1Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,[ † ]Exodus 19:3Exodus 25:22Numbers 7:89Exodus 40:34 2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the Lord, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.[ † ]Leviticus 22:18-19
3If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the Lord.[ † ]Exodus 12:5Leviticus 22:20-24Deuteronomy 15:21Ephesians 5:27Hebrews 9:141 Peter 1:19 4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.[ † ]Exodus 29:10-15, 19Leviticus 3:2-8, 13Leviticus 4:15Romans 12:1Philippians 4:18Leviticus 4:20-26, 312 Chronicles 29:23-24
5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.[ † ]Micah 6:62 Chronicles 35:11Leviticus 1:11Leviticus 3:2-8, 13Hebrews 12:241 Peter 1:2 6Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.[ † ]Leviticus 7:8
7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.[ † ]Leviticus 6:8-13Malachi 1:10Genesis 22:9 8Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar. 9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.[ † ]Genesis 8:21Ezekiel 20:28-412 Corinthians 2:15
10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.[ † ]Exodus 12:5Leviticus 1:3Ezekiel 43:221 Peter 1:19 11He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.[ † ]Exodus 24:6Exodus 40:22Leviticus 1:5Ezekiel 8:5 12He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar. 13The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.[ † ]Numbers 15:4-7Numbers 28:12-14
14If, instead, one’s offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.[ † ]Genesis 15:9Leviticus 5:7-11Leviticus 12:8Luke 2:24 15Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar. 16And he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.[ † ]Leviticus 6:10 17He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.[ † ]Genesis 15:10Leviticus 5:8Leviticus 1:9-13