Leviticus Chapter 1
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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And Jehovah called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto Jehovah, ye shall offer your oblation of the cattle,
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even of the herd and of the flock.
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If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before Jehovah.
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And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
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And he shall kill the bullock before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
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And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
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And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;
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and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
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but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
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And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish.
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And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
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And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
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but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water. And the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
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And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
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And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
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and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes:
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Jehovah called to Moses and spoke to him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When any man of you presenteth an offering to Jehovah, ye shall present your offering of the cattle, of the herd and of the flock.
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If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall present it a male without blemish: at the entrance of the tent of meeting shall he present it, for his acceptance before Jehovah.
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And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
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And he shall slaughter the bullock before Jehovah; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood round about on the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it up into its pieces.
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And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;
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and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;
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but its inwards and its legs shall he wash in water; and the priest shall burn all on the altar, a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.
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And if his offering be of the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall present it a male without blemish.
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And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.
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And he shall cut it into its pieces, and its head, and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;
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but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall present [it] all, and burn [it] on the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.
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And if his offering to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall present his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
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And the priest shall bring it near to the altar and pinch off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be pressed out at the side of the altar.
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And he shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east, into the place of the ashes;
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and he shall split it open at its wings, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder; and the priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And the Lord called Moses again and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of witness, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them,
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If [any] man of you shall bring gifts to the Lord, ye shall bring your gifts of the cattle and of the oxen and of the sheep.
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If his gift be a whole-burnt-offering, he shall bring an unblemished male of the herd to the door of the tabernacle of witness, he shall bring it as acceptable before the Lord.
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And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.
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And they shall slay the calf before the Lord; and the sons of Aaron the priests shall bring the blood, and they shall pour the blood round about on the altar, which [is] at the doors of the tabernacle of witness.
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And having flayed the whole burnt-offering, they shall divide it by its limbs.
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And the sons of Aaron the priests shall put fire on the altar, and shall pile wood on the fire.
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And the sons of Aaron the priests shall pile up the divided parts, and the head, and the fat on the wood on the fire, [the wood] which is on the altar.
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And the entrails and the feet they shall wash in water, and the priests shall put all on the altar: it is a burnt-offering, a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.
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And if his gift [be] of the sheep to the Lord, or of the lambs, or of the kids for whole-burnt-offerings, he shall bring it a male without blemish.
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And he shall lay his hand on its head; and they shall kill it by the side of the altar, toward the north before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron the priests shall pour its blood on the altar round about.
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And they shall divide it by its limbs, and its head and its fat, and the priests shall pile them up on the wood which is on the fire, on the altar.
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And they shall wash the entrails and the feet with water, and the priest shall bring all the [parts] and put them on the altar: it is a burnt-offering, a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.
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And if he bring his gift, a burnt-offering to the Lord, of birds, then shall he bring his gift of doves or pigeons.
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And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and shall wring off its head; and the priest shall put it on the altar, and shall wring out the blood at the bottom of the altar.
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And he shall take away the crop with the feathers, and shall cast it forth by the altar toward the east to the place of the ashes.
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And he shall break it off from the wings and shall not separate it, and the priest shall put it on the altar on the wood which is on the fire: it is a burnt-offering, a sacrifice, a sweet-smelling savour to the Lord.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Vocavit autem Moysen, et locutus est ei Dominus de tabernaculo testimonii, dicens:
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Loquere filiis Israel, et dices ad eos: Homo, qui obtulerit ex vobis hostiam Domino de pecoribus, id est, de bobus et ovibus offerens victimas,
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si holocaustum fuerit eius oblatio, ac de armento; masculum immaculatum offeret ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii, ad placandum sibi Dominum:
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ponetque manum super caput hostiæ, et acceptabilis erit, atque in expiationem eius proficiens.
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immolabitque vitulum coram Domino, et offerent filii Aaron sacerdotes sanguinem eius, fundentes per altaris circuitum, quod est ante ostium tabernaculi.
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detractaque pelle hostiæ, artus in frusta concident,
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et subiicient in altari ignem, strue lignorum ante composita:
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et membra quæ sunt cæsa, desuper ordinantes, caput videlicet, et cuncta quæ adhærent iecori,
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intestinis et pedibus lotis aqua: adolebitque ea sacerdos super altare in holocaustum et suavem odorem Domino.
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Quod si de pecoribus oblatio est, de ovibus sive de capris holocaustum, masculum absque macula offeret:
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immolabitque ad latus altaris, quod respicit ad Aquilonem, coram Domino: sanguinem vero illius fundent super altare filii Aaron per circuitum:
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dividentque membra, caput, et omnia quæ adhærent iecori: et ponent super ligna, quibus subiiciendus est ignis:
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intestina vero et pedes lavabunt aqua. Et oblata omnia adolebit sacerdos super altare in holocaustum et odorem suavissimum Domino.
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Si autem de avibus, holocausti oblatio fuerit Domino, de turturibus, aut pullis columbæ,
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offeret eam sacerdos ad altare: et retorto ad collum capite, ac rupto vulneris loco, decurrere faciet sanguinem super crepidinem altaris:
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vesiculam vero gutturis, et plumas proiiciet prope altare ad orientalem plagam, in loco in quo cineres effundi solent,
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confringetque ascellas eius, et non secabit, neque ferro dividet eam, et adolebit super altare, lignis igne supposito. Holocaustum est et oblatio suavissimi odoris Domino.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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The LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
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“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to the LORD, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock.
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“‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.
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He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
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He shall kill the bull before the LORD. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
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He shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
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The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;
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and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;
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but he shall wash its innards and its legs with water. The priest shall burn all of it on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
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“‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.
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He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD. Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
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He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat. The priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar,
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but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
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“‘If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering from turtledoves or of young pigeons.
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The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar;
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and he shall take away its crop and its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes.
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He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And Jehovah calleth unto Moses, and speaketh unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
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`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Any man of you when he doth bring near an offering to Jehovah, out of the cattle--out of the herd, or out of the flock--ye do bring near your offering.
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`If his offering <FI>is<Fi> a burnt-offering out of the herd--a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting he doth bring it near, at his pleasure, before Jehovah;
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and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him;
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and he hath slaughtered the son of the herd before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have brought the blood near, and sprinkled the blood on the altar round about, which <FI>is<Fi> at the opening of the tent of meeting.
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`And he hath stripped the burnt-offering, and hath cut it into its pieces;
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and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire;
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and sons of Aaron, the priests, have arranged the pieces, with the head and the fat, on the wood, which <FI>is<Fi> on the fire, which <FI>is<Fi> on the altar;
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and its inwards and its legs he doth wash with water; and the priest hath made perfume with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
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`And if his offering <FI>is<Fi> out of the flock--out of the sheep or out of the goats--for a burnt-offering, a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near,
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and he hath slaughtered it by the side of the altar northward, before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about;
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and he hath cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest hath arranged them on the wood, which <FI>is<Fi> on the fire, which <FI>is<Fi> on the altar;
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and the inwards and the legs he doth wash with water, and the priest hath brought the whole near, and hath made perfume on the altar; it <FI>is<Fi> a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
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`And if his offering <FI>is<Fi> a burnt-offering out of the fowl to Jehovah, than he hath brought near his offering out of the turtle-doves or out of the young pigeons,
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and the priest hath brought it near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its head, and hath made perfume on the altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by the side of the altar;
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and he hath turned aside its crop with its feathers, and hath cast it near the altar, eastward, unto the place of ashes;
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and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate <FI>it<Fi> ), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which <FI>is<Fi> on the fire; it <FI>is<Fi> a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
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