{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:07:29.239Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Leviticus","bookSlug":"leviticus","chapter":1,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":27,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, <i>even</i> of the herd, and of the flock."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"If his offering <i>be</i> a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that <i>is by</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that <i>is</i> on the fire which <i>is</i> upon the altar:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, <i>to be</i> a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And if his offering <i>be</i> of the flocks, <i>namely</i>, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that <i>is</i> on the fire which <i>is</i> upon the altar:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring <i>it</i> all, and burn <i>it</i> upon the altar: it <i>is</i> a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD <i>be</i> of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn <i>it</i> on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, <i>but</i> shall not divide <i>it</i> asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that <i>is</i> upon the fire: it <i>is</i> a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Leviticus 1 (KJV)","markdown":"[Leviticus 1](https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/1 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}