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Leviticus 1 1 The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him,
Leviticus 1 2 "Give the following instructions to the Israelites: Whenever you present offerings to the LORD, you must bring animals from your flocks and herds.
Leviticus 1 3 "If your sacrifice for a whole burnt offering is from the herd, bring a bull with no physical defects to the entrance of the Tabernacle so it will be accepted by the LORD.
Leviticus 1 4 Lay your hand on its head so the LORD will accept it as your substitute, thus making atonement for you.
Leviticus 1 5 Then slaughter the animal in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the blood by sprinkling it against the sides of the altar that stands in front of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 1 6 When the animal has been skinned and cut into pieces,
Leviticus 1 7 the sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.
Leviticus 1 8 Aaron's sons will then put the pieces of the animal, including its head and fat, on the wood fire.
Leviticus 1 9 But the internal organs and legs must first be washed with water. Then the priests will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar. It is a whole burnt offering made by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 1 10 "If your sacrifice for a whole burnt offering is from the flock, bring a male sheep or goat with no physical defects.
Leviticus 1 11 Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence. Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 1 12 Then you must cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will lay the pieces of the sacrifice, including the head and fat, on top of the wood fire on the altar.
Leviticus 1 13 The internal organs and legs must first be washed with water. Then the priests will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar. It is a whole burnt offering made by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 1 14 "If you bring a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.
Leviticus 1 15 The priest will take the bird to the altar, twist off its head, and burn the head on the altar. He must then let its blood drain out against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 1 16 The priest must remove the crop and the feathers and throw them to the east side of the altar among the ashes.
Leviticus 1 17 Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird apart, though not completely. Then he will burn it on top of the wood fire on the altar. It is a whole burnt offering made by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 2 1 "When you bring a grain offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it and sprinkle it with incense.
Leviticus 2 2 Bring this offering to one of Aaron's sons, and he will take a handful of the flour mixed with olive oil, together with all the incense, and burn this token portion on the altar fire. It is an offering made by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 2 3 The rest of the flour will be given to Aaron and his sons. It will be considered a most holy part of the offerings given to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 2 4 "When you present some kind of baked bread as a grain offering, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.
Leviticus 2 5 If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil, and it must contain no yeast.
Leviticus 2 6 Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a kind of grain offering.
Leviticus 2 7 If your offering is prepared in a pan, it also must be made of choice flour and olive oil.
Leviticus 2 8 "No matter how a grain offering has been prepared before being offered to the LORD, bring it to the priests who will present it at the altar.
Leviticus 2 9 The priests will take a token portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, and it will be very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 2 10 The rest of the grain offering will be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. It will be considered a most holy part of the offerings given to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 2 11 "Do not use yeast in any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as an offering to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 2 12 You may add yeast and honey to the offerings presented at harvesttime, but these must never be burned on the altar as an offering pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 2 13 Season all your grain offerings with salt, to remind you of God's covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.
Leviticus 2 14 "If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring kernels of new grain that have been roasted on a fire.
Leviticus 2 15 Since it is a grain offering, put olive oil on it and sprinkle it with incense.
Leviticus 2 16 The priests will take a token portion of the roasted grain mixed with olive oil, together with all the incense, and burn it as an offering given to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 3 1 "If you want to present a peace offering from the herd, use either a bull or a cow. The animal you offer to the LORD must have no physical defects.
Leviticus 3 2 Lay your hand on the animal's head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons, the priests, will then sprinkle the animal's blood against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 3 3 Part of this peace offering must be presented to the LORD as an offering made by fire. This includes the fat around the internal organs,
Leviticus 3 4 the two kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
Leviticus 3 5 The sons of Aaron will burn these on the altar on top of the burnt offering on the wood fire. It is an offering made by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 3 6 "If you present a peace offering to the LORD from the flock, you may bring either a goat or a sheep. It may be either male or female, and it must have no physical defects.
Leviticus 3 7 If you bring a sheep as your gift, present it to the LORD
Leviticus 3 8 by laying your hand on its head and slaughtering it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. The sons of Aaron will then sprinkle the sheep's blood against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 3 9 Part of this peace offering must be presented to the LORD as an offering made by fire. This includes the fat of the entire tail cut off near the backbone, the fat around the internal organs,
Leviticus 3 10 the two kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
Leviticus 3 11 The priest will burn them on the altar as food, an offering given to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 3 12 "If you bring a goat as your offering to the LORD,
Leviticus 3 13 lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then the sons of Aaron will sprinkle the goat's blood against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 3 14 Part of this offering must be presented to the LORD as an offering made by fire. This part includes the fat around the internal organs,
Leviticus 3 15 the two kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
Leviticus 3 16 The priest will burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire; these will be very pleasing to the LORD. Remember, all the fat belongs to the LORD.
Leviticus 3 17 "You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you and all your descendants, wherever they may live."
Leviticus 4 1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 4 2 "Give the Israelites the following instructions for dealing with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything forbidden by the LORD's commands.
Leviticus 4 3 "If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must bring to the LORD a young bull with no physical defects.
Leviticus 4 4 He must present the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it there in the LORD's presence.
Leviticus 4 5 The priest on duty will then take some of the animal's blood into the Tabernacle,
Leviticus 4 6 dip his finger into the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the Most Holy Place.
Leviticus 4 7 The priest will put some of the blood on the horns of the incense altar that stands in the LORD's presence in the Tabernacle. The rest of the bull's blood must be poured out at the base of the altar of burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 4 8 The priest must remove all the fat around the bull's internal organs,
Leviticus 4 9 the two kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver.
Leviticus 4 10 Then he must burn them on the altar of burnt offerings, just as is done with the bull or cow sacrificed as a peace offering.
Leviticus 4 11 But the rest of the bull--its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung--
Leviticus 4 12 must be carried away to a ceremonially clean place outside the camp, the place where the ashes are thrown. He will burn it all on a wood fire in the ash heap.
