Lev 1:2-6:7 | ESV | STEP | Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord , you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock .

2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ^aWhen any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.

3 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer ^ba male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. 4 ^cHe shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be ^daccepted for him ^eto make atonement for him. 5 Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood ^fand throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 6 Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, 7 and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and ^garrange wood on the fire. 8 And Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; 9 but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as ^ha burnt offering, a food offering ^{▼▼Or an offering by fire; so throughout Leviticus} with a ^jpleasing aroma to the Lord.

10 “If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, 11 ^kand he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, 13 but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is ^la burnt offering, a food offering with ^ma pleasing aroma to the Lord.

14 “If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of ⁿturtledoves or pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. 16 He shall remove its crop with its contents ^{▼▼Or feathers} and cast it ^pbeside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. 17 He shall tear it open by its wings, but ^qshall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Leviticus 2

Laws for Grain Offerings

1 “When anyone brings a ^rgrain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. ^sHe shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it 2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its ^tmemorial portion on the altar, a food ^uoffering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 3 But the ^vrest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; ^wit is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

4 “When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be ^xunleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil. 5 And if your offering is a grain offering ^ybaked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil. 6 You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. 7 And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 And you shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. 9 And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food ^zoffering with a ^aapleasing aroma to the Lord. 10 But the ^abrest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; ^acit is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

11 “No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with ^adleaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord. 12 ^aeAs an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma. 13 You ^afshall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the ^agsalt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; ^ahwith all your offerings you shall offer salt.

14 “If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits fresh ^aiears, roasted with fire, crushed new grain. 15 And ^ajyou shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. 16 And the priest shall burn as its ^akmemorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 3

Laws for Peace Offerings

1 “If his offering is ^ala sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, ^amhe shall offer it ^anwithout blemish before the Lord. 2 And ^aohe shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar. 3 And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the Lord, he shall offer ^apthe fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 ^aqand 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. 5 Then Aaron’s sons ^arshall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

6 “If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it ^aswithout blemish. 7 If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord, 8 lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. 9 Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the Lord its fat; he shall remove the whole ^atfat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails 10 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 ^auwith the kidneys. 11 And the priest shall burn it on the altar as ^ava food offering to the Lord.

12 “If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord 13 and lay his hand on its head and kill it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. 14 Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for a food offering to the Lord, the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails 15 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 ^awwith the kidneys. 16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a ^axfood offering with a pleasing aroma. ^ayAll fat is the Lord’s. 17 It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither ^azfat nor ^bablood.”

Leviticus 4

Laws for Sin Offerings

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, ^bbIf anyone sins unintentionally ^{▼▼Or by mistake; so throughout Leviticus} in any of the Lord’s commandments ^bdabout things not to be done, and does any one of them, 3 if it is the anointed priest who ^besins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed ^bfa bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering. 4 He shall bring the bull to the ^bgentrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord and lay his hand on the head of the bull and kill the bull before the Lord. 5 And the anointed priest ^bhshall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it into the tent of meeting, 6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and ^bisprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest ^bjshall 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 ^bkall 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. 8 And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall remove from it, ^blthe fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails 9 ^bmand 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 ^bnthe 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 ^booutside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and shall ^bpburn it up on a fire of wood. On the ash heap it shall be burned up.

13 ^bq“If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally ^{▼▼Or makes a mistake} and ^bsthe thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the Lord’s commandments ought not to be done, and they realize their guilt, ^{▼▼Or suffer for their guilt, or are guilty; also verses 22, 27, and chapter 5} 14 ^buwhen the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting. 15 And the elders of the congregation ^bvshall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and the bull shall be killed before the Lord. 16 Then ^bwthe anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting, 17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil. 18 And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the Lord, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 19 And all its fat he shall take from it and burn on the altar. 20 Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did ^bxwith the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. ^byAnd the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. 21 And he shall carry the bull ^bzoutside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.

22 “When a leader sins, ^cadoing unintentionally any one of all the things that by the commandments of the Lord his God ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 23 or ^cbthe sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish, 24 and ^ccshall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord; it is a sin offering. 25 ^cdThen the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like ^cethe fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So ^cfthe priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.

27 “If ^cganyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the Lord’s commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 28 ^chor the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. 29 ^ciAnd he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 31 And ^cjall its fat he shall remove, ^ckas the fat is removed from the peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a ^clpleasing aroma to the Lord. ^cmAnd the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.

32 “If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring ^cna female without blemish 33 ^coand lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35 And all its fat he shall remove ^cpas the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the Lord’s food offerings. ^cqAnd the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.

Leviticus 5

1 “If anyone sins in that he hears a public ^cradjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall ^csbear his iniquity; 2 or ^ctif anyone touches an unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean wild animal or a carcass of unclean livestock or a carcass of unclean swarming things, and it is hidden from him and he has become unclean, and he realizes his guilt; 3 or if he touches ^cuhuman uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt; 4 or if anyone utters with his lips a ^cvrash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people ^cwswear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; 5 when he realizes his guilt in any of these and ^cxconfesses the sin he has committed, 6 he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation ^{▼▼Hebrew his guilt penalty; so throughout Leviticus} for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.

7 “But ^czif he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two ^daturtledoves or two pigeons, ^{▼▼Septuagint two young pigeons; also verse 11} one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall ^dcwring its head from its neck ^ddbut shall not sever it completely, 9 and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while ^dethe rest of the blood shall be drained out ^dfat the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. 10 Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. ^dgAnd the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.

11 “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a ^dhtenth of an ephah ^{▼▼An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters} of fine flour for a sin offering. He ^djshall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 And he shall bring it to ^dkthe priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and ^dlburn this on the altar, on the Lord’s food offerings; it is a sin offering. 13 Thus ^dmthe priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew it} shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.”

Laws for Guilt Offerings

14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15 ^do“If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, ^dphe shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued ^{▼▼Or flock, or its equivalent} in silver shekels, ^{▼▼A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams} according to the ^dsshekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. 16 He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and ^dtshall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. ^duAnd the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.

17 ^dv“If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord’s commandments ought not to be done, ^dwthough he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. 18 ^dxHe shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and ^dythe priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. 19 It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before ^{▼▼Or he has paid full compensation to} the Lord.”

Leviticus 6:1-7

1 ^{▼▼Ch 5:20 in Hebrew} The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “If anyone sins and ^ebcommits a breach of faith against the Lord by ^ecdeceiving his neighbor in ^eda matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or ^eeif he has oppressed his neighbor 3 or ^efhas found something lost and lied about it, ^egswearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— 4 if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore ^ehwhat he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found 5 or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall ^eirestore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. 6 And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord ^eja ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering. 7 ^ekAnd the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty.”