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Leviticus Chapter 1 (NKJV Bible)

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Introduction

¹ Now the LORD [1†]called to Moses, and spoke to him [2†]from the tabernacle of meeting, saying,

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: [3†]‘When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.

³ ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male [4†]without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD.

⁴ [5†]Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be [6†]accepted on his behalf [7†]to make atonement for him.

⁵ He shall kill the [8†]bull before the LORD; [9†]and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood [10†]and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

⁶ And he shall [11†]skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

⁷ The sons of Aaron the priest shall put [12†]fire on the altar, and [13†]lay the wood in order on the fire.

⁸ Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;

⁹ but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a [14†]sweet aroma to the LORD.

¹⁰ ‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male [15†]without blemish.

¹¹ [16†]He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.

¹² And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;

¹³ but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an [17†]offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

¹⁴ ‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the LORD is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of [18†]turtledoves or young pigeons.

¹⁵ The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar.

¹⁶ And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it [19†]beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes.

¹⁷ Then he shall split it at its wings, but [20†]shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. [21†]It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

#	NKJV Bible
1	Now the LORD [1†]called to Moses, and spoke to him [2†]from the tabernacle of meeting, saying,
2	“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: [3†]‘When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.
3	‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male [4†]without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD.
4	[5†]Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be [6†]accepted on his behalf [7†]to make atonement for him.
5	He shall kill the [8†]bull before the LORD; [9†]and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood [10†]and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
6	And he shall [11†]skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
7	The sons of Aaron the priest shall put [12†]fire on the altar, and [13†]lay the wood in order on the fire.
8	Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;
9	but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a [14†]sweet aroma to the LORD.
10	‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male [15†]without blemish.
11	[16†]He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.
12	And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;
13	but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an [17†]offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
14	‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the LORD is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of [18†]turtledoves or young pigeons.
15	The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar.
16	And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it [19†]beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes.
17	Then he shall split it at its wings, but [20†]shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. [21†]It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.