Leviticus 4 13 "If the entire Israelite community does something forbidden by the LORD and the matter escapes the community's notice, all the people will be guilty.
Leviticus 4 14 When they discover their sin, the leaders of the community must bring a young bull for a sin offering and present it at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 4 15 The leaders must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it there before the LORD.
Leviticus 4 16 The priest will bring some of its blood into the Tabernacle,
Leviticus 4 17 dip his finger into the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.
Leviticus 4 18 He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the incense altar that stands in the LORD's presence in the Tabernacle. The rest of the blood must then be poured out at the base of the altar of burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 4 19 The priest must remove all the animal's fat and burn it on the altar,
Leviticus 4 20 following the same procedure as with the sin offering for the priest. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the people, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 4 21 The priest must then take what is left of the bull outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This is a sin offering for the entire community of Israel.
Leviticus 4 22 "If one of Israel's leaders does something forbidden by the LORD his God, he will be guilty even if he sinned unintentionally.
Leviticus 4 23 When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no physical defects.
Leviticus 4 24 He is to lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it before the LORD at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. This will be his sin offering.
Leviticus 4 25 Then the priest will dip his finger into the blood of the sin offering, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Leviticus 4 26 He must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as is done with the peace offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the leader's sin, and he will be forgiven.
Leviticus 4 27 "If any of the citizens of Israel do something forbidden by the LORD, they will be guilty even if they sinned unintentionally.
Leviticus 4 28 When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as their offering a female goat with no physical defects. It will be offered for their sin.
Leviticus 4 29 They are to lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.
Leviticus 4 30 The priest will then dip his finger into the blood, put the blood on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Leviticus 4 31 Those who are guilty must remove all the goat's fat, just as is done with the peace offering. Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be very pleasing to the LORD. In this way, the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 4 32 "If any of the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no physical defects.
Leviticus 4 33 They are to lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.
Leviticus 4 34 The priest will then dip his finger into the blood, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Leviticus 4 35 Those who are guilty must remove all the sheep's fat, just as is done with a sheep presented as a peace offering. Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar on top of the offerings given to the LORD by fire. In this way, the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 5 1 "If any of the people are called to testify about something they have witnessed, but they refuse to testify, they will be held responsible and be subject to punishment.
Leviticus 5 2 "Or if they touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the dead body of an animal that is ceremonially unclean--whether a wild animal, a domesticated animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground--they will be considered ceremonially unclean and guilty, even if they are unaware of their defilement.
Leviticus 5 3 "Or if they come into contact with any source of human defilement, even if they don't realize they have been defiled, they will be considered guilty as soon as they become aware of it.
Leviticus 5 4 "Or if they make a rash vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or bad, they will be considered guilty even if they were not fully aware of what they were doing at the time.
Leviticus 5 5 "When any of the people become aware of their guilt in any of these ways, they must confess their sin
Leviticus 5 6 and bring to the LORD as their penalty a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This will be a sin offering to remove their sin, and the priest will make atonement for them.
Leviticus 5 7 "If any of them cannot afford to bring a sheep, they must bring to the LORD two young turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for their sin. One of the birds will be a sin offering, and the other will be a burnt offering.
Leviticus 5 8 They must bring them to the priest, who will offer one of the birds as the sin offering. The priest will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.
Leviticus 5 9 Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest will be drained out at the base of the altar.
Leviticus 5 10 The priest will offer the second bird as a whole burnt offering, following all the procedures that have been prescribed. In this way, the priest will make atonement for those who are guilty, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 5 11 "If any of the people cannot afford to bring young turtledoves or pigeons, they must bring two quarts of choice flour for their sin offering. Since it is a sin offering, they must not mix it with olive oil or put any incense on it.
Leviticus 5 12 They must take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a token portion. He will burn this flour on the altar just like any other offering given to the LORD by fire. This will be their sin offering.
Leviticus 5 13 In this way, the priest will make atonement for those who are guilty, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering."
Leviticus 5 14 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 5 15 "If any of the people sin by unintentionally defiling the LORD's sacred property, they must bring to the LORD a ram from the flock as their guilt offering. The animal must have no physical defects, and it must be of the proper value in silver as measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.
Leviticus 5 16 They must then make restitution for whatever holy things they have defiled by paying for the loss, plus an added penalty of 20 percent. When they give their payments to the priest, he will make atonement for them with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 5 17 "If any of them sin by doing something forbidden by the LORD, even if it is done unintentionally, they will be held responsible. When they become aware of their guilt,
Leviticus 5 18 they must bring to the priest a ram from the flock as a guilt offering. The animal must have no physical defects, and it must be of the proper value. In this way, the priest will make atonement for those who are guilty, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 5 19 This is a guilt offering, for they have been guilty of an offense against the LORD."
Leviticus 6 1 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 6 2 "Suppose some of the people sin against the LORD by falsely telling their neighbor that an item entrusted to their safekeeping has been lost or stolen. Or suppose they have been dishonest with regard to a security deposit, or they have taken something by theft or extortion.
Leviticus 6 3 Or suppose they find a lost item and lie about it, or they deny something while under oath, or they commit any other similar sin.
Leviticus 6 4 If they have sinned in any of these ways and are guilty, they must give back whatever they have taken by theft or extortion, whether a security deposit, or property entrusted to them, or a lost object that they claimed as their own,
Leviticus 6 5 or anything gained by swearing falsely. When they realize their guilt, they must restore the principal amount plus a penalty of 20 percent to the person they have harmed.
Leviticus 6 6 They must then bring a guilt offering to the priest, who will present it before the LORD. This offering must be a ram with no physical defects or the animal's equivalent value in silver.
Leviticus 6 7 The priest will then make atonement for them before the LORD, and they will be forgiven."
Leviticus 6 8 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 6 9 "Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the whole burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on the altar until the next morning, and the altar fire must be kept burning all night.
