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Book of Leviticus, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Leviticus—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And Jehovah proceeded to call[a] Moses and speak to him out of the tent of meeting,1 saying:
  2. “Speak to the sons of Israel,2 and you must say to them, ‘In case some man[b] of YOU would present[c] an offering[d] to Jehovah from the domestic animals, YOU should present YOUR offering[e] from the herd and from the flock.
  3. ¶ “‘If his offering is a burnt offering[f]3 from the herd, a male, a sound one,4 is what he should present. At the entrance of the tent of meeting he should present it of his own free will before Jehovah.5
  4. And he must lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, and it must be graciously accepted6 for him to make atonement for him.[g]7
  5. ¶ “‘Then the young bull must be slaughtered[h] before Jehovah; and the sons of Aaron, the priests,8 must present the blood and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar,9 which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
  6. And the burnt offering must be skinned and cut up into its parts.10
  7. And the sons of Aaron, the priests,[i] must put fire on the altar11 and set wood in order on the fire.12
  8. And the sons of Aaron, the priests,[j] must set the pieces13 in order with the head and the suet over the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.
  9. And its intestines14 and its shanks will be washed[k] with water; and the priest must make all of it smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire[l] of a restful odor to Jehovah.15
  10. ¶ “‘And if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock,16 from the young rams or the goats, a male,17 a sound one, is what he will present.18
  11. And it must be slaughtered[m] at the side of the altar to the north before Jehovah, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must sprinkle its blood round about upon the altar.19
  12. And he must cut it up into its parts and its head and its suet, and the priest must set them in order over the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.20
  13. And he will wash the intestines21 and the shanks22 with water; and the priest must present all of it and make it smoke23 on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire of a restful odor to Jehovah.24
  14. ¶ “‘However, if his offering as a burnt offering to Jehovah is from the fowls, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves25 or the young pigeons.[n]26
  15. And the priest must present it at the altar and nip27 off its head and make it smoke upon the altar, but its blood must be drained out[o] upon the side of the altar.
  16. And he must remove its crop with its feathers[p] and throw it beside the altar, to the east, to the place for the fatty ashes.[q]28
  17. And he must cleave it at its wings. He must not divide29 it. Then the priest must make it smoke on the altar over the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering,30 an offering made by fire of a restful odor to Jehovah.31

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “And he proceeded to call.” Heb., Wai·yiq·raʼʹ. In Heb. this third book of Moses is named after this opening expression. LXXVg name this book “Leviticus” (Gr., Leu·i·ti·konʹ; Lat., Le·viʹti·cus, “Pertaining to a Levite [Levites]”).
  2. ^ Or, “any man.” Heb., ʼa·dhamʹ.
  3. ^ Or, “offer.”
  4. ^ “Offering.” Heb., qor·banʹ; Gr., doʹra, “gifts.” Compare Mr 7:11.
  5. ^ “Offering,” M; SamLXXSy, “offerings.”
  6. ^ “Burnt offering.” Heb., ʽo·lahʹ; Gr., ho·lo·kauʹto·ma; Lat., ho·lo·cauʹstum, “holocaust,” a sacrifice consumed by fire.
  7. ^ Lit., “make a covering over him.”
  8. ^ Or, “And he must slaughter the young bull.” LXX, “And they will slaughter the young bull.”
  9. ^ “Priests,” SamLXX and five Heb. mss; M, “priest.” Compare vss 5, 8.
  10. ^ “Priests,” MLXXSy.
  11. ^ Or, “And he will wash its intestines and its shanks.”
  12. ^ See Ex 29:18 ftn.
  13. ^ Or, “And he must slaughter it.”
  14. ^ Lit., “sons of the pigeon.”
  15. ^ Or, “pressed (squeezed) out.”
  16. ^ “Its feathers,” LXX; SymTh, “its fine feathers (down)”; possibly, “its filth (excrement).”
  17. ^ See Ex 27:3 ftn, “Ashes.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ex 40:34; Nu 12:5
  2. ^ Le 22:18
  3. ^ Le 12:6; Nu 15:3
  4. ^ Ex 12:5; Le 22:20; De 15:21; Ml 1:14; Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:19
  5. ^ 2Co 9:7
  6. ^ Is 56:7
  7. ^ Nu 15:25; Ro 3:25; 1Jo 2:2
  8. ^ Heb 10:11
  9. ^ Heb 9:13; 1Pe 1:2
  10. ^ Le 7:8
  11. ^ Le 6:12
  12. ^ Ge 22:9; Ne 13:31
  13. ^ Ex 29:17; Le 9:13; 1Ki 18:23
  14. ^ Le 8:21; 9:14
  15. ^ Ge 8:21; Ex 29:18; Nu 15:3; Eph 5:2; Pp 4:18
  16. ^ Ge 4:4
  17. ^ Le 22:19
  18. ^ Le 22:20; Ml 1:14; 1Pe 1:19
  19. ^ Le 9:12; 2Ch 29:22
  20. ^ Le 9:13; 1Ki 18:23
  21. ^ Le 9:14
  22. ^ Ex 29:17
  23. ^ Ex 29:18
  24. ^ Ex 29:41; Le 1:9
  25. ^ Lu 2:24
  26. ^ Le 5:7; 12:8
  27. ^ Le 5:8
  28. ^ Ex 27:3; Le 4:12; 6:10
  29. ^ Ge 15:10
  30. ^ Ge 8:20; Ex 29:18
  31. ^ Le 6:21; Nu 28:8

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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