Leviticus 1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
The Third Book of Moses, called [a]Leviticus
1 1 Of burnt offerings for particular persons. 3, 10, and 14 The manner to offer burnt offerings as well of bullocks, as of sheep and birds.
1 Now the [b]Lord called Moses, and spake unto him out of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, If any of you offer a sacrifice unto the Lord, ye shall offer your sacrifice of [c]cattle, as of beeves and of the sheep.
3 (A)If his sacrifice be a burnt offering of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish, presenting him of his own voluntary will at the door of the [d]Tabernacle of the Congregation before the Lord.
4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted [e]to the Lord, to be his atonement.
5 And [f]he shall kill the bullock before the Lord, and the Priests Aaron’s sons shall offer the blood, and shall sprinkle it round about upon the [g]altar, that is by the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
6 Then shall he slay the burnt offering, and cut it in pieces.
7 So the sons of Aaron the Priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire.
8 Then the Priests Aaron’s sons shall lay the parts in order, the head and the [h]caul upon the wood that is in the fire which is upon the altar.
9 But the inwards thereof and the legs thereof he shall wash in water, and the Priest shall burn all on the altar: for it is a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire, for a sweet savor [i]unto the Lord.
10 ¶ And if his sacrifice for the burnt offering be of the flocks (as of the sheep, or of the goats) he shall offer a male without blemish.
11 [j]And he shall kill it on the North side of the altar [k]before the Lord, and the Priests Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.
12 And he shall cut it in [l]pieces, separating his head and his [m]caul, and the Priest shall lay them in order upon the wood that lieth in the fire which is on the altar:
13 But he shall wash the inwards, and the legs with water, and the Priest shall offer the whole and burn it upon the altar: for it is a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire for a sweet savor unto the Lord.
14 ¶ And if his sacrifice be a burnt offering to the Lord of the fowls, then shall he offer his sacrifice of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons.
15 And the Priest shall bring it unto the altar, and [n]wring the neck of it asunder, and burn it on the altar: and the blood thereof shall be [o]shed upon the side of the altar.
16 And he shall pluck out his maw with his feathers, and cast them beside the altar on the [p]East part in the place of the ashes.
17 And he shall cleave it with his wings, but not divide it asunder: and the Priest shall burn it upon the altar upon the wood that is in the fire: for it is a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire for a sweet savor unto the Lord.
2 1 The meat offering is after three sorts of fine flour unbaked. 4 Of bread baked.
1 And when any will offer a [q]meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put incense thereon.
2 And shall bring it unto Aaron’s sons the Priests, and [r]he shall take thence his handful of the flour, and of the oil with all the incense, and the Priest shall burn it for a [s]memorial upon the altar: for it is an offering made by fire for a sweet savor unto the Lord.
3 But the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: for it is [t]most holy of the Lord’s offerings made by fire.
4 ¶ If thou bring also a meat offering baked in the oven, it shall be an unleavened cake of fine flour mingled with oil, or an unleavened wafer anointed with oil.
5 ¶ But if thy [u]meat offering be an oblation of the frying pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
6 And thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: for it is a meat offering.
7 ¶ And if thy meat offering be an oblation made in the caldron, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8 After, thou shalt bring the meat offering (that is made of these things) unto the Lord, and shalt present it unto the Priest, and he shall bring it to the altar,
9 And the Priest shall take from the meat offering a (B)memorial of it, and shall burn it upon the altar: for it is an oblation (C)made by fire for a sweet savor unto the Lord.
10 But that which is left of the meat offering, shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: for it is most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
11 All the meat offerings which ye shall offer unto the Lord, shall be made without leaven: for ye shall neither burn leaven nor honey in any offering of the Lord made by fire.
12 ¶ In the oblation of the firstfruits ye shall offer [v]them unto the Lord, but they shall not be burnt [w]upon the altar for a sweet savor,
13 (All the meat offerings also shalt thou season with (D)salt, neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the [x]covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering, but upon all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt.)
14 If then thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for thy meat offering of thy firstfruits (E)ears of corn dried by the fire, and wheat beaten out of [y]the green ears.
15 After, thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay incense thereon: for it is a meat offering.
16 And the Priest shall burn the memorial of it, even of that, that is beaten, and of the oil of it with all the incense thereof: for it is an offering unto the Lord made by fire.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 1:1 Because in this book is chiefly entreated of the Levites, and of things pertaining to their office.
- Leviticus 1:1 Hereby Moses declareth that he taught nothing to the people but that which he received of God.
- Leviticus 1:2 So they could offer of none other sort, but of those which were commanded.
- Leviticus 1:3 Meaning, within the court of the Tabernacle.
- Leviticus 1:4 Hebrew, to him.
- Leviticus 1:5 The Priest or Levite.
- Leviticus 1:5 Of the burnt offering, Exod. 27:1.
- Leviticus 1:8 Or, the body of the . . ., or the fat.
- Leviticus 1:9 Or a savor of rest, which pacifieth the anger of the Lord.
- Leviticus 1:11 Read verse 5.
- Leviticus 1:11 Before the altar of the Lord.
- Leviticus 1:12 Hebrew, into his pieces.
- Leviticus 1:12 Or, fat.
- Leviticus 1:15 The Hebrew word signifieth to pinch off with the nail.
- Leviticus 1:15 Or, strained or pressed.
- Leviticus 1:16 On the side of the court gate in the pans which stood with ashes, Exod. 17:3.
- Leviticus 2:1 Because the burnt offering could not be without the meat offering.
- Leviticus 2:2 The Priest.
- Leviticus 2:2 To signify that God remembereth him that offereth.
- Leviticus 2:3 Therefore none could eat of it but the Priest.
- Leviticus 2:5 Which is a gift offered to God to pacify him.
- Leviticus 2:12 That is, fruits, which were sweet as honey, ye may offer.
- Leviticus 2:12 But reserved for the Priests.
- Leviticus 2:13 Which they were bound (as by covenant) to use all sacrifices, Num. 18:19; 2 Chron. 13:5; Ezek. 43:24, or it meaneth a sure and pure covenant.
- Leviticus 2:14 Or, full ears: for the word signifieth a fruitful field. Read 2 Chron. 26:10 in the note 2.
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