Holman Christian Standard Bible (32 page)

Leviticus

The Grain Offering

2
“When anyone presents a
•grain
offering as a gift to the
Lord
, his gift must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
2
 and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. The priest will take a handful of fine flour and oil from it, along with all its frankincense, and will burn this memorial portion of it on the altar, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the
Lord
.
3
 But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the fire offerings to the
Lord
.

4
 “When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
5
 If your gift is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.
6
 Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.
7
 If your gift is a grain offering prepared in a pan, it must be made of fine flour with oil.
8
 When you bring to the
Lord
the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he will take it to the altar.
9
 The priest will remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the
Lord
.
10
 But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the fire offerings to the
Lord
.

11
 “No grain offering that you present to the
Lord
is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey as a fire offering to the
Lord
.
12
 You may present them to the
Lord
as an offering of
•firstfruits
, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.
13
 You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings.

14
 “If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the
Lord
, you must present fresh heads of grain, crushed kernels, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits.
15
 You are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.
16
 The priest will then burn some of its crushed kernels and oil with all its frankincense as a fire offering to the
Lord
.

Leviticus

The Fellowship Offering

3
“If his offering is a
•fellowship
sacrifice, and he is presenting an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present one without blemish before the
Lord
.
2
 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar. 
3
 He will present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a fire offering to the
Lord
: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,
4
 and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys.
5
 Aaron's sons will burn it on the altar along with the
•burnt
offering that is on the burning wood, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the
Lord
.

6
 “If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the
Lord
is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
7
 If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he is to present it before the
Lord
.
8
 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
9
 He will then present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a fire offering to the
Lord
consisting of its fat and the entire fat tail, which he is to remove close to the backbone. He will also remove the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat on the entrails,
10
 the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins, and the fatty lobe of the liver above the kidneys.
11
 Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering to the
Lord
.

12
 “If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the
Lord
.
13
 He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
14
 He will present part of his offering as a fire offering to the
Lord
: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,
15
 and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys.
16
 Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering for a pleasing aroma. 

“All fat belongs to the
Lord
.
17
 This is a permanent statute throughout your generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood.” 

Leviticus

The Sin Offering

4
Then the
Lord
spoke to Moses:
2
 “Tell the Israelites: When someone sins unintentionally against any of the
Lord
's commands and does anything prohibited by them —

3
 “If the anointed priest sins, bringing
•guilt
 on the people, he is to present to the
Lord
a young, unblemished bull as a
•sin
 offering for the sin he has committed.
4
 He must bring the bull to the entrance to the tent of meeting before the
Lord
, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the
Lord
.
5
 The anointed priest must then take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.
6
 The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the
Lord
in front of the veil of the sanctuary. 
7
 The priest must apply some of the blood to the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the
Lord
in the tent of meeting. He must pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
8
 He is to remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails,
9
 and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins. He will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys,
10
 just as the fat is removed from the ox of the
•fellowship
sacrifice. The priest is to burn them on the altar of burnt offering.
11
 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and shanks, and its entrails and dung —
12
 all the rest of the bull — he must bring to a ceremonially
•clean
place outside the camp to the ash heap, and must burn it on a wood fire. It is to be burned at the ash heap.

13
 “Now if the whole community of Israel errs, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the
Lord
's commands and incur guilt by doing what is prohibited,
14
 then the assembly must present a young bull as a sin offering. When the sin they have committed in regard to the command becomes known, they are to bring it before the tent of meeting.
15
 The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull's head before the
Lord
and it is to be slaughtered before the
Lord
.
16
 The anointed priest will bring some of the bull's blood into the tent of meeting.
17
 The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the
Lord
in front of the veil.
18
 He is to apply some of the blood to the horns of the altar that is before the
Lord
in the tent of meeting. He must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
19
 He is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.
20
 He is to offer this bull just as he did with the bull in the sin offering; he will offer it the same way. So the priest will make
•atonement
 on their behalf, and they will be forgiven. 
21
 Then he will bring the bull outside the camp and burn it just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

22
 “When a leader sins and unintentionally violates any of the commands of the
Lord
his God by doing what is prohibited, and incurs guilt,
23
 or someone informs him about the sin he has committed, he is to bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
24
 He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the
•burnt
offering is slaughtered before the
Lord
. It is a sin offering. 
25
 Then the priest must take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. The rest of its blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering.
26
 He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the fellowship sacrifice. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for that person's sin, and he will be forgiven.

27
 “Now if any of the common people sins unintentionally by violating one of the
Lord
's commands, does what is prohibited, and incurs guilt,
28
 or if someone informs him about the sin he has committed, then he is to bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for the sin that he has committed.
29
 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
30
 Then the priest must take some of its blood with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
31
 He is to remove all its fat just as the fat is removed from the fellowship sacrifice. The priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the
Lord
. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf, and he will be forgiven.

32
 “Or if the offering that he brings as a sin offering is a lamb, he is to bring an unblemished female.
33
 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
34
 Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.
35
 He is to remove all its fat just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the fellowship sacrifice. The priest will burn it on the altar along with the fire offerings to the
Lord
. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus

Cases Requiring Sin Offerings

5
“When someone sins in any of these ways:

5
 If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess he has committed that sin.
6
 He must bring his restitution for the sin he has committed to the
Lord
: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a
•sin
offering. In this way the priest will make
•atonement
 on his behalf for his sin.

7
 “But if he cannot afford an animal from the flock, then he may bring to the
Lord
two turtledoves or two young pigeons as restitution for his sin — one as a sin offering and the other as a
•burnt
offering.
8
 He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He must twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it. 
9
 Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is to be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.
10
 He must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the regulation. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.