Leviticus 6:3-11

3A person may speak words that are not true. That is a sin. A person may keep something that belongs to another person. He does not give it back. That is a wrong thing to do. He might find something and then he might say that it is his. If it is not his, he is not obeying God.

4He has done something that is wrong. So he must show that he is sorry. He must give back anything that is not his. He must give back anything that he has found. He must give back anything that he has kept. He must give it to the person to whom it belongs.

5He must give back everything and one fifth more. He must also, on the same day, give a gift to the Lord.

6He must bring a sheep to the priest. The sheep must be a perfect male animal. The sheep must be worth the right amount of money.

7The priest will give the sheep to the Lord. It is an atonement for the wrong things that the person has done. Then the Lord will forgive the person.’

8The Lord said to Moses,

9‘Tell Aaron and his sons my rules. They must burn these gifts on the altar. The fire must burn all night.

10When the morning comes, the priest must dress himself in his linen clothes. The linen must be next to his skin. He must take the ashes from the fire and he must put them at the side of the altar.

11Then he must dress himself in other clothes. He must carry the ashes outside the camp and he must put them in a special place.