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Leviticus 9:8-24 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

8. Aaron stepped up to the altar and killed the bull that was to be the sacrifice for his sins.

9. His sons brought him the blood. He dipped a finger in it, smeared some on the four corners of the bronze altar, and poured out the rest at its foot.

10. But he sent up in smoke the fat, the kidneys, and the lower part of the liver, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

11. Then Aaron burnt the skin and the flesh outside the camp.

12. After Aaron had killed the ram that was sacrificed to please the Lord, Aaron's sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all four sides of the altar.

13. They brought him each piece of the animal, including the head, and he burnt them all on the altar.

14. He washed the insides and the hind legs and also sent them up in smoke.

15. Next, Aaron sacrificed the goat for the sins of the people, as he had done with the sacrifice for his own sins.

16. And so, he burnt this sacrifice on the altar in the proper way.

17. He also presented the grain sacrifice and burnt a handful of the flour on the altar as part of the morning sacrifice.

18. At last, he killed the bull and the ram as a sacrifice to ask the Lord's blessing on the people. Aaron's sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against the four sides of the altar.

19. His sons placed all the fat, as well as the kidneys and the lower part of the liver

20. on top of the choice ribs.

21. Then Aaron burnt the fat on the altar and lifted up the ribs and the right hind leg to show that these were dedicated to the Lord. This was done just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

22. Aaron held out his hand and gave the people his blessing, before coming down from the bronze altar where he had offered the sacrifices.

23. He and Moses went into the sacred tent, and when they came out, they gave the people their blessing. Then the Lord appeared to the people in all his glory.

24. The Lord sent fiery flames that burnt up everything on the altar, and when everyone saw this, they shouted and fell to their knees to worship the Lord.

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