⁶ In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure.

¹ Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

² "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the cattle, from the herd and from the flock.

³ "'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

⁴ He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

⁵ He shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

⁶ He shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces.

¹¹ Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his loving kindness.

¹⁰ "Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you," says Yahweh of hosts, "neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

¹⁷ Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

² Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

¹⁸ But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.

⁴ For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.