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15 The priest will bring the bird to the altar. He will tear off the head and he will burn it on the altar. The priest will pour the blood onto the side of the altar. 16 Then the priest will remove the part of the bird where the food is stored. He will throw it on the east side of the altar, with the ashes. 17 He will hold the parts that the bird uses to fly. And then he will tear open the body. But he must not tear it completely. He will burn all of it on the fire that is on the altar. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure.

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15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head(A) and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.(B) 16 He is to remove the crop and the feathers[a] and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes(C) are. 17 He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely,(D) and then the priest shall burn it on the wood(E) that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 1:16 Or crop with its contents; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.