Laws for Burnt Offerings

¹ Then¹ Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of assembly, saying,

1. Or “And”

² “Speak to the ⌞Israelites⌟,¹ and say to them, ‘When a person² from you presents an offering to Yahweh, you shall present your offering from domestic animals, from the cattle³ or from the flock.⁴

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
2. Or “man”—the singular noun is generic, thus the “you” and “your” in the remainder of the verse are all plural
3. Or “herd”
4. The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)

³ If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle,¹ then he must present² an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance ⌞before⌟³ Yahweh.

1. Or “herd”
2. Hebrew “present it”
3. Literally “to the face of”

⁴ “ ‘He¹ must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted² for him in order to make atonement for him.

1. Or “And he”
2. Same root word as “acceptance” in v. 3

⁵ He¹ must slaughter ⌞the young bull⌟² ⌞before⌟³ Yahweh, then⁴ Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that is at the door of the tent of assembly.

1. Or “And he”
2. Literally “the son of the herd” or “the son of the cattle”
3. Literally “to the face of”
4. Or “and”

⁶ Then¹ he must remove the skin of the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

1. Or “And”

⁷ The sons of¹ Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.

1. Or “And the sons of”

⁸ Then¹ Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat,² the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.

1. Or “And”
2. Verse 6 in the context uses the same word with reference to the meat

⁹ Then¹ he must wash its inner parts² and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole animal on the altar as a burnt offering by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

1. Or “And”
2. Or “entrails”

¹⁰ “ ‘But if his offering is from the flock,¹ from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present² an unblemished³ male.

1. The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
2. Hebrew “present it”
3. Same word as in v. 3

¹¹ He¹ must slaughter it on the north side of the altar ⌞before⌟² Yahweh; then³ Aaron’s sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

1. Or “And he”
2. Literally “to the face of”
3. Or “and”

¹² Then¹ he must cut it into pieces along with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.

1. Or “And”

¹³ Then¹ he must wash the inner parts² and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole animal and will turn it³ into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

1. Or “And”
2. Or “entrails”
3. Understood direct object

¹⁴ “ ‘But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from ⌞the young doves⌟.¹

1. Literally “the sons of the dove”

¹⁵ The priest¹ will present it at the altar and must wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood will be drained out on the wall² of the altar.

1. Or “And the priest”
2. Or “side”

¹⁶ He¹ must remove its crop with its plumage and throw it to the east beside the altar on the place of the fatty ashes.

1. Or “And he”

¹⁷ Then¹ he must tear it apart by its wings but must not sever it; then² the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.’ ”

1. Or “And”
2. Or “and”