1The LORD called to Moses. He spoke to him out of the tent of meeting, and said,
2"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: If any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering from the cattle, either from the herd or from the flock."
3"If his offering is a burnt sacrifice from the herd, he shall offer a male with no flaw in it. He shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tent of meeting, before the LORD."
4"He shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering. Then it will be accepted for him, to make atonement for him."
5"He shall kill the young bull before the LORD. The priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tent of meeting."
6"He shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces."
7"The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire."
8"The priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head and the fat, in order on the wood that is on the fire on the altar."
9"But he shall wash its inner parts and its legs in water. The priest shall burn it all on the altar, as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the LORD."
10"If his offering for a burnt sacrifice is from the flocks, that is, from the sheep or from the goats, he shall bring a male with no flaw in it."
11"He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD. The priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar."
12"He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire on the altar."
13"But he shall wash the inner parts and the legs with water. The priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the LORD."
14"If the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or of young pigeons."
15"The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be pressed out at the side of the altar."
16"He shall pull away its crop with its feathers, and throw it down beside the altar on the east side, at the place for the ashes."
17"He shall split it open by its wings, but shall not divide it into two parts. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the LORD."