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Webster's Bible: Leviticus

English Bible TranslationsNew TestamentNoah Webster

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This is the opening chapters of the Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, belonging to the Pentateuch (Torah) tradition attributed to Mosaic authorship. The text presents detailed divine instructions delivered to Moses for the Israelite sacrificial system, covering four major offering types: burnt offerings (complete animal immolation from cattle, sheep, goats, or birds), grain/meat offerings (fine flour preparations with oil and frankincense), peace offerings (partial animal sacrifice with fat portions reserved for God), and sin offerings (atonement sacrifices whose specific requirements vary by the offerer's social rank — anointed priest, whole congregation, ruler, or common person). A distinctive feature is the graduated scale of acceptable animals, allowing wealthier offerers to bring bulls while poorer ones may substitute pigeons, suggesting a system designed for broad participation across economic classes. The text is notably procedural and ritual-technical rather than theological or narrative, specifying exact anatomical handling, blood manipulation, and spatial placement within the tabernacle with a precision that implies a functioning priestly bureaucracy. Its central theological claim is implicit: that sin — even unintentional sin — creates a breach requiring material atonement through blood and fire to restore the relationship between Israel and God.

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