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Then[a] Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat,[b] the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar. Then[c] he must wash its inner parts[d] and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole animal on the altar as a burnt offering by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

10 “‘But if his offering is from the flock,[e] from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present[f] an unblemished[g] male.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 1:8 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 1:8 Verse 6 in the context uses the same word with reference to the meat
  3. Leviticus 1:9 Or “And”
  4. Leviticus 1:9 Or “entrails”
  5. Leviticus 1:10 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  6. Leviticus 1:10 Hebrew “present it”
  7. Leviticus 1:10 Same word as in v. 3

Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat,(A) on the wood(B) that is burning on the altar. You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,(C) and the priest is to burn all of it(D) on the altar.(E) It is a burnt offering,(F) a food offering,(G) an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(H)

10 “‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep(I) or the goats,(J) you are to offer a male without defect.

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