Leviticus 1:1-9 ▼

1 Then the LORD {YHWH} called to Moses (drawn out) and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,

2 “Speak to the Israelites (God prevails) and tell them: When any of you⁺ brings an offering to the LORD {YHWH}, you⁺ may bring as your⁺ offering an animal from the herd or the flock.

3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD {YHWH}.

4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

5 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD {YHWH}, and Aaron’s (light bringer) sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

6 Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.

7 The sons of Aaron (light bringer) the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

8 Then Aaron’s (light bringer) sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.

9 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD {YHWH}.