10 Hebrew “present it”

1:10 Same word as in v. 3

1:11 Or “And he”

1:11 Literally “to the face of”

1:11 Or “and”

1:12 Or “And”

1:13 Or “And”

1:13 Or “entrails”

1:13 Understood direct object

1:14 Literally “the sons of the dove”

1:15 Or “And the priest”

1:15 Or “side”

1:16 Or “And he”

1:17 Or “And”

1:17 Or “and”

LEB LEV Chapter 1