Leviticus 6 10 The next morning, after dressing in his special linen clothing and undergarments, the priest on duty must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar.
Leviticus 6 11 Then he must change back into his normal clothing and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 6 12 Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the daily whole burnt offering on it. He must then burn the fat of the peace offerings on top of this daily whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 6 13 Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.
Leviticus 6 14 "These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron's sons must present this offering to the LORD in front of the altar.
Leviticus 6 15 The priest on duty will take a handful of the choice flour that has been mixed with olive oil and sprinkled with incense. He will burn this token portion on the altar, and it will be very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 6 16 After burning this handful, the rest of the flour will belong to Aaron and his sons for their food. It must, however, be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 6 17 Remember, this flour may never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the offerings presented to me by fire. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.
Leviticus 6 18 Any of Aaron's male descendants, from generation to generation, may eat of the grain offering, because it is their regular share of the offerings given to the LORD by fire. Anyone or anything that touches this food will become holy."
Leviticus 6 19 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 6 20 "On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must bring to the LORD a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening.
Leviticus 6 21 It must be cooked on a griddle with olive oil, and it must be well mixed and broken into pieces. You must present this grain offering, and it will be very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 6 22 As the sons of the priests replace their fathers, they will be inducted into office by offering this same sacrifice on the day they are anointed. It is the LORD's regular share, and it must be completely burned up.
Leviticus 6 23 All such grain offerings of the priests must be entirely burned up. None of the flour may be eaten."
Leviticus 6 24 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 6 25 "Give Aaron and his sons these further instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as a sin offering is most holy and must be slaughtered in the LORD's presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.
Leviticus 6 26 The priest who offers the sacrifice may eat his portion in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 6 27 Anything or anyone who touches the sacrificial meat will become holy, and if the sacrificial blood splatters anyone's clothing, it must be washed off in a sacred place.
Leviticus 6 28 If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must be broken. If a bronze kettle is used, it must be scoured and rinsed thoroughly with water.
Leviticus 6 29 Only males from a priest's family may eat of this offering, for it is most holy.
Leviticus 6 30 If, however, the blood of a sin offering has been taken into the Tabernacle to make atonement in the Holy Place for the people's sins, none of that animal's meat may be eaten. It must be completely burned up.
Leviticus 7 1 "These are the instructions for the guilt offering, which is most holy.
Leviticus 7 2 The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood sprinkled against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 7 3 The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat from the tail, the fat around the internal organs,
Leviticus 7 4 the two kidneys with the fat around them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
Leviticus 7 5 The priests will burn these parts on the altar as an offering to the LORD made by fire. It is a guilt offering.
Leviticus 7 6 All males from a priest's family may eat the meat, and it must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.
Leviticus 7 7 "For both the sin offering and the guilt offering, the meat of the sacrificed animal belongs to the priest in charge of the atonement ceremony.
Leviticus 7 8 In the case of the whole burnt offering, the hide of the sacrificed animal also belongs to the priest.
Leviticus 7 9 Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.
Leviticus 7 10 All other grain offerings, whether flour mixed with olive oil or dry flour, are to be shared among all the priests and their sons.
Leviticus 7 11 "These are the instructions regarding the different kinds of peace offerings that may be presented to the LORD.
Leviticus 7 12 If you present your peace offering as a thanksgiving offering, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread--loaves, wafers, and cakes--all made without yeast and soaked with olive oil.
Leviticus 7 13 This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of yeast bread.
Leviticus 7 14 One of each kind of bread must be presented as a gift to the LORD. This bread will then belong to the priest who sprinkles the altar with blood from the sacrificed animal.
Leviticus 7 15 The animal's meat must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning.
Leviticus 7 16 "However, if you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, the meat may be eaten on that same day, and whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day.
Leviticus 7 17 But anything left over until the third day must be completely burned up.
Leviticus 7 18 If any of the meat from this peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted by the LORD. It will have no value as a sacrifice, and you will receive no credit for bringing it as an offering. By then, the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will have to answer for your sin.
Leviticus 7 19 "Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. And as for meat that may be eaten, it may only be eaten by people who are ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 7 20 Anyone who is ceremonially unclean but eats meat from a peace offering that was presented to the LORD must be cut off from the community.
Leviticus 7 21 If anyone touches anything that is unclean, whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal, and then eats meat from the LORD's sacrifices, that person must be cut off from the community."
Leviticus 7 22 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 7 23 "Give the Israelites these instructions: You must never eat fat, whether from oxen or sheep or goats.
Leviticus 7 24 The fat of an animal found dead or killed by a wild animal may never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose.
Leviticus 7 25 Anyone who eats fat from an offering given to the LORD by fire must be cut off from the community.
Leviticus 7 26 Even in your homes, you must never eat the blood of any bird or animal.
Leviticus 7 27 Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from the community."
Leviticus 7 28 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 7 29 "Give these further instructions to the Israelites: When you present a peace offering to the LORD, bring part of it as a special gift to the LORD.
Leviticus 7 30 Present it to him with your own hands as an offering given to the LORD by fire. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and present it to the LORD by lifting it up before him.
Leviticus 7 31 Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his sons.
Leviticus 7 32 You are to give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift.
Leviticus 7 33 The right thigh must always be given to the priest who sprinkles the blood and offers the fat of the peace offering.
Leviticus 7 34 For I have designated the breast and the right thigh for the priests. It is their regular share of the peace offerings brought by the Israelites.
Leviticus 7 35 This is their share. It has been set apart for Aaron and his descendants from the offerings given to the LORD by fire from the time they were appointed to serve the LORD as priests.
Leviticus 7 36 The LORD commanded that the Israelites were to give these portions to the priests as their regular share from the time of the priests' anointing. This regulation applies throughout the generations to come."
Leviticus 7 37 These are the instructions for the whole burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering.
Leviticus 7 38 The LORD gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.
