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And the anointed priest (A)shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it into the tent of meeting, and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and (B)sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary. And the priest (C)shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the Lord that is in the tent of meeting, and (D)all the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall remove from it, (E)the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails (F)and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys 10 (just as these are taken from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace offerings); and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11 But (G)the skin of the bull and all its flesh, with its head, its legs, its entrails, and its dung— 12 all the rest of the bull—he shall carry (H)outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and shall (I)burn it up on a fire of wood. On the ash heap it shall be burned up.

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Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood(A) and carry it into the tent of meeting. He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(B) some of it seven times before the Lord,(C) in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.(D) The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns(E) of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(F) of burnt offering(G) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He shall remove all the fat(H) from the bull of the sin offering—all the fat that is connected to the internal organs, both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys(I) 10 just as the fat is removed from the ox[a](J) sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(K) Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.(L) 11 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the head and legs, the internal organs and the intestines(M) 12 that is, all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp(N) to a place ceremonially clean,(O) where the ashes(P) are thrown, and burn it(Q) there in a wood fire on the ash heap.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:10 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.