² “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord,^(A) bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.^(B)

³ “‘If the offering is a burnt offering^(C) from the herd,^(D) you are to offer a male without defect.^(E) You must present it at the entrance to the tent^(F) of meeting so that it will be acceptable^(G) to the Lord. ⁴ You are to lay your hand on the head^(H) of the burnt offering,^(I) and it will be accepted^(J) on your behalf to make atonement^(K) for you. ⁵ You are to slaughter^(L) the young bull^(M) before the Lord, and then Aaron’s sons^(N) the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar^(O) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁶ You are to skin^(P) the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.^{(Q) 7} The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood^(R) on the fire. ⁸ Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat,^(S) on the wood^(T) that is burning on the altar. ⁹ You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,^(U) and the priest is to burn all of it^(V) on the altar.^(W) It is a burnt offering,^(X) a food offering,^(Y) an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(Z)