Leviticus 8 1 The LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 8 2 "Now bring Aaron and his sons, along with their special clothing, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread
Leviticus 8 3 to the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then call the entire community of Israel to meet you there."
Leviticus 8 4 So Moses followed the LORD's instructions, and all the people assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.
Leviticus 8 5 Moses announced to them, "The LORD has commanded what I am now going to do!"
Leviticus 8 6 Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
Leviticus 8 7 He clothed Aaron with the embroidered tunic and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe of the ephod, along with the ephod itself, and attached the ephod with its decorative sash.
Leviticus 8 8 Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.
Leviticus 8 9 He placed on Aaron's head the turban with the gold medallion at its front, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Leviticus 8 10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, thus making them holy.
Leviticus 8 11 He sprinkled the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils and the washbasin and its pedestal, making them holy.
Leviticus 8 12 Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, thus anointing him and making him holy for his work.
Leviticus 8 13 Next Moses presented Aaron's sons and clothed them in their embroidered tunics, their sashes, and their turbans, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Leviticus 8 14 Then Moses brought in the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head
Leviticus 8 15 as Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. In this way, he set the altar apart as holy and made atonement for it.
Leviticus 8 16 He took all the fat around the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and he burned them all on the altar.
Leviticus 8 17 The rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, was burned outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8 18 Then Moses presented the ram to the LORD for the whole burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head
Leviticus 8 19 as Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram's blood and sprinkled it against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 8 20 Next he cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar.
Leviticus 8 21 After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a whole burnt offering. It was an offering given to the LORD by fire, very pleasing to the LORD. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8 22 Next Moses presented the second ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head
Leviticus 8 23 as Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.
Leviticus 8 24 Next he presented Aaron's sons and put some of the blood on the lobe of their right ears, the thumb of their right hands, and the big toe of their right feet. He then sprinkled the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 8 25 Next he took the fat, including the fat from the tail, the fat around the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, along with the right thigh.
Leviticus 8 26 On top of these he placed a loaf of unleavened bread, a cake of unleavened bread soaked with olive oil, and a thin wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD's presence.
Leviticus 8 27 He gave all of these to Aaron and his sons, and he presented the portions by lifting them up before the LORD.
Leviticus 8 28 Moses then took all the offerings back and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering as an ordination offering. It was an offering given to the LORD by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 8 29 Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up in the LORD's presence. This was Moses' share of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Leviticus 8 30 Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his clothing and on his sons and their clothing. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their clothing holy.
Leviticus 8 31 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the rest of the meat at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it along with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, just as I commanded you.
Leviticus 8 32 Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up.
Leviticus 8 33 Do not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is the time it will take to complete the ordination ceremony.
Leviticus 8 34 What has been done today was commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement for you.
Leviticus 8 35 Remember, you must stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, doing everything the LORD requires. If you fail in this, you will die. This is what the LORD has said."
Leviticus 8 36 So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
Leviticus 9 1 After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel.
Leviticus 9 2 He said to Aaron, "Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a whole burnt offering, both with no physical defects, and present them to the LORD.
Leviticus 9 3 Then tell the Israelites to take a male goat for a sin offering for themselves and a year-old calf and a year-old lamb for a whole burnt offering, each with no physical defects.
Leviticus 9 4 Also tell them to take a bull and a ram for a peace offering and flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering. Tell them to present all these offerings to the LORD because the LORD will appear to them today."
Leviticus 9 5 So the people brought all of these things to the entrance of the Tabernacle, just as Moses had commanded, and the whole community came and stood there in the LORD's presence.
Leviticus 9 6 Then Moses told them, "When you have followed these instructions from the LORD, the glorious presence of the LORD will appear to you."
Leviticus 9 7 Then Moses said to Aaron, "Approach the altar and present your sin offering and your whole burnt offering to make atonement for yourself. Then present the offerings to make atonement for the people, just as the LORD has commanded."
Leviticus 9 8 So Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
Leviticus 9 9 His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger into it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Leviticus 9 10 Then he burned on the altar the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 9 11 The meat and the hide, however, he burned outside the camp.
Leviticus 9 12 Next Aaron slaughtered the animal for the whole burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 9 13 They handed the animal to him piece by piece, including the head, and he burned each part on the altar.
Leviticus 9 14 Then he washed the internal organs and the legs and also burned them on the altar as a whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 9 15 Next Aaron presented the sacrifices for the people. He slaughtered the people's goat and presented it as their sin offering, just as he had done previously for himself.
Leviticus 9 16 Then he brought the whole burnt offering and presented it in the prescribed way.
Leviticus 9 17 He also brought the grain offering, burning a handful of the flour on the altar, in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
Leviticus 9 18 Then Aaron slaughtered the bull and the ram for the people's peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it against the sides of the altar.
Leviticus 9 19 Then he took the fat of the bull and the ram--the fat from the tail and from around the internal organs--along with the kidneys and the lobe of the liver.
Leviticus 9 20 He placed these fat parts on top of the breasts of these animals and then burned them on the altar.
Leviticus 9 21 Aaron then lifted up the breasts and right thighs as an offering to the LORD, just as Moses had commanded.
Leviticus 9 22 After that, Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then, after presenting the sin offering, the whole burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down from the altar.
Leviticus 9 23 Next Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to the whole community.
Leviticus 9 24 Fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw all this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground.
Leviticus 10 1 Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over it. In this way, they disobeyed the LORD by burning before him a different kind of fire than he had commanded.
Leviticus 10 2 So fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and burned them up, and they died there before the LORD.
Leviticus 10 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD meant when he said, `I will show myself holy among those who are near me. I will be glorified before all the people.'" And Aaron was silent.
Leviticus 10 4 Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron's cousins, the sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel. He said to them, "Come and carry the bodies of your relatives away from the sanctuary to a place outside the camp."
Leviticus 10 5 So they came forward and carried them out of the camp by their tunics as Moses had commanded.
Leviticus 10 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not mourn by letting your hair hang loose or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn for Nadab and Abihu, whom the LORD has destroyed by fire.
Leviticus 10 7 But you are not to leave the entrance of the Tabernacle, under penalty of death, for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you." So they did as Moses commanded.
Leviticus 10 8 Then the LORD said to Aaron,
Leviticus 10 9 "You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be kept by all future generations.
Leviticus 10 10 You are to distinguish between what is holy and what is ordinary, what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.
Leviticus 10 11 And you must teach the Israelites all the laws that the LORD has given through Moses."
Leviticus 10 12 Then Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take what is left of the grain offering after the handful has been presented to the LORD by fire. Make sure there is no yeast in it, and eat it beside the altar, for it is most holy.
Leviticus 10 13 It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your regular share of the offerings given to the LORD by fire. These are the commands I have been given.
Leviticus 10 14 But the breast and thigh that were lifted up may be eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean. These parts have been given to you and to your sons and daughters as your regular share of the peace offerings presented by the people of Israel.
Leviticus 10 15 The thigh and breast that are lifted up must be lifted up to the LORD along with the fat of the offerings given by fire. Then they will belong to you and your descendants forever, just as the LORD has commanded."
Leviticus 10 16 When Moses demanded to know what had happened to the goat of the sin offering, he discovered that it had been burned up. As a result, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons.
Leviticus 10 17 "Why didn't you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area?" he demanded. "It is a holy offering! It was given to you for removing the guilt of the community and for making atonement for the people before the LORD.
Leviticus 10 18 Since the animal's blood was not taken into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat in the sanctuary area as I ordered you."
Leviticus 10 19 Then Aaron answered Moses on behalf of his sons. "Today my sons presented both their sin offering and their burnt offering to the LORD," he said. "This kind of thing has also happened to me. Would the LORD have approved if I had eaten the sin offering today?"
Leviticus 10 20 And when Moses heard this, he approved.
Leviticus 11 1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Leviticus 11 2 "Give the following instructions to the Israelites: The animals you may use for food
Leviticus 11 3 include those that have completely divided hooves and chew the cud.
Leviticus 11 4 You may not, however, eat the animals named here because they either have split hooves or chew the cud, but not both. The camel may not be eaten, for though it chews the cud, it does not have split hooves.
Leviticus 11 5 The same is true of the rock badger
Leviticus 11 6 and the hare, so they also may never be eaten.
Leviticus 11 7 And the pig may not be eaten, for though it has split hooves, it does not chew the cud.
Leviticus 11 8 You may not eat the meat of these animals or touch their dead bodies. They are ceremonially unclean for you.
Leviticus 11 9 "As for marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales, whether taken from fresh water or salt water.
Leviticus 11 10 You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. You are to detest them,
Leviticus 11 11 and they will always be forbidden to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.
Leviticus 11 12 I repeat, any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is strictly forbidden to you.
Leviticus 11 13 "These are the birds you must never eat because they are detestable for you: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,
Leviticus 11 14 the buzzard, kites of all kinds,
Leviticus 11 15 ravens of all kinds,
Leviticus 11 16 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,
Leviticus 11 17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
Leviticus 11 18 the white owl, the pelican, the carrion vulture,
Leviticus 11 19 the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.
Leviticus 11 20 "You are to consider detestable all swarming insects that walk along the ground.
Leviticus 11 21 However, there are some exceptions that you may eat. These include insects that jump with their hind legs:
Leviticus 11 22 locusts of all varieties, crickets, bald locusts, and grasshoppers. All these may be eaten.
Leviticus 11 23 But you are to consider detestable all other swarming insects that walk or crawl.
Leviticus 11 24 "The following creatures make you ceremonially unclean. If you touch any of their dead bodies, you will be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 25 If you move the dead body of an unclean animal, you must immediately wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 26 "Any animal that has divided but unsplit hooves or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. If you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 27 Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean for you. If you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 28 If you pick up and move its carcass, you must immediately wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 29 "Of the small animals that scurry or creep on the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, the great lizard of all varieties,
Leviticus 11 30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.
Leviticus 11 31 All these small animals are unclean for you. If you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 32 If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object, whatever its use, will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or sackcloth. It must be put into water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again.
Leviticus 11 33 "If such an animal dies and falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot will be defiled, and the pot must be smashed.
Leviticus 11 34 If the water used to cleanse an unclean object touches any food, all of that food will be defiled. And any beverage that is in such an unclean container will be defiled.
Leviticus 11 35 Any object on which the dead body of such an animal falls will be defiled. If it is a clay oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed to pieces. It has become defiled, and it will remain that way.
Leviticus 11 36 "However, if the dead body of such an animal falls into a spring or a cistern, the water will still be clean. But anyone who removes the dead body will be defiled.
Leviticus 11 37 If the dead body falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.
Leviticus 11 38 But if the seed is wet when the dead body falls on it, the seed will be defiled.
Leviticus 11 39 "If an animal that is permitted for eating dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 40 If you eat any of its meat or carry away its carcass, you must wash your clothes. Then you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11 41 "Consider detestable any animal that scurries along the ground; such animals may never be eaten.
Leviticus 11 42 This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals are to be considered detestable.
Leviticus 11 43 Never defile yourselves by touching such animals.
Leviticus 11 44 After all, I, the LORD, am your God. You must be holy because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves by touching any of these animals that scurry along the ground.
Leviticus 11 45 I, the LORD, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God. You must therefore be holy because I am holy.
Leviticus 11 46 "These are the instructions regarding the land animals, the birds, and all the living things that move through the water or swarm over the earth,
Leviticus 11 47 so you can distinguish between what is unclean and may not be eaten and what is clean and may be eaten."
Leviticus 12 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Give these instructions to the Israelites:
Leviticus 12 2 When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is defiled during her menstrual period.
