Leviticus

Priestly Rights and Duties

The Lord spoke to Moses; he said:

“Give these regulations to Aaron and his sons.

This is the regulation for burnt offerings:

The burnt offering shall stay on the altar all night until morning, and the fire is to be kept burning.

The priest is to wear his linen shirt and drawers. Then, he must remove the greasy ashes of the sacrifice consumed by the altar fire and place them at the side of the altar.

Then he is to change his clothes and carry the ashes to a clean place outside the camp.

The fire that consumes the burnt offering on the altar must not go out. The priest must add firewood to it every morning, arrange the burnt offerings, and burn the fat from the peace offerings.

An unextinguished fire must continually burn on the altar; it must not go out.

This is the regulation for the grain offering:

One of the priests, a son of Aaron, is to bring it into the presence of the Lord in front of the altar;

he is to take a handful of the fine flour (with the oil and incense that have been added to it) and burn it on the altar as a memorial to remind the Lord of the person making the offering, so that it becomes a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

After that, the remainder will be given to Aaron and his sons; they shall eat it as unleavened loaves.

They are to eat it in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

The share I give them of my burnt offering must not be baked with yeast. It is most holy, like the sacrifice for sin and the sacrifice of repayment.

All the males of Aaron’s family may eat this part of the Lord’s burnt offering—this is a law forever for all your descendants. Anything that touches the offering becomes consecrated as well.

The Lord spoke to Moses; he said:

“This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to make to the Lord on the day of their anointing as priests: two pounds of flour as a daily offering, half in the morning and half in the evening.

It must be fried on the griddle and mixed with oil; you must bring the paste as a grain offering in several pieces, presenting them as a sweet-smelling aroma that is pleasing to the Lord.

Every descendant of Aaron who succeeds him as high priest shall do the same. This law is to be in effect forever. This grain offering shall be entirely burned as a sacrifice to the Lord.

Every grain offering a priest makes must be a complete sacrifice; none are to be eaten.

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

“Say to Aaron and his sons:

This is the regulation for the sacrifice for sin:

The victim for the sacrifice must be killed before the Lord at the place where the animals for the burnt offerings are sacrificed. It is a most holy offering.

The priest who offers this sacrifice must eat it. It must be consumed in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

Anything that touches the flesh of this animal will become consecrated; if any of the blood splashes on clothing, the stain must be cleaned in a holy place.

The clay pot in which the meat is cooked must be broken; if a bronze pot has been used for cooking, it must be scrubbed and thoroughly rinsed with water.

Any male who is a priest may eat the meat. It is a most holy thing.

However, no one may eat any part of the animals offered for sin, whenever any blood is brought into the Tent and used in the sacrifice to atone for sin. The meat must be thrown on the fire.