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Now the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

"Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When anyone of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or the flock.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord , ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, so that he may be accepted before the LORD.

If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord .

'And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

'Then he shall slaughter the bull before the LORD; and Aaron's sons the priests shall offer up the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

'He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.

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

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

'Then Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, with the head and the suet, on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.

And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

'Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it up in smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord .

'But if his offering is from the flock, either from the sheep or from the goats, as a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.

And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

'And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

'He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.

And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

'The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord .

'But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young doves.

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

'The priest shall bring it to the altar, and pinch off its head, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar.

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

'He shall also remove its craw with its feathers and throw it beside the altar eastward, to the place of the fatty ashes.

And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:

'Then he shall tear it by its wings, but shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar, on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord .