6 He must then skin the ascent-offering and cut it up into its constituent sections. He must not, however, cut up these sections into smaller sections.
7 As will be described later, the sons of Aaron the priest (and after them, his priestly descendants) must make a fire on the Altar and arrange wood on the fire. No pieces of wood should protrude from the woodpile. Even though this is just a preparation for the actual sacrificial rites, they must perform this rite only when properly attired as priests.
8 Aaron’s sons (and after them, his priestly descendants), properly attired as priests, must then arrange all the sections into which the animal had been cut up, plus the head—whose bottom (i.e., the place where the animal was slaughtered) they have covered by placing the animal’s fat on it—on top of the wood that is on the fire on the Altar. The severed throat is covered by fat in order to present the sacrifice to God in a dignified, respectful manner. None of the flesh of an ascent-offering may be eaten, but its hide is given to the priest.
