Laws for Burnt Offerings
(Exodus 38:1-7;Leviticus 8:18-21)
1And the LORDcalledunto Moses,and spakeunto him out of the tabernacleof the congregation,saying,2Speakunto the childrenof Israel,and sayunto them, If any manof you bringan offeringunto the LORD,ye shall bringyour offeringof the cattle,[even] of the herd,and of the flock.3If his offering[be] a burnt sacrificeof the herd,let him offera malewithout blemish:he shall offerit of his own voluntary willat the doorof the tabernacleof the congregationbeforethe LORD.4And he shall puthis handupon the headof the burnt offering;and it shall be acceptedfor him to make atonementfor him.5And he shall killthe bullockbeforethe LORD:and the priests,Aaron'ssons,shall bringthe blood,and sprinklethe bloodround aboutupon the altarthat [is by] the doorof the tabernacleof the congregation.6And he shall flaythe burnt offering,and cutit into his pieces.7And the sonsof Aaronthe priestshall putfireupon the altar,and lay the woodin orderupon the fire:8And the priests,Aaron'ssons,shall laythe parts,the head,and the fat,in orderupon the woodthat [is] on the firewhich [is] upon the altar:9But his inwardsand his legsshall he washin water:and the priestshall burnall on the altar,[to be] a burnt sacrifice,an offering made by fire,of a sweetsavourunto the LORD.
10And if his offering[be] of the flocks,[namely], of the sheep,or of the goats,for a burnt sacrifice;he shall bringit a malewithout blemish.11And he shall killit on the sideof the altarnorthwardbeforethe LORD:and the priests,Aaron'ssons,shall sprinklehis bloodround aboutupon the altar.12And he shall cutit into his pieces,with his headand his fat:and the priestshall lay them in orderon the woodthat [is] on the firewhich [is] upon the altar:13But he shall washthe inwardsand the legswith water:and the priestshall bring[it] all, and burn[it] upon the altar:it [is] a burnt sacrifice,an offering made by fire,of a sweetsavourunto the LORD.
14And if the burnt sacrificefor his offeringto the LORD[be] of fowls,then he shall bringhis offeringof turtledoves,or of youngpigeons.15And the priestshall bringit unto the altar,and wring offhis head,and burn[it] on the altar;and the bloodthereof shall be wrung outat the sideof the altar:16And he shall pluck awayhis cropwith his feathers,and castit besidethe altaron the east part,by the placeof the ashes:17And he shall cleaveit with the wingsthereof, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder:and the priestshall burnit upon the altar,upon the woodthat [is] upon the fire:it [is] a burnt sacrifice,an offering made by fire,of a sweetsavourunto the LORD.
