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And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn [it] on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Le sacrificateur sacrifiera l'oiseau sur l'autel; il lui ouvrira la tête avec l'ongle, et la brûlera sur l'autel, et il exprimera le sang contre un côté de l'autel.

KJV

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn [it] on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    e it was unfitting that the manner of immolation should be determined, especially as regards birds ( Lev. 1:15, seqq.). Objection 7: Further, every defect in an animal is a step towards corruption and death. If therefore slain animals were offered to God, it was unreasonable to f…

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