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1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
2 Commaunde the children of Israel, and say vnto them: My offeryng and my bread for my sacrifices which are made by fire for a sweete sauour, shal ye obserue to offer vnto me in their due season.
3 And thou shalt say vnto them: This is the offeryng made by fire, which ye shall offer vnto the Lord: two lambes of a yere olde without spot, day by day for a continuall burnt offeryng.
4 One lambe shalt thou prepare in the mornyng, and the other at euen.
5 And therto the tenth part of an Epha of floure for a meate offeryng, mingled with the fourth part of an Hin of beaten oyle.
6 It is a dayly burnt offeryng, such as was ordayned in the mount Sinai for a sweete sauour, a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde.
7 And let the drinke offering of the same be the fourth part of an Hin for one lambe, and in the holy place shalt thou commaunde the wine to be powred vnto the Lorde:
8 And the other lambe thou shalt offer at euen, after the maner of the meate offeryng and the drynke offeryng of the mornyng, a sacrifice made by fire, shalt thou offer for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde.
9 And on the Sabbath day, two lambes of a yere olde without spot, and two tenth deales of floure for a meate offeryng mingled with oyle, and the drynke offeryng therto.
10 This is the burnt offeryng of euery Sabbath, beside the dayly burnt offeryng, and his drynke offeryng.
11 And in the begynnyng of your monethes, ye shall offer a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde: two young bullockes, and a ramme, and seuen lambes of a yere olde without spot,
12 And three tenth deales of floure for a meate offeryng mingled with oyle for one bullocke, and two tenth deales of floure for a meate offeryng mingled with oyle for one ramme.
13 And a tenth deale of floure mingled with oyle for a meate offeryng vnto one lambe, for a burnt offeryng of a sweete sauour, and a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde.
14 And their drynke offerynges shalbe halfe an Hin of wine vnto one bullocke, and the thirde part of an Hin of wine vnto a ramme, and the fourth part of an Hin vnto a lambe: This is the burnt offeryng of euery moneth throughout the monethes of the yere:
15 And one hee goate for a sinne offeryng vnto the Lorde shalbe offered, besides the dayly burnt offering, and his drinke offeryng.
16 And the fourteenth day of the first moneth, is the Passouer of the Lorde.
17 And in the fifteenth day of the same moneth is the feast: seuen dayes long shall vnleauened bread be eaten.
18 In the first day shalbe an holy conuocation, ye shall do no maner of seruile worke therin.
19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire, for a burnt offering vnto the Lord, two young bullockes, one ramme, and seuen lambes of a yere olde, let them be without spot.
20 And let their meate offeryng be of floure mingled with oyle: three tenth deales also shall ye offer for a bullocke, and two tenth deales for a ramme.
21 One tenth deale shalt thou offer for euery lambe of the seuen lambes.
22 And a hee goate for a sinne offeryng, to make attonement for you.
23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offeryng in the mornyng, which is a continuall burnt sacrifice.
24 After this maner ye shall offer throughout the seuen dayes, the fleshe of the sacrifice made by fire, for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde: And it shalbe done beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his drynke offeryng.
25 And in the seuenth day ye shall haue an holy conuocation, [wherin] ye shall do no seruile worke.
26 Also in the day of your first fruites, when ye bryng a newe meate offeryng vnto the Lorde accordyng to your weekes, ye shall haue an holy couocation, and ye shal do no seruile worke in it.
27 But offer a burnt offering for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde, two young bullockes, a ramme, and seuen lambes of a yere olde,
28 With their meate offerynges of floure mingled with oyle, three tenth deales vnto a bullocke, two tenth deales to a ramme,
29 And one tenth deale vnto a lambe throughout the seuen lambes,
30 And an hee goate to make an attonement for you.
31 This ye shall do, besides the continual burnt offeryng and his meate offeryng, (and they shalbe vnto you without spot) with their drinke offerynges.
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