1 Y ahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,

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

2 “ Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock.

“Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘When any of you bring a gift in worship to the Lord, bring your gift of animals from the herd or the flock.

3 “ ‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

If his gift is a burnt gift from the cattle, he should bring a male that is perfect. He should give it at the door of the meeting tent, so he will be pleasing to the Lord.

4 H e shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

He will lay his hand on the head of the burnt gift and it will be received to take away his sins.

5 H e shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

He will kill the young bull before the Lord. Then Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will take the blood and put it around on the altar that is at the door of the meeting tent.

6 H e shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces.

He will skin the burnt gift and cut it into pieces.

7 T he sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;

The sons of Aaron the religious leader will put fire on the altar and lay 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 that is on the fire which is on the altar;

Then Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will lay the pieces, the head and the fat on the wood that is on the altar fire.

9 b ut its innards and its legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall burn all of it on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

But he will wash its legs and inside parts with water. Then the religious leader will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt gift. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

10 “ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep, or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.

‘If his gift is a burnt gift from the sheep or the goats of the flock, he should give a male that is perfect.

11 H e shall kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

He should kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord. Aaron’s sons, the religious leaders, will put its blood around on the altar.

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

Then he will cut it into pieces with its head and its fat. And the religious leader will lay them on the wood that is on the altar fire.

13 b ut the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

But he will wash the legs and inside parts with water. The religious leader will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt gift. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.

14 “ ‘If his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering of turtledoves or of young pigeons.

‘If his gift is a burnt gift of birds, he should bring his gift from the turtle-doves or young pigeons.

15 T he 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 religious leader will bring it to the altar and take off its head. Then he will burn it on the altar. Its blood will flow down on the side of the altar.

16 a nd he shall take away its crop with its filth, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes.

He will take the part of its body where the food it eats is kept and with its feathers throw them on the ashes on the east side of the altar.

17 H e shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. 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, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

Then he will tear it by its wings, but not divide it. And the religious leader will burn it on the altar as a burnt gift. It will be a gift by fire, a pleasing smell to the Lord.