Laws for Burnt Offerings (Leviticus 6:8–13)
1 DRA And the Lord called Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of the testimony, saying: BSB BSB: Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
2 DRA Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man among you that shall offer to the Lord a sacrifice of the cattle, that is, offering victims of oxen and sheep, BSB BSB: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
3 DRA If his offering be a holocaust, and of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish, at the door of the testimony, to make the Lord favourable to him: BSB BSB: 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.
4 DRA And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim, and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation. BSB BSB: 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 DRA And he shall immolate the calf before the Lord, and the priests the sons of Aaron shall offer the blood thereof, pouring it round about the altar, which is before the door of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s 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 DRA And when they have flayed the victim, they shall cut the joints into pieces, BSB BSB: Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
7 DRA And shall put fire on the altar, having before laid in order a pile of wood: BSB BSB: The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
8 DRA And they shall lay the parts that are cut out in order thereupon, to wit, the head, and all things that cleave to the liver, BSB BSB: Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.
9 DRA The entrails and feet being washed with water: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for a holocaust, and a sweet savour to the Lord. BSB BSB: 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.
10 DRA And if the offering be of the hocks, a holocaust of sheep or of goats, he shall offer a male without blemish: BSB BSB: If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
11 DRA And he shall immolate it at the side of the altar that looketh to the north, before the Lord: but the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof upon the altar round about: BSB BSB: He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.
12 DRA And they shall divide the joints, the head, and all that cleave to the liver: and shall lay them upon the wood, under which the fire is to be put: BSB BSB: He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar.
13 DRA But the entrails and the feet they shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer it all and burn it all upon the altar for a holocaust, and most sweet savour to the Lord. BSB BSB: The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
14 DRA But if the oblation of a holocaust to the Lord be of birds, of turtles, or of young pigeons, BSB BSB: If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.
15 DRA The priest shall offer it at the altar: and twisting back the neck, and breaking the place of the wound, he shall make the blood run down upon the brim of the altar. BSB BSB: Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.
16 DRA But the crop of the throat, and the feathers he shall cast beside the altar at the east side, in the place where the ashes are wont to be poured out, BSB BSB: And he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.
17 DRA And he shall break the pinions thereof, and shall not cut, nor divide it with a knife, and shall burn it upon the altar, putting fire under the wood. It is a holocaust and oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord. BSB BSB: He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.