and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a soothing aroma; it is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

“‘No grain offering which you present to the Lord can be made with yeast, for you must not offer up in smoke any yeast or honey as a gift to the Lord.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘The one who presents his peace offering sacrifice to the Lord must bring his offering to the Lord from his peace offering sacrifice.

“‘If what is vowed is a kind of animal from which an offering may be presented to the Lord, anything which he gives to the Lord from this kind of animal will be holy.

“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the Lord as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord.

He met with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.”

Then I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, just as these vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers.

One will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’ and another will use the name ‘Jacob.’ One will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ and use the name ‘Israel.’”

For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the Lord.

“Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed.

Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a gift to the Lord. It is a guilt offering.

“‘This is the law of the peace offering sacrifice which he is to present to the Lord.

“‘When you sacrifice a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is accepted for you.

In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, praise offerings to the Lord.

When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit.

You must not do any regular work, but you must present a gift to the Lord.’”

and for a drink offering you must offer one-third of a hin of wine as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

and you eat some of the food of the land, you must offer up a raised offering to the Lord.

“‘On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover.

The cattle numbered 36,000; the Lord’s tribute was 72.