Leviticus - Chapter 1

1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation [of witness], saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice [whole-burnt-offering] 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 [of witness] as acceptable before the LORD.

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.

5 And he [they] shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle [pour] the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation [of witness].

6 And he shall flay the whole burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces [divide it by its limbs].

7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

8 And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay [pile up] the divided parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

9 But his inwards and his legs [the feet] shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a smell of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, or of the kids for a whole-burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

11 And he shall lay his hand on its head; and he [they] shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle [pour] his blood round about upon the altar.

12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order [pile them up] on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs [the feet] 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, a smell of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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.

15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and the priest shall burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side [at the bottom] of the altar:

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:

17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof [break it off from the wings], 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-smelling savour unto the LORD.