1 T he Lord called to Moses out of the Tent of Meeting, and said to him,

Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

2 S ay to the Israelites, When any man of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of animals from the herd or from the flock.

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When any man of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of animals from the herd or the flock.

3 I f his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer it, a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

4 A nd he shall lay his hands upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be an acceptable atonement for him.

He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

5 T he man shall kill the young bull before the Lord, and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall present the blood and dash round about upon the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

He shall slay the young bull before the Lord; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer up the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

6 A nd he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.

He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

7 A nd the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and lay wood in order on the fire;

The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

8 A nd Aaron’s sons the priests shall lay the pieces, the head and the fat, in order on the wood on the fire on the altar.

Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head and the suet over the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.

9 B ut its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar for a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a sweet and satisfying odor to the Lord.

Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer up in smoke all of it on the altar for a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

10 A nd if the man’s offering is of the flock, from the sheep or the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without blemish.

‘But if his offering is from the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer it a male without defect.

11 A nd he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall dash its blood round about against the altar.

He shall slay it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

12 A nd shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire on the altar.

He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.

13 B ut he shall wash the entrails and legs with water. The priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a sweet and satisfying fragrance to the Lord.

The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

14 A nd if the offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then shall bring turtledoves or young pigeons.

‘But if his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young pigeons.

15 A nd the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar.

16 A nd he shall take away its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes.

He shall also take away its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar eastward, to the place of the ashes.

17 A nd he shall split it open by its wings, but shall not cut it in two. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a sweet and satisfying odor to the Lord.

Then he shall tear it by its wings, but shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.