Leviticus 1:16-17

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶remove the bird's craw with what is in it,^[a] and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar.^[b] ¹⁷Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open,^[c] and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.

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Footnotes

1.16 with what is in it: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
1.16 ash heap at the east side of the altar: Ashes were piled here, then once a day they were taken to the ash heap outside the camp (see 4.11,12; 6.10,11).
1.17 tear it partially open: Or “tear it open without pulling off the wings.”