Leviticus 1-4; Psalms 30 - Prayer Tents

Procedures for the Burnt Offering

1The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him,H3068H7121H4872H1696H168H4150H559 2"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.H1696H1121H3478H559H120H7126H7133H3068H7126H7133H929H1241H6629 3"If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the LORD.H7133H5930H1241H7126H2145H8549H7126H7522H6607H168H4150H6440H3068 4Lay your hand on the animal's head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.H5564H3027H7218H5930H7521H3722 5Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the animal's blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.H7819H1121H1241H6440H3068H3548H175H1121H7126H1818H2236H1818H5439H4196H6607H168H4150 6Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces.H6584H5930H5408H5409 7The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.H1121H175H3548H5414H784H4196H6086H6186H784 8They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.H3548H175H1121H6186H5409H7218H6309H6186H6086H784H4196 9But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7130H3767H7364H4325H3548H6999H4196H5930H801H5207H7381H3068 10"If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.H7133H6629H3775H5795H5930H7126H2145H8549 11Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.H7819H3409H4196H6828H6440H3068H3548H175H1121H2236H1818H5439H4196 12Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.H5408H5409H7218H6309H3548H6186H6086H784H4196 13But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7364H7130H3767H4325H3548H7126H6999H4196H5930H801H5207H7381H3068 14"If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.H5930H7133H3068H5775H7126H7133H8449H1121H3123 15The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar.H3548H7126H4196H4454H7218H6999H4196H1818H4680H7023H4196 16The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar.H5493H4760H5133H7993H681H4196H6924H4725H1880 17Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H8156H3671H914H3548H6999H4196H6086H784H5930H801H5207H7381H3068

Procedures for the Grain Offering

2"When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,H5315H7126H4503H7133H3068H7133H5560H3332H8081H5414H3828 2and bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H935H175H1121H3548H7061H8033H7062H4393H5560H8081H3828H3548H6999H234H4196H801H5207H7381H3068 3The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.H3498H4503H175H1121H6944H6944H801H3068H801 4"If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.H7126H7133H4503H3989H8574H4682H2471H5560H1101H8081H4682H7550H4886H8081 5If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.H7133H4503H4227H5560H4682H1101H8081 6Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.H6626H6595H3332H8081H4503 7If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.H7133H4503H4802H6213H5560H8081 8"No matter how a grain offering for the LORD has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.H935H4503H6213H3068H7126H3548H5066H4196 9The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H3548H7311H4503H234H6999H4196H801H5207H7381H3068 10The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.H3498H4503H175H1121H6944H6944H801H3068H801 11"Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD.H4503H7126H3068H6213H2557H6999H7603H1706H801H3068H801 12You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7133H7225H7126H3068H5927H4196H5207H7381 13Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God's eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.H7133H4503H4414H4417H4417H1285H430H7673H4503H7133H7126H4417 14"If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.H7126H4503H1061H3068H7126H4503H1061H24H7033H784H1643H3759 15Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense.H5414H8081H7760H3828H4503 16The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD.H3548H6999H234H1643H8081H3828H801H3068

Procedures for the Peace Offering

3"If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.H7133H2077H8002H7126H1241H2145H5347H7126H8549H6440H3068 2Lay your hand on the animal's head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.H5564H3027H7218H7133H7819H6607H168H4150H175H1121H3548H2236H1818H4196H5439 3The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7126H2077H8002H801H3068H2459H3680H7130H2459H7130 4the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H5493 5and Aaron's sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H175H1121H6999H4196H5930H6086H784H801H5207H7381H3068 6"If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.H7133H2077H8002H3068H6629H2145H5347H7126H8549 7If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,H7126H3775H7133H7126H6440H3068 8lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the sheep's blood against all sides of the altar.H5564H3027H7218H7133H7819H6440H168H4150H175H1121H2236H1818H5439H4196 9The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,H7126H2077H8002H801H3068H2459H8549H451H5493H5980H6096H2459H3680H7130H2459H7130 10the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H5493 11and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD.H3548H6999H4196H3899H801H3068 12"If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,H7133H5795H7126H6440H3068 13lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the goat's blood against all sides of the altar.H5564H3027H7218H7819H6440H168H4150H1121H175H2236H1818H4196H5439 14The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7126H7133H801H3068H2459H3680H7130H2459H7130 15the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H5493 16and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.H3548H6999H4196H3899H801H5207H7381H2459H3068 17"You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live."H5769H2708H1755H4186H398H2459H1818

