Leviticus Chapter 1

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Leviticus chapter one. The Eternal One called Moses and addressed
him from the congregation tent. Moses, I want you to
go talk with the Israelites and tell them how to
perform ritual offerings. Anytime one of you brings an offering
to me, you must bring the offering from the animals
of either the herd or the flock. If you are
bringing a burnt offering from your herd, then you are

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to pick an unblemished bull. No diseased, weak, or injured
animals are allowed. Offer it at the entrance to the
congregation tent so that I can accept it. The person
offering the sacrifice shall place his hand on the head
of the living animal, and the offering will be accepted
to atone. For the person's sins. You shall slaughter the
young bull in my presence. Aaron's sons the priests will

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offer the blood and splatter it all around the altar
at the entrance of the congregation tent. You shall then
skin the burnt offering and cut the animal up into pieces.
The sons of Aaron the priest will place fire on
the altar and arrange the pieces of wood. Aaron's son
the priests will place the head, the fat, and the
individual pieces of the sacrifice on the altar. As the

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wood burns wash the animals, organs, and legs with water
so that unclean elements are not included in the offering.
The priest will offer up the whole burnt offering on
the altar, and the smoke of the offering will rise
and be a pleasant aroma to me. If you give
a burnt offering from the flock, either of sheep or goats,
you are only to offer an unblemished male. No diseased, weak,

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or injured animals are allowed. Slaughter it on the north
side of the altar before me Aaron's sons, The priests
will splatter the blood all around the altar, cut the
sacrifice up into pieces. The priests will take the head, fat,
and rest of the pieces and place them all on
the altar. As the fire burns wash the animals, organs,
and legs with water, the priest will offer up the

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whole burnt offering on the altar, and the smoke of
the sacrifice will rise and be a pleasant aroma to me.
But if you have no flock or herd of your own,
then you may offer me birds your offering is to
be turtle, doves or young pigeons. The priest will take
it to the altar, pull off its head, and offer
up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar. Its blood

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will be drained into the side of the altar. The
priest will remove the crop and feathers and toss them
on the eastern side of the altar in the ash pile.
Then the priest will tear the bird open by its wings,
without separating them completely from its body. The priest will
offer up the burnt offering as smoke on the wood
fire of the altar, and the smoke of the sacrifice
will rise and be a pleasant aroma to me.