Leviticus 1

1Then Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

2Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: When a man from among you brings an offering to Yahweh, you shall bring your offering from the livestock—from the herd or from the flock.

3If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

4And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

5And he shall slaughter the young bull before Yahweh, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and throw the blood against the altar all around, which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

6Then he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

8And Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.

9But he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water, and the priest shall turn all of it into smoke on the altar, a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to Yahweh.

10And if his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer it, a male without blemish.

11And he shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall throw its blood against the altar all around.

12And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire, which is on the altar.

13But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water, and the priest shall present all of it and turn it into smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to Yahweh.

14And if his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he shall present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons.

15And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and pinch off its head and burn it on the altar, and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

16He shall remove its crop with its feathers and throw it beside the altar, on the east side, to the place of the ashes.

17He shall tear it open by its wings, but he shall not divide it; 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, a pleasing aroma to Yahweh.