1 Yahweh summoned Mosheh (Moses) to the sacred tent and told him, 2 “Tell the Israelis that when anyone presents an offering to Yahweh, it must be presented from their own herd or flock. 3 If it’s from the herd, it must be a bull with no defects. It must be presented in front of the entrance to the sacred tent to be acceptable to Yahweh. 4 The owner must place his hand on the head of that offering to be burnt, and then it will be accepted make him right with Yahweh. 5 Then he must slaughter the bull in front of Yahweh, and the priests (Aharon’s (Aaron’s) descendants), must present the blood and splash it all around the altar which is by the entrance of the sacred tent. 6 Then the presenter must skin the bull and cut it into pieces, 7 Meanwhile, the priest Aharon’s sons must put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire, 8 and then they must arrange the pieces (including the head and the fat portions) on top of the burning wood on the altar. 9 Then the presenter must wash the innards and the feet with water, and the priest must place it on the altar, ensuring that every part is completely burnt up as a pleasing aroma for Yahweh.

10 “If the offering is from the flock (i.e., a sheep or a goat), then it must be a healthy male that’s presented, 11 and then it must be slaughtered on the northern side of the altar facing Yahweh, and Aharon’s sons, the priests, must splash its blood on the altar, all around. 12 Then the presenter must cut it into pieces and they must arrange them (including the head and fat portions) on top of the burning wood on the altar. 13 Then the presenter must wash the innards and the feet with water, and the priest must place it on the altar, ensuring that every part is completely burnt up as a pleasing aroma for Yahweh.

14 “However, if his burnt offering to Yahweh will be a bird, then it must be either a dove or a young pigeon. 15 The priest must present it at the altar, and then twist its head off and burn the head on the altar as he drains the blood out onto the outer edge of the altar. 16 Then he must pull out the crop with its contents, and throw it down on the eastern side of the altar where the ashes are. 17 He will then tear the bird mostly apart by its wings (but making sure that it stays as one piece), and place it on the altar, ensuring that every part is completely burnt up as a pleasing aroma for Yahweh.

2 “When someone presents a grain offering to Yahweh, it must be as fine, wheat flour mixed with olive, and with frankincense added to the top of it. 2 It must be taken to the priest Aharon’s sons who will take it from them, then take a handful out, being sure to get flour, oil, and some frankincense, and throw that memorial portion onto the altar to get completely burnt up as a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. 3 Then the rest of that grain offering will be for Aharon and his sons—it’s a very sacred part from the gifts for Yahweh.

4 “When someone presents something baked as their grain offering, it must be baked without leaven: either wheat flour mixed with olive oil and baked into flat buns, or else wheat flour biscuits with olive oil spread on top. 5 Or if your grain offering is done on the flat pan, it must be wheat flour mixed with olive oil and made into flat biscuits 6 that should then be crumbled and have oil poured over them as your grain offering. 7 Or if your grain offering is deep-fried in a pot, it must be made from wheat flour with olive oil.

8 “Any of the above types of grain offering to Yahweh must be presented to the priest, and he will take it to the altar. 9 Then he must take a handful as a memorial portion to the altar to get completely burnt up as a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. 10 Then the rest of that grain offering will be for Aharon and his sons—it’s a very sacred part from the gifts for Yahweh.

11 “Anything that’s presented to Yahweh as a grain offering must not be made with any rising agent, because any leaven or honey mustn’t be burnt as a gift to Yahweh. 12 Foods containing those can be presented as a first-fruits offering, but they mustn’t be burnt on the altar. 13 However, every grain offering must be salted—the salt in the grain offering is a reminder of our agreement, so it must always be present.

14 “Finally, if you want to offer ripe grain as a grain offering to Yahweh, then it must be a young ear of grain that’s been roasted over the fire and presented as a grain offering of your first ripe grains 15 with olive oil on it and some frankincense on top. That also becomes a grain offering, 16 and the priest must burn a memorial prtion from it with some of the crushed grains and some of the oil and some of the incense, to be burnt to become smoke as a gift to Yahweh.