Leviticus 12 3 On the eighth day, the boy must be circumcised.
Leviticus 12 4 Then the woman must wait for thirty-three days until the time of her purification from the blood of childbirth is completed. During this time of purification, she must not touch anything that is holy. And she must not go to the sanctuary until her time of purification is over.
Leviticus 12 5 If a woman gives birth to a daughter, she will be ceremonially defiled for two weeks, just as she is defiled during her menstrual period. She must then wait another sixty-six days to be purified from the blood of childbirth.
Leviticus 12 6 "When the time of purification is completed for either a son or a daughter, the woman must bring a year-old lamb for a whole burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a purification offering. She must take her offerings to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 12 7 The priest will then present them to the LORD and make atonement for her. Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions to be followed after the birth of a son or a daughter.
Leviticus 12 8 "If a woman cannot afford to bring a sheep, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. One will be for the whole burnt offering and the other for the purification offering. The priest will sacrifice them, thus making atonement for her, and she will be ceremonially clean."
Leviticus 13 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Leviticus 13 2 "If some of the people notice a swelling or a rash or a shiny patch on their skin that develops into a contagious skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.
Leviticus 13 3 The priest will then examine the affected area of a person's skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and appears to be more than skin-deep, then it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.
Leviticus 13 4 "But if the affected area of the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the spot has not turned white, the priest will put the infected person in quarantine for seven days.
Leviticus 13 5 On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If the affected area has not changed or spread on the skin, then the priest will put the person in quarantine for seven more days.
Leviticus 13 6 The priest will examine the skin again on the seventh day. If the affected area has faded and not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a temporary rash. So after washing the clothes, the person will be considered free of disease.
Leviticus 13 7 But if the rash continues to spread after this examination and pronouncement by the priest, the infected person must return to be examined again.
Leviticus 13 8 If the priest notices that the rash has spread, then he must pronounce this person ceremonially unclean, for it is a contagious skin disease.
Leviticus 13 9 "Anyone who develops a contagious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination.
Leviticus 13 10 If the priest sees that some hair has turned white and an open sore appears in the affected area,
Leviticus 13 11 it is clearly a contagious skin disease, and the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean. In such cases, the person need not be quarantined for further observation because it is clear that the skin is defiled by the disease.
Leviticus 13 12 "Now suppose the priest discovers after his examination that a rash has broken out all over someone's skin, covering the body from head to foot.
Leviticus 13 13 In such cases, the priest must examine the infected person to see if the disease covers the entire body. If it does, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean because the skin has turned completely white.
Leviticus 13 14 But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.
Leviticus 13 15 The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore because open sores indicate the presence of a contagious skin disease.
Leviticus 13 16 However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest.
Leviticus 13 17 If, after another examination, the affected areas have indeed turned completely white, then the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 18 "If anyone has had a boil on the skin that has started to heal,
Leviticus 13 19 but a white swelling or a reddish white spot remains in its place, that person must go to the priest to be examined.
Leviticus 13 20 If the priest finds the disease to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area has turned white, then the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean. It is a contagious skin disease that has broken out in the boil.
Leviticus 13 21 But if the priest sees that there is no white hair in the affected area, and if it doesn't appear to be more than skin-deep and has faded, then the priest is to put the person in quarantine for seven days.
Leviticus 13 22 If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a contagious skin disease.
Leviticus 13 23 But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will pronounce that person ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 24 "If anyone has suffered a burn on the skin and the burned area changes color, becoming either a shiny reddish white or white,
Leviticus 13 25 then the priest must examine it. If the hair in the affected area turns white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, a contagious skin disease has broken out in the burn. The priest must then pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a contagious skin disease.
Leviticus 13 26 But if the priest discovers that there is no white hair in the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, then the priest is to put the infected person in quarantine for seven days.
Leviticus 13 27 If at the end of that time the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a contagious skin disease.
Leviticus 13 28 But if the affected area has not moved or spread on the skin and has faded, it is simply a scar from the burn. The priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 29 "If anyone, whether a man or woman, has an open sore on the head or chin,
Leviticus 13 30 the priest must examine the infection. If it appears to be more than skin-deep and fine yellow hair is found in the affected area, the priest must pronounce the infected person ceremonially unclean. The infection is a contagious skin disease of the head or chin.
Leviticus 13 31 However, if the priest's examination reveals that the infection is only skin-deep and there is no black hair in the affected area, then he must put the person in quarantine for seven days.
Leviticus 13 32 If at the end of that time the affected area has not spread and no yellow hair has appeared, and if the infection does not appear to be more than skin-deep,
Leviticus 13 33 the infected person must shave off all hair except the hair on the affected area. Then the priest must put the person in quarantine for another seven days,
Leviticus 13 34 and he will examine the infection again on the seventh day. If it has not spread and appears to be no more than skin-deep, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially clean. After washing clothes, that person will be clean.
Leviticus 13 35 But if the infection begins to spread after the person is pronounced clean,
Leviticus 13 36 the priest must do another examination. If the infection has spread, he must pronounce the infected person ceremonially unclean, even without checking for yellow hair.
Leviticus 13 37 But if it appears that the infection has stopped spreading and black hair has grown in the affected area, then the infection has healed. The priest will then pronounce the infected person ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 38 "If anyone, whether a man or woman, has shiny white patches on the skin,
Leviticus 13 39 the priest must examine the affected area. If the patch is only a pale white, this is a harmless skin rash, and the person is ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 40 "If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 41 And if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a bald forehead; he is still clean.
Leviticus 13 42 However, if a reddish white infection appears on the front or the back of his head, this is a contagious skin disease.
Leviticus 13 43 The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the reddish white sore,
Leviticus 13 44 the man is infected with a contagious skin disease and is unclean. The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the infection.
Leviticus 13 45 "Those who suffer from any contagious skin disease must tear their clothing and allow their hair to hang loose. Then, as they go from place to place, they must cover their mouth and call out, `Unclean! Unclean!'
