## Leviticus Chapter 1

###### Leviticus 1:1
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וַיִּקְרָ֖א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו מֵאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
And He called to Moshe, and Adonoy spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying:

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
AND the Lord called to Moshe, and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And He called (vayikra) [("kriyah" is an expression of endearment)] to Moses [(G-d's voice reached Moses' ears only)], and the L-rd spoke (vayedaber) [(There is "calling" only for (initial) "speaking" (dibbur), and not for pauses (subsections within the sections)] to him [and not to Aaron] from the tent of meeting [(the voice "cutting off" and not traveling beyond the tent of meeting)], "saying" [i.e., Speak to them (Israel) with "suasion"]


###### Leviticus 1:2
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דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב מִכֶּ֛ם קׇרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אן תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ אֶת־קׇרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
Speak to Bnei Yisroel and say to them; [if] a man among you will bring an offering to Adonoy; of animals, cattle or sheep you should bring your offering.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Speak to the children of Yisra᾽el, and say to them, If any man of you bring an offering to the Lord, of the cattle shall you bring your offering, of the herd, and of the flock.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: A man (adam) [(Just as Adam did not sacrifice what was stolen, so, you)], if he offer from you an offering to the L-rd, from the beasts [(but not all — to exclude participants, active or passive, in sodomy)], from the cattle [(to exclude objects of idolatry)] and from the sheep [(to exclude animals designated for idolatry) ("from the beasts" like cattle and sheep, but not undomesticated animals) ("and from the sheep" — to exclude animals which gored men to death)] shall you (plural) offer [(two may offer a burnt-offering in partnership)] your (plural) offering [(It may be a communal gift offering)].


###### Leviticus 1:3
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אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קׇרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
If his offering is a burnt-offering of cattle he shall bring an unblemished male; to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting he shall bring it, that it be favorably accepted from him before Adonoy.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
If his offering is a burnt-offering, from the cattle [("from") — to exclude a treifah (a "torn," ritually unfit, animal)], a male, [and not a female], without blemish, shall he offer it; to the door of the tent of meeting shall he bring it [(He must attend to getting it to the azarah (the Temple court)], of his own volition, before the L-rd [(There is no semichah (4) at a bamah (a temporary altar)].


###### Leviticus 1:4
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וְסָמַ֣ךְ יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הָעֹלָ֑ה וְנִרְצָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering and it will be favorably accepted from him to achieve his atonement.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
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.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall place (vesamach) his hand on the head of the [(excluding (from semichah) the burnt-offering of fowl)] burnt-offering [(including an obligatory burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of sheep)], and it shall be acceptable for him to make atonement for him [for transgressions of positive commandments or for negative commandments linked to positive commandments].


###### Leviticus 1:5
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וְשָׁחַ֛ט אֶת־בֶּ֥ן הַבָּקָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְ֠הִקְרִ֠יבוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֤ן הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וְזָרְק֨וּ אֶת־הַדָּ֤ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ סָבִ֔יב אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall slaughter the calf before Adonoy and the sons of Aharon, the *kohanim,* will bring the blood and they will sprinkle the blood all around the altar, which is at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aharon’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the Tent of Meeting.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall slaughter [(It is permissible for a non-priest to slaughter)] the bullock before the L-rd [in the azarah], and the sons of Aaron, the priests [(they must be fit for the priesthood)] shall present [i.e., receive and bring] the blood, and they shall dash the blood [(including blood which intermingled with that of an offering of its kind or of another kind)] on the altar roundabout [(two "dashings" (from a vessel) on two (diagonally) opposite corners of the altar)], which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting [(but not when the tent of meeting is dismantled)].


###### Leviticus 1:6
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וְהִפְשִׁ֖יט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֑ה וְנִתַּ֥ח אֹתָ֖הּ לִנְתָחֶֽיהָ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall skin the burnt-offering and cut it into its pieces.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into its pieces.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall flay the burnt-offering [(all burnt-offerings are included)], and he shall cut it into its pieces [(but not its pieces into pieces)].


###### Leviticus 1:7
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וְ֠נָתְנ֠וּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֧ן הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֵ֖שׁ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְעָרְכ֥וּ עֵצִ֖ים עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
The sons of Aharon the *kohein* shall place [ignite] a fire on the altar and they shall arrange logs on the fire.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the sons of Aharon the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the sons of Aaron the priest [(in his "priesthood," If he officiated in the garments of an ordinary priest, his service is invalid)] shall put fire upon the altar [(Even though fire descends from heaven, it is a mitzvah to bring man-made fire)], and they shall arrange wood upon the fire.


###### Leviticus 1:8
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וְעָרְכ֗וּ בְּנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אֵ֚ת הַנְּתָחִ֔ים אֶת־הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑דֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
The sons of Aharon, the *kohanim,* shall arrange the pieces, the head and the fat on the logs which are on the fire that is on the altar.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and the priests, Aharon’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the sons of Aaron, the priests [(in their "priesthood." If they officiate in the eight garments of the high-priest, their service is invalid)] shall arrange the pieces, the head [(which was cut off and not flayed)] and the suet [(which is brought up with the head to cover the shechitah site (a deferential act)] upon the wood upon the fire, which is upon the altar [(Pieces of wood should not stick out beyond the wood pile)].


