Leviticus 1:15-17
Common English Bible
15 The priest will bring it to the altar. He will tear off its head and completely burn it on the altar. Its blood will be drained against the side of the altar. 16 Then the priest will remove its throat along with its contents[a] and throw it by the east side of the altar, into the place for the ashes. 17 He will then tear the bird open by its wings, without splitting it. The priest will completely burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the altar fire. It is an entirely burned offering, a food gift of soothing smell to the Lord.
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- Leviticus 1:16 Heb uncertain
Leviticus 1:15-17
New International Version
15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the head(A) and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.(B) 16 He is to remove the crop and the feathers[a] and throw them down east of the altar where the ashes(C) are. 17 He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely,(D) and then the priest shall burn it on the wood(E) that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
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- Leviticus 1:16 Or crop with its contents; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Leviticus 1:15-17
King James Version
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.
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Leviticus 1:15-17
English Standard Version
15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. 16 He shall remove its crop with its contents[a] and cast it (A)beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. 17 He shall tear it open by its wings, but (B)shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
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- Leviticus 1:16 Or feathers
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