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Leviticus 1 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, | The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, | The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, | |
| 2 | |Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the LORD, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats. | “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. | “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. | |
| 3 | |If you bring a burnt offering from your cattle, you must offer a male that has no defects. Offer it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that the LORD will accept you. | “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. | “’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. | |
| 4 | Place your hand on the animal's head. The burnt offering will be accepted to make peace with the LORD. | He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. | You 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. | |
| 5 | Then slaughter the bull in the LORD's presence. Aaron's sons, the priests, will offer the blood. They will throw it against all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | Then 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. | You 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. | |
| 6 | Skin the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces. | Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, | You are to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. | |
| 7 | Then the sons of the priest Aaron will start a fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire. | and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. | The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. | |
| 8 | Aaron's sons, the priests, will also lay the pieces, the head, and the fat on top of the wood burning on the altar. | And 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; | Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar. | |
| 9 | Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD. | but 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. | You 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. | |
| 10 | |If your offering is a sheep or goat, you must bring a male that has no defects. | “If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, | “’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. | |
| 11 | Slaughter it in the LORD's presence on the north side of the altar. Aaron's sons, the priests, will throw the blood against the altar on all sides. | and 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. | You 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. | |
| 12 | Then cut it into pieces. The priest will lay the head and the fat on the wood burning on the altar. | And 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, | You 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. | |
| 13 | Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD. | but 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. | You 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. | |
| 14 | |If your offering to the LORD is a bird, you must sacrifice a mourning dove or pigeon. | “If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons. | “’If the offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon. | |
| 15 | The priest must bring it to the altar. He will break its neck and burn the bird on the altar. First, he will drain the blood against the side of the altar. | And 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. | The 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. | |
| 16 | Remove the gizzard with its filth and throw it on the east side of the altar on the place for the ashes. | He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. | He is to remove the crop and the feathers and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes are. | |
| 17 | Then pull on the bird's wings to tear the bird open, but don't pull the wings off. Then the priest will lay the bird on the wood burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.| | He 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. | He 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. | |
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