Leviticus 1:1-11

1The Lord spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting. He told him the rules that Israel's people must obey.

2The Lord said, ‘Speak to Israel's people. Tell them this. When a person gives an animal to the Lord, it must be a cow or a sheep or a goat.

3A person may want to give a gift to the Lord. That gift must be a male animal from his group of animals. It must be perfect. He must burn the whole animal as a gift to the Lord. The person must bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting. If he does, the Lord will accept his gift.

4The person must put his hand on the animal's head. Then he must kill it. The animal's death will pay for the person's sins.

5The person must kill the young bull in front of the Lord. The priests who are the sons of Aaron will take the blood. They will throw it onto the sides of the altar. That is the altar near to the door of the Tent of Meeting.

6The person must take the skin from the dead animal and then he must cut up the meat.

7The sons of Aaron the priest will light a fire on the altar. Then they will put wood on it.

8The priests will put the pieces of meat on the fire. They will put the head and the fat on the fire with the meat.

9The person must wash the legs and the inside parts with water. Then the priest will burn the whole animal on the altar. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure.

10A person may want to give a sheep or a goat as a gift to God. It must be a male animal. It must be perfect.

11The person must kill it at the north side of the altar. The priests will throw the blood onto the sides of the altar in front of the Lord.