The Third Book of Moses Called Leviticus

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1 And the Lord called unto Moses , and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation , saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord , ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish : he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the 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 for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: 8 And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord . 10 ¶ And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish . 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord . 14 ¶ And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves , or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord . Ex. 19:3 . D&C 28:2 . HEB tent of meeting. Ezek. 40:39 . TG Sacrifice . HEB whole, sound. Heb. 9:14 ; 1 Pet. 1:19 . TG Initiative . TG Hands, Laying on of . Ex. 28:38 ; Rom. 12:1 . Num. 15:25 ; 2 Chr. 29:24 (23–24) ; Neh. 10:33 . HEB offspring of the cattle, or calf. Ezek. 43:18 ; Heb. 12:24 ; 3 Ne. 20:45 . D&C 68:15 ; 84:30 ; 132:59 . TG Order . 1 Chr. 6:49 . Gen. 8:21 ; Eph. 5:2 . HEB whole, sound. Deut. 12:27 . Luke 2:24 .