Leviticus 13 46 As long as the disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean and must live in isolation outside the camp.
Leviticus 13 47 "Now suppose an infectious mildew contaminates some woolen or linen clothing,
Leviticus 13 48 some woolen or linen fabric, the hide of an animal, or anything made of leather.
Leviticus 13 49 If the affected area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric, or the leather has turned bright green or a reddish color, it is contaminated with an infectious mildew and must be taken to the priest to be examined.
Leviticus 13 50 After examining the affected spot, the priest will put it away for seven days.
Leviticus 13 51 On the seventh day the priest must inspect it again. If the affected area has spread, the material is clearly contaminated by an infectious mildew and is unclean.
Leviticus 13 52 The priest must burn the linen or wool clothing or the piece of leather because it has been contaminated by an infectious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.
Leviticus 13 53 "But if the priest examines it again and the affected spot has not spread in the clothing, the fabric, or the leather,
Leviticus 13 54 the priest will order the contaminated object to be washed and then isolated for seven more days.
Leviticus 13 55 Then the priest must inspect the object again. If he sees that the affected area has not changed appearance after being washed, even if it did not spread, the object is defiled. It must be completely burned up, whether it is contaminated on the inside or outside.
Leviticus 13 56 But if the priest sees that the affected area has faded after being washed, he is to cut the spot from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather.
Leviticus 13 57 If the spot reappears at a later time, however, the mildew is clearly spreading, and the contaminated object must be burned up.
Leviticus 13 58 But if the spot disappears after the object is washed, it must be washed again; then it will be ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 13 59 "These are the instructions for dealing with infectious mildew in woolen or linen clothing or fabric, or in anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these things are ceremonially clean or unclean."
Leviticus 14 1 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 14 2 "The following instructions must be followed by those seeking purification from a contagious skin disease. Those who have been healed must be brought to the priest,
Leviticus 14 3 who will examine them at a place outside the camp. If the priest finds that someone has been healed of the skin disease,
Leviticus 14 4 he will perform a purification ceremony, using two wild birds of a kind permitted for food, along with some cedarwood, a scarlet cloth, and a hyssop branch.
Leviticus 14 5 The priest will order one of the birds to be slaughtered over a clay pot that is filled with fresh springwater.
Leviticus 14 6 He will then dip the living bird, along with the cedarwood, the scarlet cloth, and the hyssop branch, into the blood of the slaughtered bird.
Leviticus 14 7 The priest will also sprinkle the dead bird's blood seven times over the person being purified, and the priest will pronounce that person to be ceremonially clean. At the end of the ceremony, the priest will set the living bird free so it can fly away into the open fields.
Leviticus 14 8 "The people being purified must complete the cleansing ceremony by washing their clothes, shaving off all their hair, and bathing themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to live inside the camp. However, they must still remain outside their tents for seven days.
Leviticus 14 9 On the seventh day, they must again shave off all their hair, including the hair of the beard and eyebrows, and wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be pronounced ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 14 10 "On the next day, the eighth day, each person cured of the skin disease must bring two male lambs and one female year-old lamb with no physical defects, along with five quarts of choice flour mixed with olive oil and three-fifths of a pint of olive oil.
Leviticus 14 11 Then the officiating priest will present that person for cleansing, along with the offerings, before the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 14 12 The priest will take one of the lambs and the olive oil and offer them as a guilt offering by lifting them up before the LORD.
Leviticus 14 13 He will then slaughter the lamb there in the sacred area at the place where sin offerings and burnt offerings are slaughtered. As with the sin offering, the guilt offering will be given to the priest. It is a most holy offering.
Leviticus 14 14 The priest will then take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the healed person's right ear, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of the right foot.
Leviticus 14 15 "Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.
Leviticus 14 16 He will dip his right finger into the oil and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD.
Leviticus 14 17 The priest will then put some of the oil remaining in his left hand on the tip of the healed person's right ear, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of the right foot, in addition to the blood of the guilt offering.
Leviticus 14 18 The oil remaining in the priest's hand will then be poured over the healed person's head. In this way, the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the person being cleansed.
Leviticus 14 19 "Then the priest must offer the sin offering and again perform the atonement ceremony for the person cured of the skin disease. After that, the priest will slaughter the whole burnt offering
Leviticus 14 20 and offer it on the altar along with the grain offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the person being cleansed, and the healed person will be ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 14 21 "But anyone who cannot afford two lambs must bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, along with two quarts of choice flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering and three-fifths of a pint of olive oil. The guilt offering will be presented by lifting it up, thus making atonement for the person being cleansed.
Leviticus 14 22 The person being cleansed must also bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 14 23 On the eighth day, the person being cleansed must bring the offerings to the priest for the cleansing ceremony to be performed in the LORD's presence at the Tabernacle entrance.
Leviticus 14 24 The priest will take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up before the LORD as an offering to him.
Leviticus 14 25 Then the priest will slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering and put some of its blood on the tip of the person's right ear, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of the right foot.
Leviticus 14 26 "The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.
Leviticus 14 27 He will dip his right finger into the oil and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD.
Leviticus 14 28 The priest will then put some of the olive oil from his hand on the lobe of the person's right ear, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of the right foot, in addition to the blood of the guilt offering.
Leviticus 14 29 The oil that is still in the priest's hand will then be poured over the person's head. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the person being cleansed.
Leviticus 14 30 "Then the priest will offer the two turtledoves or the two young pigeons, whichever the person was able to afford.
Leviticus 14 31 One of them is for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering, to be presented along with the grain offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the person being cleansed.
Leviticus 14 32 These are the instructions for cleansing those who have recovered from a contagious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the sacrifices normally required for the ceremony of cleansing."
Leviticus 14 33 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Leviticus 14 34 "When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you as an inheritance, I may contaminate some of your houses with an infectious mildew.
