Leviticus 1
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Now the LORD a called to Moses, and spoke to him b from the tabernacle of meeting, saying,
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"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: c 'When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the livestock - of the herd and of the flock.
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'If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male d without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD.
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e 'Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be f accepted on his behalf g to make atonement for him.
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'He shall kill the h bull before the LORD; i and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood j and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
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'And he shall k skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
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'The sons of Aaron the priest shall put l fire on the altar, and m lay the wood in order on the fire.
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'Then the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;
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'but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a n sweet aroma to the LORD.
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'If his offering is of the flocks - of the sheep or of the goats - as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male o without blemish.
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p 'He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.
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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 upon the altar;
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'but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an q offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
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'And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the LORD is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of r turtledoves or young pigeons.
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'The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar.
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'And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it s beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes.
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'Then he shall split it at its wings, but t shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. u It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
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Cross References
Exodus 19:3
And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
Numbers 7:89
Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.
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Cross References
Exodus 40:34
Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
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Cross References
Leviticus 22:18
Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: 'Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the LORD as a burnt offering -
Leviticus 22:19
You shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.
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Cross References
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of t...
Leviticus 22:20 - 24
Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for...
Deuteronomy 15:21
But if there is a defect in it, if it is lame o...
Ephesians 5:27
That He might present her to Himself a glorious...
Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who th...
1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a ...
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Cross References
Exodus 29:10
You shall also have the bull brought before the...
Exodus 29:15
You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his ...
Exodus 29:19
You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron an...
Leviticus 3:2
And he shall lay his hand on the head of his of...
Leviticus 3:8
And he shall lay his hand on the head of his of...
Leviticus 3:13
He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it b...
Leviticus 4:15
And the elders of the congregation shall lay th...
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Cross References
Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Philippians 4:18
Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.
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Cross References
Leviticus 4:20
And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
Leviticus 4:26
And he shall burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 4:31
He shall remove all its fat, as fat is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma to the LORD. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
2 Chronicles 29:23
Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.
2 Chronicles 29:24
And the priests killed them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering to make an atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel.
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Cross References
Micah 6:6
With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old?
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 35:11
And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites skinned the animals.
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Cross References
Leviticus 1:11
He shall kill it on the north side of the altar...
Leviticus 3:2
And he shall lay his hand on the head of his of...
Leviticus 3:8
And he shall lay his hand on the head of his of...
Leviticus 3:13
He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it b...
Hebrews 12:24
To Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and ...
1 Peter 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the...
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Cross References
Leviticus 7:8
And the priest who offers anyone's burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered.
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Cross References
Leviticus 6:8 - 13
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying.
Malachi 1:10
Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you," Says the LORD of hosts, "Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.
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Cross References
Genesis 22:9
Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
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Genesis 8:21
And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
Ezekiel 20:28
When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings.
Ezekiel 20:41
I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles.
2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
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Cross References
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
Leviticus 1:3
If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD.
Ezekiel 43:22
On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull.
1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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Cross References
Exodus 24:6
And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
Exodus 40:22
He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
Leviticus 1:5
He shall kill the bull before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
Ezekiel 8:5
Then He said to me, "Son of man, lift your eyes now toward the north." So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, was this image of jealousy in the entrance.
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Cross References
Numbers 15:4 - 7
Then he who presents his offering to the LORD shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil.
Numbers 28:12 - 14
Three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram.
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Cross References
Genesis 15:9
So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Leviticus 5:7
If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the LORD, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
Leviticus 5:11
But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 12:8
'And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons - one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.'"
Luke 2:24
And to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
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Cross References
Leviticus 6:10
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
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Cross References
Genesis 15:10
Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.
Leviticus 5:8
And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely.
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Cross References
Leviticus 1:9
But he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 1:13
But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
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