New International Reader's Version

Leviticus 4:7-12 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

7. " 'Then the priest must put some of the blood on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar for burning incense. The incense has a sweet smell. The altar stands in front of the Lord in the Tent of Meeting. The priest must pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings. That altar stands at the entrance to the tent.

8. " 'He must remove all of the fat from the bull for the sin offering. It includes the fat that covers the inside parts or is connected to them.

9. It includes both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It also includes the covering of the liver. He must remove all of it together with the kidneys.

10. He must remove it in the same way the fat is removed from an ox that is sacrificed as a friendship offering. Then the priest must burn all of it on the altar for burnt offerings.

11. " 'But the bull's hide must be taken away. So must all of its meat. So must its head and legs. And so must its inside parts and guts.

12. In other words, all of the rest of the bull must be taken away. The priest must take it outside the camp. He must take it to a place that is "clean." He must take it to the place where the ashes are thrown. There he must burn it in a wood fire on a pile of ashes.