3 “Now if it’s a sacrifice for a peace offering, if it’s fron the herd, then either a male or female can be presented to Yahweh as long as it has no defects. 2 The presenter must lay their hand on the head of the bull or cow, then he must slaughter it in front of the sacred tent. Then the priest Aharon’s sons will splash the blood on the altar on each side. 3 From that peace offering, he must present the fat covering the innards and which is part of the innards as a gift to Yahweh, 4 along with both kidneys and the fat that’s attached to them, and the lobe on the liver (all of which need to be removed from the animal). 5 Then Aharon’s sons must burn them on the wood that’s burning on the altar as a gift—to become smoke as a pleasing aroma for Yahweh.

6 “However, if the sacrifice for a peace offering is from the flock, then either a male or a female can be presented to Yahweh as long as it has no defects. 7 When the offering is being presented, it must be presented in front of Yahweh, 8 and the presenter will put his hand on the head of the animal being offered, and slaughter it in front of the sacred tent. Then Aharon’s sons must splash its blood on the altar, on each side. 9 From that peace offering, he must present the fat as a gift to Yahweh, along with the entire fatty tail (cut off near the backbone), the fat covering the innards and which is part of the innards, 10 both kidneys and the fat that’s attached to them, and the lobe on the liver (all of which need to be removed from the animal). 11 Then the priest must burn them on the altar as a food offering made to Yahweh by fire.

12 “Similarly, if the offering is a goat, then it can be presented to Yahweh. 13 The presenter will put his hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the sacred tent. Then Aharon’s sons must splash its blood on the altar, on each side. 14 From that peace offering, he must present the fat as a gift to Yahweh, along with the fat covering the innards and which is part of the innards, 15 both kidneys and the fat that’s attached to them, and the lobe on the liver (all of which need to be removed from the animal). 16 Then the priest must burn them on the altar as a food offering made to Yahweh by fire as a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to Yahweh.

17 “This regulation must be permanent for all future generations: All of you must never eat fat or blood.”

4 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), 2 “Tell the Israelis that if a person breaks any of Yahweh’s regulations unintentionally, or does anything that he said shouldn’t be done, then this is the procedure:

3 “If it’s the high priest who’s done it, that causes the nation to be guilty, and for his transgression he must present a bull with no defects to Yahweh as a sin offering. 4 He must bring the bull before Yahweh at the entrance of the sacred tent, then he must place his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of Yahweh. 5 Then the high priest must get some of the bull’s blood and bringing it into the sacred tent, 6 he must dip his finger into it and seven times he must flick the blood towards the front of the curtain of the sanctuary in front of Yahweh. 7 Then the high priest must put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the incense altar (located inside the sacred tent in front of Yahweh and used for burning fragrant incense). Then he must go back outside and pour the rest of the bull’s blood out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings (which is out at the entrance to the sacred tent). 8 Then the high priest must remove all the fat from the bull being offered as a sin offering, including the fat covering the innards and which is a part of the innards, 9 both kidneys and the fat that’s attached to them, and the lobe on the liver (all of which need to be removed from the animal) 10 just like you’d do for the bull of the peace offering. Then the priest must burn them on the altar for the burnt offering. 11 However, the bull’s hide and its meat, plus it’s head and feet, and innards and dung, 12 must be taken outside the camp to the clean place where they pour out the ashes, and they must make a fire with wood there on top of the ashes and burn it there.

13 “If it’s the whole community that unintentionally transgresses by doing something that Yahweh prohibited, then they’ll be guilty even if the community didn’t actually notice.[ref] 14 When they become aware of what they’ve done wrong, then the community must present a young bull in front of the sacred tent as a sin offering. 15 Then the community elders must place their hands of the bull’s head in front of Yahweh, and slaughter it there. 16 The high priest must take some of the bull’s blood into the sacred tent 17 and seven times he must dip his finger in it and flick the blood towards the front of the curtain of the sanctuary in front of Yahweh. 18 Then he must put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the incense altar (located inside the sacred tent in front of Yahweh). Then he must go back outside and pour the rest of the bull’s blood out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings (which is out at the entrance to the sacred tent). 19 Then he must remove all the fat from the slaughtered bull and burn up that fat on the altar, 20 and he should process the bull just the same as for a sin offering. Then the priest will have made them right with God and they’ll be forgiven. 21 Then he must take the remaining parts of the bull outside the camp and burn it as described above and it will be the sin offering for the community.

