Exodus 40:24 - Leviticus 1:17

New International Version

²⁴ He placed the lampstand^(A) in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle ²⁵ and set up the lamps^(B) before the Lord, as the Lord commanded^(C) him.

²⁶ Moses placed the gold altar^(D) in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain ²⁷ and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord commanded^(E) him.

²⁸ Then he put up the curtain^(F) at the entrance to the tabernacle. ²⁹ He set the altar^(G) of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings,^(H) as the Lord commanded^(I) him.

³⁰ He placed the basin^(J) between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing, ³¹ and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash^(K) their hands and feet. ³² They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar,^(L) as the Lord commanded^(M) Moses.

³³ Then Moses set up the courtyard^(N) around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain^(O) at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.

The Glory of the Lord

³⁴ Then the cloud^(P) covered the tent of meeting, and the glory^(Q) of the Lord filled the tabernacle. ³⁵ Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory^(R) of the Lord filled the tabernacle.^(S)

³⁶ In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;^{(T) 37} but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. ³⁸ So the cloud^(U) of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.

The Burnt Offering

1 The Lord called to Moses^(V) and spoke to him from the tent of meeting.^(W) He said, ² “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord,^(X) bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.^(Y)

³ “‘If the offering is a burnt offering^(Z) from the herd,^(AA) you are to offer a male without defect.^(AB) You must present it at the entrance to the tent^(AC) of meeting so that it will be acceptable^(AD) to the Lord. ⁴ You are to lay your hand on the head^(AE) of the burnt offering,^(AF) and it will be accepted^(AG) on your behalf to make atonement^(AH) for you. ⁵ You are to slaughter^(AI) the young bull^(AJ) before the Lord, and then Aaron’s sons^(AK) the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar^(AL) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁶ You are to skin^(AM) the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.^{(AN) 7} The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood^(AO) on the fire. ⁸ Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat,^(AP) on the wood^(AQ) that is burning on the altar. ⁹ You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,^(AR) and the priest is to burn all of it^(AS) on the altar.^(AT) It is a burnt offering,^(AU) a food offering,^(AV) an aroma pleasing to the Lord.^(AW)

¹⁰ “‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep^(AX) or the goats,^(AY) you are to offer a male without defect. ¹¹ You are to slaughter it at the north side of the altar^(AZ) before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.^{(BA) 12} You are to cut it into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and the fat,^(BB) on the wood that is burning on the altar. ¹³ You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,^(BC) and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them^(BD) on the altar.^(BE) It is a burnt offering,^(BF) a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁴ “‘If the offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon.^{(BG) 15} The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head^(BH) and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.^{(BI) 16} He is to remove the crop and the feathers^[a] and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes^(BJ) are. ¹⁷ He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely,^(BK) and then the priest shall burn it on the wood^(BL) that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.