Procedures for the Sin Offering

4Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 2"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the LORD's commands.H1696H1121H3478H559H5315H2398H7684H4687H3068H6213H6213H259H2007 3"If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects.H3548H4899H2398H819H5971H7126H2403H2398H1241H1121H6499H8549H3068H2403 4He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the LORD.H935H6499H6607H168H4150H6440H3068H5564H3027H6499H7218H7819H6499H6440H3068 5The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,H3548H4899H3947H6499H1818H935H168H4150 6dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.H3548H2881H676H1818H5137H1818H7651H6471H6440H3068H6440H6532H6944 7The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H3548H5414H1818H7161H4196H5561H7004H6440H3068H168H4150H8210H1818H6499H3247H4196H5930H6607H168H4150 8Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7311H2459H6499H2403H2459H3680H7130H2459H7130 9the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H5493 10just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings.H7311H7794H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H5930 11But he must take whatever is left of the bull—its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung—H5785H6499H1320H7218H3767H7130H6569 12and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.H6499H3318H2351H4264H2889H4725H1880H8211H8313H6086H784H413H1880H8211H8313 13"If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD's commands, but the people don't realize it, they are still guilty.H5712H3478H7686H1697H5956H5869H6951H6213H259H4687H3068H6213H816 14When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.H2403H2398H3045H6951H7126H1241H1121H6499H2403H935H6440H168H4150 15The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it before the LORD.H2205H5712H5564H3027H7218H6499H6440H3068H6499H7819H6440H3068 16The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,H3548H4899H935H6499H1818H168H4150 17dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.H3548H2881H676H1818H5137H7651H6471H6440H3068H6440H6532 18He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H5414H1818H7161H4196H6440H3068H168H4150H8210H1818H3247H4196H5930H6607H168H4150 19Then the priest must remove all the animal's fat and burn it on the altar,H7311H2459H6999H4196 20just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H6213H6499H6213H6499H2403H6213H3548H3722H5545 21Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.H3318H6499H2351H4264H8313H8313H7223H6499H2403H6951 22"If one of Israel's leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the LORD his God but doesn't realize it, he is still guilty.H5387H2398H6213H7684H259H4687H3068H430H6213H816 23When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.H2403H2398H3045H935H7133H8163H5795H2145H8549 24He must lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.H5564H3027H7218H8163H7819H4725H7819H5930H6440H3068H2403 25Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H2403H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H4196H5930 26Then he must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.H6999H2459H4196H2459H2077H8002H3548H3722H2403H5545 27"If any of the common people sin by violating one of the LORD's commands, but they don't realize it, they are still guilty.H259H5315H776H5971H2398H7684H6213H259H4687H3068H6213H816 28When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects.H2403H2398H3045H935H7133H8166H5795H5347H8549H2403H2398 29They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.H5564H3027H7218H2403H7819H2403H4725H5930 30Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H4196 31Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H5493H2459H2459H5493H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H5207H7381H3068H3548H3722H5545 32"If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects.H935H3532H2403H7133H935H5347H8549 33They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.H5564H3027H7218H2403H7819H2403H4725H7819H5930 34Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H2403H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H4196 35Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H5493H2459H2459H3775H5493H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H801H3068H3548H3722H2403H2398H5545

30[A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple.] I will exalt you, LORD, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.H4210H7892H2598H1004H1732H7311H3068H1802H341H8055 2O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health.H3068H430H7768H7495 3You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. You kept me from falling into the pit of death.H3068H5927H5315H7585H2421H3381H3381H953 4Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.H2167H3068H2623H3034H2143H6944 5For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.H639H7281H7522H2416H1065H3885H6153H7440H1242 6When I was prosperous, I said, "Nothing can stop me now!"H7959H559H5769H4131 7Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.H3068H7522H2042H5975H5797H5641H6440H926 8I cried out to you, O LORD. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,H7121H3068H3068H2603 9"What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?H1215H1818H3381H7845H6083H3034H5046H571 10Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. Help me, O LORD."H8085H3068H2603H3068H5826 11You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,H2015H4553H4234H6605H8242H247H8057 12that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!H3519H2167H1826H3068H430H3034H5769