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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Leviticus 1 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/leviticus/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/leviticus/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Leviticus 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/40.htm" title="Exodus 40">◄</a> Leviticus 1 <a href="../leviticus/2.htm" title="Leviticus 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/leviticus/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Procedures for the Burnt Offering</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> and said to him, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> may be accepted by the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/leviticus/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Tent of Meeting;</span><span class="ft"> also in 1:3, 5.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:3 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">it.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:4 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">to make atonement for you.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:16 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">the crop and its contents.</span><span class="ft"> The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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