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13 But the internal organs and the legs shall first be washed with water. Then the priests shall burn it all upon the altar as an offering to the Lord; for burnt offerings give much pleasure to the Lord.

14 “If anyone wishes to use a bird as his burnt offering, he may choose either turtledoves or young pigeons. 15-17 A priest will take the bird to the altar and wring off its head, and the blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. Then the priest will remove the crop and the feathers and throw them on the east side of the altar with the ashes. Then, grasping it by the wings, he shall tear it apart, but not completely. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, and the Lord will have pleasure in this sacrifice.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 1:15 the Lord will have pleasure in this sacrifice, literally, “it will be a sweet savor unto the Lord.”

13 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,(A) and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them(B) on the altar.(C) It is a burnt offering,(D) a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

14 “‘If the offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon.(E) 15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head(F) and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.(G)

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