###### Leviticus 1:9
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וְקִרְבּ֥וֹ וּכְרָעָ֖יו יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְהִקְטִ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־הַכֹּל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֛ה אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיח֖וֹחַ לַֽיהֹוָֽה׃{ס}

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall wash its innards and its legs in water; and the *kohein* shall burn it all on the altar [for the purpose of] a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of pleasing fragrance to Adonoy.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
but its inwards and its legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour to the Lord.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And its innards and its legs shall he wash with water, and the Cohein shall smoke the whole upon the altar, [specifically] as a burnt-offering, a fire-offering [(He must slaughter it to that end)], a sweet savor, ["gratifying," (in that His will was done)], to the L-rd.


###### Leviticus 1:10
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וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּ֨אן קׇרְבָּנ֧וֹ מִן־הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים א֥וֹ מִן־הָעִזִּ֖ים לְעֹלָ֑ה זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
If his offering is from flocks of sheep—of lambs or of goats—for a burnt-offering, he shall bring an unblemished male.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
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.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And, [(Whatever applies to "cattle" (3) applies to "flock" and vice versa)] if from the flock is his offering, of the sheep or of the goats, [(excluding the old, sick, or malodorous)], as a burnt-offering, a male [(and not one whose sex is in doubt or a hermaphrodite), without blemish shall he offer it.


###### Leviticus 1:11
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וְשָׁחַ֨ט אֹת֜וֹ עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְזָרְק֡וּ בְּנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים אֶת־דָּמ֛וֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before Adonoy; and the sons of Aharon, the *kohanim,* will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aharon’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood round about on the altar.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the L-rd [(There is no "northward" (requirement) at a bamah (a temporary altar)], and the sons of Aaron, the Cohanim, shall dash its blood on the altar roundabout.


###### Leviticus 1:12
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וְנִתַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ לִנְתָחָ֔יו וְאֶת־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְאֶת־פִּדְר֑וֹ וְעָרַ֤ךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔ם עַל־הָֽעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall sever it into its pieces—and its head, and [remove] its fats; and the *kohein* shall arrange them on the logs which are on the fire that is on the altar.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar:

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall cut it into its pieces, and its head, and its suet; and the Cohein shall arrange them upon the wood upon the fire, which is upon the altar.


###### Leviticus 1:13
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וְהַקֶּ֥רֶב וְהַכְּרָעַ֖יִם יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְהִקְרִ֨יב הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־הַכֹּל֙ וְהִקְטִ֣יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֣ה ה֗וּא אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃{פ}

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall wash the innards and feet in water and the *kohein* shall bring it all and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt-offering; a fire-offering of pleasing fragrance to Adonoy.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
but he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour to the Lord.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the innards and the legs he shall wash with water, and the Cohein shall offer the whole, and he shall smoke it upon the altar. It is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering, a sweet savor to the L-rd.


###### Leviticus 1:14
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וְאִ֧ם מִן־הָע֛וֹף עֹלָ֥ה קׇרְבָּנ֖וֹ לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה וְהִקְרִ֣יב מִן־הַתֹּרִ֗ים א֛וֹ מִן־בְּנֵ֥י הַיּוֹנָ֖ה אֶת־קׇרְבָּנֽוֹ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
If his burnt-offering to Adonoy is of fowl, he shall bring either turtledoves or the young pigeons [as] his offering.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And if from the fowl [(excluding a bird that is missing a limb)], a burnt-offering, is his offering to the L-rd, then shall he offer his offering from the turtle-doves [(grown ones and not small ones)] or from the young pigeons [(small ones and not grown ones)] [("from the turtle-doves or from the young pigeons") — excluding those whose plumage has just begun brightening].


###### Leviticus 1:15
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וְהִקְרִיב֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וּמָלַק֙ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וְנִמְצָ֣ה דָמ֔וֹ עַ֖ל קִ֥יר הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
The *kohein* shall bring it near the altar and nip off its head [with his fingernail] and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be squeezed out onto the wall of the altar.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the Cohein shall bring it [(even a single pigeon)] near to the altar, and he shall pinch off its head [(He cuts with his nail against the nape until he reaches the shechitah signs — gullet and windpipe — which he severs)], and he shall smoke it upon the altar; and its blood shall be wrung out [before smoking] against the wall of the altar [(He presses the shechitah site against it and the blood drains down)].


###### Leviticus 1:16
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וְהֵסִ֥יר אֶת־מֻרְאָת֖וֹ בְּנֹצָתָ֑הּ וְהִשְׁלִ֨יךְ אֹתָ֜הּ אֵ֤צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ קֵ֔דְמָה אֶל־מְק֖וֹם הַדָּֽשֶׁן׃

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall remove its crop [together] with its feathers and throw it beside the altar, eastward, to the place of the ashes.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and he shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall remove its crop with its entrails, and he shall cast it beside the altar on the east [of the ramp], in the place of the ashes [removed from the altar and from the menorah].


###### Leviticus 1:17
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וְשִׁסַּ֨ע אֹת֣וֹ בִכְנָפָיו֮ לֹ֣א יַבְדִּיל֒ וְהִקְטִ֨יר אֹת֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֑שׁ עֹלָ֣ה ה֗וּא אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃{ס}

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
He shall rip it apart by its wings, not completely dividing it. The *kohein* shall burn it on the altar, on the logs which are on the fire; it is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of pleasing fragrance to Adonoy.

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and he shall rend it by its wings, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour to the Lord.

**The Rashi chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he shall rend it with its feathers [(He need not pluck them out)]; he shall not divide it [completely (but he tears it along its back)]. And the Cohein shall smoke it on the altar, on the wood which is on the fire. It is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering, a sweet savor to the L-rd.