God calls to Moses from the tabernacle and gives instructions for the burnt offering, in which an animal without blemish is brought and offered whole on the altar.
1 And the LORD called unto Moses , and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation , saying ,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD , ye shall bring your offering of the cattle , even of the herd , and of the flock .
3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd , let him offer a male without blemish : he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD .
4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering ; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD : and the priests , Aaron's sons , shall bring the blood , and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation .
6 And he shall flay the burnt offering , and cut it into his pieces .
7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar , and lay the wood in order upon the fire :
8 And the priests , Aaron's sons , shall lay the parts , the head , and the fat , in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar :
9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water : and the priest shall burn all on the altar , to be a burnt sacrifice , an offering made by fire , of a sweet savour unto the LORD .
10 And if his offering be of the flocks , namely, of the sheep , or of the goats , for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without blemish .
11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD : and the priests , Aaron's sons , shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar .
12 And he shall cut it into his pieces , with his head and his fat : and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar :
13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water : and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar : it is a burnt sacrifice , an offering made by fire , of a sweet savour unto the LORD .
14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls , then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves , or of young pigeons .
15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar , and wring off his head , and burn it on the altar ; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar :
16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers , and cast it beside the altar on the east part , by the place of the ashes :
17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder : and the priest shall burn it upon the altar , upon the wood that is upon the fire : it is a burnt sacrifice , an offering made by fire , of a sweet savour unto the LORD .