| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, | 1The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, |
| 2"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When anyone among you brings an offering to the LORD, bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock. | 2“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock. |
| 3"'If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD. | 3“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD. |
| 4You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you. | 4He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. |
| 5You are to slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and then Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | 5Then he shall kill the bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. |
| 6You are to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. | 6Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, |
| 7The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. | 7and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. |
| 8Then Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar. | 8And Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; |
| 9You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD. | 9but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. |
| 10"'If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect. | 10“If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, |
| 11You are to slaughter it at the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar. | 11and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. |
| 12You are to cut it into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar. | 12And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, |
| 13You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD. | 13but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. |
| 14"'If the offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon. | 14“If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons. |
| 15The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. | 15And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. |
| 16He is to remove the crop and the feathers and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes are. | 16He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. |
| 17He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely, and then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD. | 17He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. |
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