The Burnt Offering
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The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting. He said,
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"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any of you brings
an offering to the LORD, bring as your offering an animal
from either the herd or the flock.
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" 'If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to offer a male
without defect. He must present it at the entrance to the Ten of Meeting
so that it will be acceptable to the LORD.
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He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering,
and it will be accepted on be half to make atonement for him.
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He is to slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and then Aaron's sons
the priests shall bring the blood and sprinkle it against the altar
on all sides at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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He is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
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The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood
on the fire.
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Then Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces,
including the head and the fat, on the burning wood that is on the altar.
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He is to wash the inner parts and the legs with water, and the priest is
to burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire,
an aroma pleasing to the LORD.
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" 'If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock,
from either the sheep or the goats, he is to offer a male without defect.
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He is to slaughter it a the north side of the altar before the LORD,
and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
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He is to cut it into pieces , and the priest shall arrange them, including
the head and the fat on the burning wood that is on the altar.
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He is to wash the inner parts and the legs with water, and the priestis
to bring all of it and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering,
an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.
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" 'If the offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds,
he is to offer a dove or a young pigeon.
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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.
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He is to remove the crop with its contents and
throw it to the east side of the altar, where the ashes are.
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He shall tear it open by the wings, not severing it completely,
and then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is on fire on the altar.
It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire,
an aroma pleasing to the LORD.
