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have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering. 6 As a guilt offering to the
Lord, you must bring to the priest your own ram
with no defects, or you may buy one of equal
value. 7 Through this process, the priest will purify you before the Lord, making you right with
him,* and you will be forgiven for any of these
sins you have committed.”
Further Instructions for the Burnt Offering
8*Then the Lord said to Moses, 9 “Give Aaron
and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must
be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night. 10 In the morning, after the priest
on duty has put on his official linen clothing
and linen undergarments, he must clean out
the ashes of the burnt offering and put them
beside the altar. 11 Then he must take off these
garments, change back into his regular clothes,
and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place
that is ceremonially clean. 12 Meanwhile, the fire
on the altar must be kept burning; it must never
go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh
wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering
on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it. 13 Remember, the fire must be kept
burning on the altar at all times. It must never
go out.
Further Instructions for the Grain Offering
14 “These are the instructions regarding the grain
offering. Aaron’s sons must present this offering to the Lord in front of the altar. 15 The priest
on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil,
together with all the frankincense. He will burn
this representative portion on the altar as a
pleasing aroma to the Lord. 16 Aaron and his
sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be
baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place
within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.* 17 Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast.
I have given it to the priests as their share of the
special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy. 18 Any
of Aaron’s male descendants may eat from the
special gifts presented to the Lord. This is their
permanent right from generation to generation.
Anyone or anything that touches these offerings
will become holy.”
Procedures for the Ordination Offering
19 Then the Lord said to Moses, 20 “On the day
Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must
present to the Lord the standard grain offering
of two quarts* of choice flour, half to be offered
in the morning and half to be offered in the evening. 21 It must be carefully mixed with olive oil
and cooked on a griddle. Then slice* this grain
offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to
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the Lord. 22 In each generation, the high priest*
who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same
offering. It belongs to the Lord and must be
burned up completely. This is a permanent law.
23 All such grain offerings of a priest must be
burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten.”
Further Instructions for the Sin Offering
24 Then the Lord said to Moses, 25 “Give Aaron
and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an
offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it
must be slaughtered in the Lord’s presence at
the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered. 26 The priest who offers the sacrifice as
a sin offering must eat his portion in a sacred
place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.
27 Anyone or anything that touches the sacrificial meat will become holy. If any of the sacrificial blood spatters on a person’s clothing,
the soiled garment must be washed in a sacred
place. 28 If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial
meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is
used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed
with water. 29 Any male from a priest’s family
may eat from this offering; it is most holy. 30 But
the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood
was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering
for purification* in the Holy Place. It must be
completely burned with fire.
Further Instructions for the Guilt Offering
“These are the instructions for the guilt
offering. It is most holy. 2 The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at
the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against
all sides of the altar. 3 The priest will then offer
all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the
broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,
4 the two kidneys and the fat around them near
the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These
are to be removed with the kidneys, 5 and the
priests will burn them on the altar as a special
gift presented to the Lord. This is the guilt offering. 6 Any male from a priest’s family may eat
the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for
it is most holy.
7 “The same instructions apply to both the
guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong
to the priest who uses them to purify someone,
making that person right with the Lord.* 8 In
the case of the burnt offering, the priest may
keep the hide of the sacrificed animal. 9 Any
grain offering that has been baked in an oven,
prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it. 10 All other
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6:7 Or will make atonement for you before the Lord. 6:8 Verses
6:8-30 are numbered 6:1-23 in Hebrew text. 6:16 Hebrew Tent
of Meeting; also in 6:26, 30. 6:20 Hebrew 1 ⁄10 of an ephah
[2.2 liters]. 6:21 The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain.
6:22 Hebrew the anointed priest. 6:30 Or an offering to make
atonement. 7:7 Or to make atonement.