Leviticus 1-3

Leviticus 1

¹And the voice of the Lord came to Moses out of the Tent of meeting, saying,

²Give these orders to the children of Israel: When anyone of you makes an offering to the Lord, you are to take it from the cattle, from the herd or from the flock.

³If the offering is a burned offering of the herd, let him give a male without a mark: he is to give it at the door of the Tent of meeting so that he may be pleasing to the Lord.

⁴And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.

⁵And the ox is to be put to death before the Lord: then Aaron's sons, the priests, are to take the blood and put some of it on and round the altar which is at the door of the Tent of meeting.

⁶And the burned offering is to be skinned and cut up into its parts.

⁷And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put fire on the altar and put the wood in order on the fire:

⁸And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put the parts, the head and the fat, in order on the wood which is on the fire on the altar:

⁹But its inside parts and its legs are to be washed with water, and it will all be burned on the altar by the priest for a burned offering, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.

¹⁰And if his offering is of the flock, a burned offering of sheep or goats, let him give a male without a mark.

¹¹And he is to put it to death on the north side of the altar before the Lord: and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

¹²And the offering is to be cut into its parts, with its head and its fat; and the priest is to put them in order on the wood which is on the fire on the altar:

¹³But the inside parts and the legs are to be washed with water; and the priest will make an offering of all of it, burning it on the altar: it is a burned offering, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.

¹⁴And if his offering to the Lord is a burned offering of birds, then he is to make his offering of doves or of young pigeons.

¹⁵And the priest is to take it to the altar, and after its head has been twisted off, it is to be burned on the altar, and its blood drained out on the side of the altar:

¹⁶And he is to take away its stomach, with its feathers, and put it down by the east side of the altar, where the burned waste is put:

¹⁷And let it be broken open at the wings, but not cut in two; and let it be burned on the altar by the priest on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burned offering; an offering made by fire for a sweet smell to the Lord.

Leviticus 2

¹And when anyone makes a meal offering to the Lord, let his offering be of the best meal, with oil on it and perfume:

²And let him take it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and having taken in his hand some of the meal and of the oil, with all the perfume, let him give it to the priest to be burned on the altar, as a sign, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.

³And the rest of the meal offering will be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy among the Lord's fire offerings.

⁴And when you give a meal offering cooked in the oven, let it be of unleavened cakes of the best meal mixed with oil, or thin unleavened cakes covered with oil.

⁵And if you give a meal offering cooked on a flat plate, let it be of the best meal, unleavened and mixed with oil.

⁶Let it be broken into bits, and put oil on it; it is a meal offering.

⁷And if your offering is of meal cooked in fat over the fire, let it be made of the best meal mixed with oil.

⁸And you are to give the meal offering made of these things to the Lord, and let the priest take it to the altar.

⁹And he is to take from the meal offering a part, for a sign, burning it on the altar; an offering made by fire for a sweet smell to the Lord.

¹⁰And the rest of the meal offering will be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy among the Lord's fire offerings.

¹¹No meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

¹²You may give them as an offering of first-fruits to the Lord, but they are not to go up as a sweet smell on the altar.

¹³And every meal offering is to be salted with salt; your meal offering is not to be without the salt of the agreement of your God: with all your offerings give salt.

¹⁴And if you give a meal offering of first-fruits to the Lord, give, as your offering of first-fruits, new grain, made dry with fire, crushed new grain.

¹⁵And put oil on it and perfume: it is a meal offering.

¹⁶And part of the meal of the offering and part of the oil and all the perfume is to be burned for a sign by the priest: it is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Leviticus 3

¹And if his offering is given for a peace-offering; if he gives of the herd, male or female, let him give it without any mark on it, before the Lord.

²And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death at the door of the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

³And he is to give of the peace-offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

⁴And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away;

⁵That it may be burned by Aaron's sons on the altar, on the burned offering which is on the wood on the fire: it is an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord.

⁶And if what he gives for a peace-offering to the Lord is of the flock, let him give a male or female, without any mark on it.

⁷If his offering is a lamb, then let it be placed before the Lord:

⁸And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

⁹And of the peace-offering, let him give an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat of it, all the fat tail, he is to take away near the backbone; and the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

¹⁰And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away;

¹¹That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire to the Lord.

¹²And if his offering is a goat, then let it be placed before the Lord,

¹³And let him put his hand on the head of it and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

¹⁴And of it let him make his offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

¹⁵And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, let him take away;

¹⁶That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the Lord's.

¹⁷Let it be an order for ever, through all your generations, in all your houses, that you are not to take fat or blood for food.