1. The Lord told Moses
2. to give the Israelites the following laws about offering sacrifices:
3. Bulls or rams or goats are the animals that you may burn on the altar as sacrifices to please me. You may also offer sacrifices voluntarily or because you made a promise, or because they are part of your regular religious ceremonies. The smell of the smoke from these sacrifices is pleasing to me.
11-13. If you are a native Israelite, you must obey these rules each time you offer a bull, a ram, or a goat as a sacrifice.
15-16. This law will never change. I am the Lord, and I consider all people the same, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living among you.
17-19. When you eat food in the land that I am giving you, remember to set aside some of it as an offering to me.
22-23. The Lord also told Moses to tell the people what must be done if they ever disobey his laws: