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The Lord said to Moses, "Command the Israelites to present my offering at its appointed time. Tell them to bring an offering of a pleasing aroma to me in their due season.

"This is the offering made by fire that you are to offer to the Lord: two year-old lambs without defect, one each day, as a continual burnt offering. The lamb offered in the morning should be followed by another lamb at evening. Each lamb's portion consists of flour for a meat offering, mixed with oil and wine.

"This is a perpetual burnt offering that was instituted at Mount Sinai to be a sweet fragrance, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. Alongside it, you will offer a drink of wine as a strong aroma to the Lord.

"On the Sabbath day, you shall offer two male lambs a year old without defect, along with flour mixed with oil for a meal offering and its drink offering. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering.

"During the months, you are also to bring a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without defect, as well as flour mixed with oil for each animal. The drink offerings will be half an hin for a bull and one-third for a ram.

"In addition, you shall offer a kid of the goats as a sin offering to the Lord, along with the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

"The Passover is observed on the fourteenth day of the first month, followed by seven days during which unleavened bread will be eaten. The first day of this festival will be a holy convocation, during which you shall not do any work; instead, offer a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls and one ram.

"Throughout these seven days, you are also to bring a daily meat offering made by fire as an aroma to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offerings and their drink offerings.

"On the seventh day of this festival, there will be another holy convocation during which no work shall be done. You will also have a holy convocation on the day of the firstfruits when you bring a new meat offering after your weeks are complete.

"When you come to celebrate this festival with a new meat offering, you should offer two young bulls and one ram as burnt offerings for a sweet aroma to the Lord, along with seven lambs of the first year without defect. Their grain offerings will be three tenth-deal portions of flour mixed with oil for each bull and ram.

"You shall also present a goat kid as an atonement for yourselves, alongside the regular burnt offering and its accompanying food offerings."