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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_1"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.1-Lev.1.3" class="v2_1_1">1-3</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> spoke to Moses from the sacred tent and gave him instructions for the community of Israel to follow when they offered sacrifices.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Sacrifices To Please the <span class="nd">Lord</span></h3><h5 class="sp">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> said:</h5><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_1">Sacrifices to please me<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.1-Lev.1.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> must be completely burned on the bronze altar.<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.1-Lev.1.3!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_1">Bulls or rams or goats<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.1-Lev.1.3!f.3" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> are the animals to be used for these sacrifices. If the animal is a bull, it must not have anything wrong with it. Lead it to the entrance of the sacred tent, and I will let you know if it is<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.1-Lev.1.3!f.4" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> acceptable to me. </span><span class="v2_1_4"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.4" class="v2_1_4">4</span>Lay your hand on its head, and I will accept the animal as a sacrifice for taking away your sins.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_5"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.5" class="v2_1_5">5</span>After the bull is killed in my presence, some priests from Aaron's family will offer its blood to me by splattering it against the four sides of the altar.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_6"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.6" class="v2_1_6">6</span>Skin the bull and cut it up, </span><span class="v2_1_7"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.7" class="v2_1_7">7</span>while the priests pile wood on the altar fire to make it start blazing. </span><span class="v2_1_8"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.8-Lev.1.9" class="v2_1_8">8-9</span>Wash the bull's insides and hind legs, so the priests can lay them on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. A priest will then send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_10"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.10" class="v2_1_10">10</span>If you sacrifice a ram or a goat, it must not have anything wrong with it. </span><span class="v2_1_11"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.11" class="v2_1_11">11</span>Lead the animal to the north side of the altar, where it is to be killed in my presence. Then some of the priests will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_12"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.12-Lev.1.13" class="v2_1_12">12-13</span>Cut up the animal and wash its insides and hind legs. A priest will put these parts on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. Then he will send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v2_1_14"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.14" class="v2_1_14">14</span>If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon. </span><span class="v2_1_15"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.15" class="v2_1_15">15</span>A priest will take the bird to the bronze altar, where he will wring its neck and put its head on the fire. Then he will drain out its blood on one side of the altar, </span><span class="v2_1_16"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.16" class="v2_1_16">16</span>remove the bird's craw with what is in it,<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.16!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and throw them on the ash heap at the east side of the altar.<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.16!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v2_1_17"><span class="reftext" id="Lev.1.17" class="v2_1_17">17</span>Finally, he will take the bird by its wings, tear it partially open,<a href="#fn" id="link_Lev.1.17!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and send it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.1-3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Sacrifices to please me: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">These sacrifices have traditionally been called “whole burnt offerings” because the whole animal was burned on the altar. A main purpose of such sacrifices was to please the <char style="nd">Lord</char> with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV they are often called “sacrifices to please the <char style="nd">Lord</char>.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.1-3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">bronze altar: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This altar for offering sacrifices was in front of the entrance to the sacred tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with bronze. A smaller altar for offering incense was inside the tent; it was made of acacia wood covered with gold.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.1-3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">goats: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew “male goats.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.1-3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">if it is: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “if you are.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.16 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">with what is in it: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.16 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">ash heap at the east side of the altar: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Ashes were piled here, then once a day they were taken to the ash heap outside the camp (see 4.11,12; 6.10,11).</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.17 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">tear it partially open: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “tear it open without pulling off the wings.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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