Leviticus 1:15

The priest shall take it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

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In The King James Version

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

In Context

14If your offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a turtledove or a young pigeon.

16He must remove the crop and the feathers, and throw them to the east side of the altar into the ash pile.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan, asking for help?

Psalms 69:1God, please save me, because the water is up to my neck!

Isaiah 53:10However, it was the Lord's will for him to be crushed and to suffer, for when he gives his life as a guilt offering he will see his descendants, he will have a long life, and what the Lord wants will be achieved through him.

1 John 2:27But the anointing you received from him means the Spirit lives in you, and you don't need to be taught by anyone. The Spirit's anointing teaches you about everything. It is the truth and not a lie. So live in Christ, just as you've been taught!

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 1:11-17

10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 11 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. 12 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 is on the fire which is upon the altar: 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with… Read the whole commentary →

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