Laws for Burnt Offerings (Leviticus 6:8–13)
1 ULT And Yahweh called to Moses, and he spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
2 ULT “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them,‘A man from you, when he presents an offering to Yahweh from the livestock— from the cattle or from the flock— you shall present your offering. 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 ULT If his offering{ is} a burnt offering from the cattle, he shall present it, a perfect male. At the entrance of the tent of meeting, he shall present it for its acceptance to the face of Yahweh. 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 ULT And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering. And it shall be accepted for him in order to make atonement for him. 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 ULT And he shall slaughter the son of the cattle to the face of Yahweh. And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall present the blood, and they shall splash the blood all around on the altar that{ is at} the entrance of the tent of meeting. 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 ULT And he shall skin the burnt offering and he shall cut it into its pieces. BSB BSB: Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
7 ULT And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and they shall arrange wood on the fire. BSB BSB: The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
8 ULT And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the suet on the wood that{ is} on the fire that{ is} on the altar. 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 ULT And he shall wash its innards and its legs with water. And the priest shall cause everything to become smoke on the altar, a burnt offering, a gift of a scent of pleasing to Yahweh. 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 ULT And if his offering from the flock— from the lambs or from the goats—{ is} for a burnt offering, he shall present a perfect male. 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 ULT And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward to the face of Yahweh. And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall splash its blood on the altar all around. 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 ULT And he shall cut it into its pieces and its head and its suet. And the priest shall arrange them on the wood that{ is} on the fire that{ is} on the altar. 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 ULT And the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall present everything, and he shall cause{ them} to become smoke on the altar. It{ is} a burnt offering, a gift of a scent of pleasing to Yahweh. 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 ULT And if his offering to Yahweh from the birds{ is} a burnt offering, then he shall present his offering from the doves or from the sons of the pigeon. 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 ULT And the priest shall present it at the altar, and he shall twist off its head and he shall cause{ it} to become smoke on the altar. And its blood shall be drained on the side 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 ULT And he shall remove its craw with its feathers, and he shall cast it beside the altar eastward to the place of the fatty ashes. 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 ULT And he shall tear it open by its wings; he shall not divide{ it}. And the priest shall cause it to become smoke on the altar, on the wood that{ is} on the fire. It{ is} a burnt offering, a gift of a scent of pleasing to Yahweh. 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.
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