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and the priest shall burn all on the altar, for a burntsacrifice of a sweet savour to the Eternal.

10. But if his offering for a burnt-sacrifice, be of the flocks, (i. e. of the sheep, or goats), it shall be a male without blemish: 11. And he shall kill it on the north side of the altar, before the Eternal, and the priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar around; 12. And cut it into pieces, and take these with the head and the fat, and lay them in order on the wood, which is on the fire upon the altar. 13 And he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water, and the priests shall burn it all on the altar, as a burnt-sacrifice, for a sweet savour to the Eternal.

14. But if his offering to the Eternal, for a burntsacrifice, be of fowls, they shall be turtle doves, 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 being wrung out at the side of the altar. 16. And its crop, with its feathers, shall be pluckt off, and cast at the east part of the altar, by the place of the ashes. 17. And he shall disjoint it, but not divide it, its wings remaining on it; and shall burn it on the wood that is upon the fire on the altar: it is a burut sacrifice, of a sweet savour, to the Eternal.

CHAP. II.

THE MEAT-OFFERING OF FLOUR WITH OIL.

AND when any offers a meat-offering to the Eternal, it shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and add frank-incense to it; 2. And bring it to the priests (Aaron's sons); and the priest shall take a handful of the flour, with the oil, and all the frankincense, and burn this memorial of it on the altar, as an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour to the Eternal. 3. And the remainder shall be the priest's; it is their most sacred portion, of the Eternal's fireofferings.

4. And if any offer a meat-offering, baked in the oven, it shall be an unleavened cake of fine flour, mingled with oil, or unleavened biscuits, anointed with oil.

5. And if an oblation be a meat-offering, made on a fire-plate, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mingled with oil. 6. It shall be divided in pieces, and oil poured upon it, being a meat-offering.

7. And if an oblation be a meat-offering, baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, with oil. 8. All such shall be brought before the symbol of the Eternal's presence by the priest, who having receiv ed it, shall bring it to the altar, 9. And burn a memorial of it on the altar; it is a fire-offering, of a sweet savour to the Eternal: 10. And the remainder shall be the priests', as their most sacred portion of the Eternal's fire-offerings.

11. No meat-offering shall be made with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any fire-offering to the Eternal.

12. Ye shall offer the oblation of the first-fruits to the Eternal; but they shall not be burnt on the altar, for a sweet savour. 13. Every meat-offering shall be seasoned with salt; salt, the symbol of God's covenant, which doth not see corruption, shall not be a wanting to it; salt shall accompany every offering. 14. The meat-offering of first-fruits, shall be green ears of corn, full, rubbed out, and tosted by the fire. 15. Oil and frank-incense shall be put upon it, for a meat-offering. 16. And the priest shall burn, for a memorial of it, a part of the rubbed-out ears, and of the oil, with all the incense; it is a fire-offering to the Eternal.

CHAP. III.

THE THANK-OFFERING.

---Ir a peace-offering from the herd be sacrificed, it may be male or female, but it shall be perfect before

the Eternal. 2. The offerer shall lay his hand on its head, and the priests shall kill it at the tabernacle door, and sprinkle the blood on the altar around; 3. And offer the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on them, in his thank-offering, made by fire to the Eternal; 4. And the two kidneys, with the fat on them by the flanks, and the caul over the liver, 5. Shall be burnt on the altar, with the burnt-sacrifice, on the wood that is on the fire; it is a fire-offering, of a sweet savour, to the Eternal. 6. But if the thank-offering to the Eternal be of the flock, a male or female, it may be without blemish.

7. And if a lamb be the offering to the Eternal, 8. The offerer shall lay his hand on its head, and it shall be killed before the tabernacle; and the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar around; 9. And take the whole rump, close by the backbone, and the fat covering the inwards, and all the fat on the inwards, in his peace-offering made by fire to the Eternal; 10. And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, and towards the flanks, and the caul over the liver, 11. And burn it on the altar; it is the meat of the sweet savoured fire-offering to the Eternal.

12. And if his offering to the Eternal be a goat, 13. He shall lay his hand on its head, and it shall be killed before the tabernacle door; and the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar around: 14. And offer all the fat of the inwards, with what covers them, in his offering made by fire to the Eternal. 14. And the two kidneys, with their fat, and that on the flanks, and the caul over the liver, shall the priest take, 16. And burn on the altar; it is the meat of the fire-offering, for a sweet savour to the Eternal; all the fat belongs to the Eternal: 17. It shall be a perpetual statute to all your generations, in all their habitations, to cat neither fat nor blood.

CHAP. IV.

THE SIN-OFFERING OF IGNORANCE.

MOREOVER the Eternal said to Moses, 2. Say to the Israelites, if a person sin by mistake, or ignorance, against any of the Eternal's commands; 3. Or if the (anointed) priest sin, so as to bring guilt on the people, let him bring a young bullock without blemish, for a sin-offering to the Eternal, 4. To the tabernacle door, before the Eternal's altar, and lay his hands on its head, and kill it; 5. And bring its blood into the tabernacle, 6. And dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it seven times before the Eternal, before the vail of the most holy place. 7. And put some of it on the horns of the incense altar, in the tabernacle, before the Eternal, and pour all the rest of it at the bottom of the altar of burnt-offering without the tabernacle door. 8. And take all the fat that enwraps the inwards, and that is on them; 9. And the kidneys, with the fat on them by the flanks, and the caul over the liver, 10. As it was done in the peace-offering; and burn them on the altar of burnt-offering; 11. But the skin, all the flesh, the head, the legs, all the inwards, and the dung; 12. Even all the rest of the bullock, shall he carry out of the camp, to a clean place where the ashes are laid, and burn it on the wood,

13. And if all the assembly of Israel also offend by ignorance, against any of the Eternal's commands, the guilt being hid from them; 14. When their sin is known, they shall bring and offer a young bullock; 15. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on its head, before the Eternal's altar, and it shall be killed before the tabernacle. And the high-priest shall bring its blood into it, 17. And dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it seven times against the vail before the Eternal; 18.. And put some of the blood on the horns of the incense altar

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and pour all the rest at the bottom of the altar of burnt-offering; 19. And burn all the fat on the altar. 20. He shall do with this bullock as he did with that for a sin-offering, and make atonement for the people, and they shall be forgiven. 21. He shall carry the bullock out of the camp, and burn it as he did the other bullock; it is a sin-offering for the assembly.

22. When a chief hath sinned by mistake, in doing contrary to any of the Eternal's commands, being guilty, 23. When he becomes sensible of it, he shall bring a male kid without blemish for his offering, 24. And lay his hand on its head, and it shall be killed in the place where the burnt-offerings are killed; it is a sin-offering. 25. And the priest shall take some of the blood with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and pour out the rest at the bottom of it, 26. And burn all the fat on the altar, as he did that of the peace-offerings; and having thus made atonement for his sin, it shall be forgiven him.

27. And if any of the common people sin by ig. norance, against any of the Eternal's commands, 28. When he becomes conscious of his sin, he shall bring a female kid without blemish, 29. And lay his hand on the head of this sin-offering, and it shall be killed in the place of the burnt-offering; 30. And take some of the blood with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and pour out the rest at the bottom of it: 31. And take all the fat, as in the peace-offerings, and burn it on the altar, for a sweet savour to the Eternal; thus the priest having made atonement for him, he shall be forgiven.

32. Or if a lamb be brought for a sin-offering, it shall be a female without blemish; 33. And he shall lay his hand on its head, and slay it in the place where the burnt-offering is slain. 34. And the priest shall take some of the blood with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt-offer

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