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15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar; 16 and he shall take away its crop and its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes. 17 He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

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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.