Leviticus 1 · Parashat Vayikra

AND the Lord called to Moshe, and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

Speak to the children of Yisra᾽el, and say to them, If any man of you bring an offering to the Lord, of the cattle shall you bring your offering, of the herd, and of the flock.

If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

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.

And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aharon’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the Tent of Meeting.

And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into its pieces.

And the sons of Aharon the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

and the priests, Aharon’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:

but its inwards and its 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 to the Lord.

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.

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aharon’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood round about on the altar.

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 which is on the altar:

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 to the Lord.

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

and he shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:

and he shall rend it by its wings, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour to the Lord.