22 “If it’s a leader that unintentionally transgresses by doing something that his god Yahweh prohibited, then he’ll be guilty. 23 Alternatively, maybe someone else will point out his failing to him. Then he must bring an offering of a male goat with no defects. 24 He must place his hand on its head and slaughter it in the place where the animals for the burnt offering are slaughtered. It will be a sin offering, 25 and the priest must take some of the blood of that sin offering and with his finger, put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the altar for burnt offerings. 26 He must burn up all the fat on the altar just like the fat from the peace offering, and that way, the priest will make that leader right with God and he’ll be forgiven.

27 “If it’s an ordinary person who unintentionally transgresses by doing something that Yahweh prohibited, then they’ll be guilty.[ref] 28 Alternatively, maybe someone else will point out their failing to them. Then due to their transgression, that person must bring an offering of a female goat with no defects. 29 He must place his hand on the head of the goat that’s a sin offering, and slaughter it at the place for burnt offerings. 30 Then the priest must take some of the blood and with his finger, put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the altar for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the altar’s base. 31 Then the presenter must pull out all the fat (just like it’s done for the peace offering), and the priest will burn it on the altar to make a pleasing aroma for Yahweh, and to make that person right with God, and they’ll be forgiven.

32 “But if it’s a lamb that the individual wants to bring as their sin offering, then it must be a female with no defects. 33 The presenter must put their hand on the head of the lamb and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. 34 Then the priest must take some of the blood and with his finger, put some of the blood on the four projecting corners of the altar for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the altar’s base. 35 Then the presenter must pull out all the fat (just like it’s done for the peace offering), and the priest will burn it on the altar to make a pleasing aroma for Yahweh, and to make that person right with God, and they’ll be forgiven.

5 “If someone is a witness to a case because of something they saw or knew about, and hears an oath in court but doesn’t testify, then they’ll become guilty.

2 “If someone touches anything ‘unclean’ (e.g., a dead domestic or wild animal, or some creature) without realising it, they still become ‘unclean’ and is guilty.

3 “If someone touches anything ‘unclean’ from another person, even if they initially didn’t realise what it was, they become guilty.

4 “If someone makes a rash promise, whether it’s to do something good or something bad, and even if they were just speaking carelessly but find out later, they become guilty.

5 “So then the person that became guilty from any of the above, must confess their wrongdoing 6 and present a penalty to Yahweh to address that wrongdoing, and must present a female lamb or young goat as a sin offering, and the priest will act on their behalf to make them right with God.

7 “However if that person can’t afford a sheep, then for their guilt offering because of their transgression, they must bring two doves or young pigeons to Yahweh—one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. 8 The presenter must take them to the priest who will present the sin offering first—twisting the bird’s head off from the neck, but not pulling the body in half. 9 Then he must sprinkle some of the blood from that sin offering onto the side of the altar, and then drain out the rest of the blood at the altar’s base. That will be the sin offering. 10 The second bird will be for a burnt offering as per the regulation. The priest will make the presenter right with God after their wrongdoing, and they’ll be forgiven.

11 “However if that person still can’t afford those two doves or young pigeons, then they can present a kilogram of fine wheat flour for a sin offering. It mustn’t have oil or frankincense in it because it’s a sin offering. 12 The presenter must take it to the priest who will then take a handful of it, and burn that memorial portion on the altar for burnt offerings to Yahweh. That will be the sin offering. 13 The priest will make the presenter right with God after their wrongdoing as per one of the above, and they’ll be forgiven. The rest of the flour will be for the priest, similar to a grain offering.”