¹⁵ The elders^(A) of the community are to lay their hands^(B) on the bull’s head^(C) before the Lord, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord.^(D)

²⁴ He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.^(A) It is a sin offering.^(B)

³ “‘If the offering is a burnt offering^(A) from the herd,^(B) you are to offer a male without defect.^(C) You must present it at the entrance to the tent^(D) of meeting so that it will be acceptable^(E) to the Lord.

¹² “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls,^(A) using one for a sin offering^(B) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,^(C) to make atonement^(D) for the Levites.