Parashah 24: Vayikra (He called) 1:1–5:26(6:7)
1 Adonaicalled to Moshe and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said,
2 “Speak to the people of Isra’el; say to them, ‘When any of you brings an offering toAdonai, you may bring your animal offering either from the herd or from the flock.
3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he must offer a male without defect. He is to bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, so that it can be accepted byAdonai.
4 He is to lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
5 He is to slaughter the young bull beforeAdonai; and the sons of Aharon, thecohanim, are to present the blood. They are to splash the blood against all sides of the altar, which is by the entrance to the tent of meeting.
6 He is to skin the burnt offering and cut it in pieces.
7 The descendants of Aharon thecohenare to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
8 The sons of Aharon, thecohanim, are to arrange the pieces, the head and the fat on the wood which is on the fire on the altar.
9 He is to wash the entrails and lower parts of the legs with water, and thecohenis to cause all of it to go up in smoke on the altar as a burnt offering; it is an offering made by fire, a fragrant aroma forAdonai.
10 “‘If his offering is from the flock, whether from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he must offer a male without defect.
11 He is to slaughter it on the north side of the altar beforeAdonai; and the sons of Aharon, thecohanim, are to splash its blood against all sides of the altar.
12 He is to cut it into pieces, and thecohenis to arrange them with the head and fat on the wood which is on the fire on the altar.
13 He is to wash the entrails and lower parts of the legs with water; and thecohenis to offer it all and make it go up in smoke on the altar as a burnt offering; it is an offering made by fire, a fragrant aroma forAdonai.
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14 “‘If his offering toAdonaiis a burnt offering of birds, he must offer a dove or a young pigeon.
15 Thecohenis to bring it to the altar, snap off its head and make it go up in smoke on the altar; its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar.
16 He is to remove the food pouch and its feathers from its neck and discard it on the pile of ashes just east of the altar.
17 He is to pull it open with a wing on each side, but without tearing it in half. Thecohenis to make it go up in smoke on the altar, on the wood which is on the fire, as a burnt offering; it is an offering made by fire, a fragrant aroma forAdonai.