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If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle,[a] then he must present[b] an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance before[c] Yahweh.

“‘He[d] must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted[e] for him in order to make atonement for him. He[f] must slaughter the young bull[g] before[h] Yahweh, then[i] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that is at the door of the tent of assembly.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 1:3 Or “herd”
  2. Leviticus 1:3 Hebrew “present it”
  3. Leviticus 1:3 Literally “to the face of”
  4. Leviticus 1:4 Or “And he”
  5. Leviticus 1:4 Same root word as “acceptance” in v. 3
  6. Leviticus 1:5 Or “And he”
  7. Leviticus 1:5 Literally “the son of the herd” or “the son of the cattle”
  8. Leviticus 1:5 Literally “to the face of”
  9. Leviticus 1:5 Or “and”

“‘If the offering is a burnt offering(A) from the herd,(B) you are to offer a male without defect.(C) You must present it at the entrance to the tent(D) of meeting so that it will be acceptable(E) to the Lord. You are to lay your hand on the head(F) of the burnt offering,(G) and it will be accepted(H) on your behalf to make atonement(I) for you. You are to slaughter(J) the young bull(K) before the Lord, and then Aaron’s sons(L) the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar(M) at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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