Leviticus 14 35 The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, `It looks like my house has some kind of disease.'
Leviticus 14 36 Before the priest examines the house, he must have the house emptied so everything inside will not be pronounced unclean. Then the priest will go in and inspect the house.
Leviticus 14 37 If he finds bright green or reddish streaks on the walls of the house and the contamination appears to go deeper than the wall's surface,
Leviticus 14 38 he will leave the house and lock it up for seven days.
Leviticus 14 39 On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If the mildew on the walls of the house has spread,
Leviticus 14 40 the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed. The contaminated material will then be thrown into an area outside the town designated as ceremonially unclean.
Leviticus 14 41 Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town.
Leviticus 14 42 Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered.
Leviticus 14 43 "But if the mildew reappears after all these things have been done,
Leviticus 14 44 the priest must return and inspect the house again. If he sees that the affected areas have spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with an infectious mildew, and the house is defiled.
Leviticus 14 45 It must be torn down, and all its stones, timbers, and plaster must be carried out of town to the place designated as ceremonially unclean.
Leviticus 14 46 Anyone who enters the house while it is closed will be considered ceremonially unclean until evening.
Leviticus 14 47 All who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing.
Leviticus 14 48 "But if the priest returns for his inspection and finds that the affected areas have not reappeared after the fresh plastering, then he will pronounce the house clean because the infectious mildew is clearly gone.
Leviticus 14 49 To purify the house the priest will need two birds, some cedarwood, a scarlet cloth, and a hyssop branch.
Leviticus 14 50 He will slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot that is filled with fresh springwater.
Leviticus 14 51 Then he will dip the cedarwood, the hyssop branch, the scarlet cloth, and the living bird into the blood of the slaughtered bird, and he will sprinkle the house seven times.
Leviticus 14 52 After he has purified the house in this way,
Leviticus 14 53 he will release the living bird in the open fields outside the town. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the house, and it will be ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 14 54 "These are the instructions for dealing with the various kinds of contagious skin disease and infectious mildew,
Leviticus 14 55 whether in clothing, in a house,
Leviticus 14 56 in a swollen area of skin, in a skin rash, or in a shiny patch of skin.
Leviticus 14 57 These instructions must be followed when dealing with any contagious skin disease or infectious mildew, to determine when something is ceremonially clean or unclean."
Leviticus 15 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Leviticus 15 2 "Give these further instructions to the Israelites: Any man who has a genital discharge is ceremonially unclean because of it.
Leviticus 15 3 This defilement applies whether the discharge continues or is stopped up. In either case the man is unclean.
Leviticus 15 4 Any bedding on which he lies and anything on which he sits will be defiled.
Leviticus 15 5 "So if you touch the man's bedding, you will be required to wash your clothes and bathe in water, and you will remain ceremonially defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 6 If you sit where the man with the discharge has sat, you will be required to wash your clothes and bathe in water. You will then remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 7 The same instructions apply if you touch the man who has the unclean discharge.
Leviticus 15 8 And if he spits on you, you must undergo the same procedure.
Leviticus 15 9 Any blanket on which the man rides will be defiled.
Leviticus 15 10 If you touch or carry anything that was under him, you will be required to wash your clothes and bathe in water, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 11 If the man touches you without first rinsing his hands, then you will be required to wash your clothes and bathe in water, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 12 Any clay pot touched by the man with the discharge must be broken, and every wooden utensil he touches must be rinsed with water.
Leviticus 15 13 "When the man's discharge heals, he must count off a period of seven days. During that time, he must wash his clothes and bathe in fresh springwater. Then he will be ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 15 14 On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons and present himself to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle and give his offerings to the priest.
Leviticus 15 15 The priest will present the offerings there, one for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD for his discharge.
Leviticus 15 16 "Whenever a man has an emission of semen, he must wash his entire body, and he will remain ceremonially defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 17 Any clothing or leather that comes in contact with the semen must be washed, and it will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 18 After having sexual intercourse, both the man and the woman must bathe, and they will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 19 "Whenever a woman has her menstrual period, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. If you touch her during that time, you will be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 20 Anything on which she lies or sits during that time will be defiled.
Leviticus 15 21 If you touch her bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe in water, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 22 The same applies if you touch an object on which she sits,
Leviticus 15 23 whether it is her bedding or any piece of furniture.
Leviticus 15 24 If a man has sexual intercourse with her during this time, her menstrual impurity will be transmitted to him. He will remain defiled for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will be defiled.
Leviticus 15 25 "If the menstrual flow of blood continues for many days beyond the normal period, or if she discharges blood unrelated to her menstruation, the woman will be ceremonially unclean as long as the discharge continues.
Leviticus 15 26 Anything on which she lies or sits during that time will be defiled, just as it would be during her normal menstrual period.
Leviticus 15 27 If you touch her bed or anything on which she sits, you will be defiled. You will be required to wash your clothes and bathe in water, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Leviticus 15 28 "When the woman's menstrual discharge stops, she must count off a period of seven days. After that, she will be ceremonially clean.
Leviticus 15 29 On the eighth day, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons and present them to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 15 30 The priest will offer one for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her menstrual discharge.
Leviticus 15 31 "In this way, you will keep the people of Israel separate from things that will defile them, so they will not die as a result of defiling my Tabernacle that is right there among them.
Leviticus 15 32 These are the instructions for dealing with a man who has been defiled by a genital discharge or an emission of semen;
Leviticus 15 33 for dealing with a woman during her monthly menstrual period; for dealing with anyone, man or woman, who has had a bodily discharge of any kind; and for dealing with a man who has had intercourse with a woman during her period."
Leviticus 16 1 The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons, who died when they burned a different kind of fire than the LORD had commanded.
Leviticus 16 2 The LORD said to Moses, "Warn your brother Aaron not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; the penalty for intrusion is death. For the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--is there, and I myself am present in the cloud over the atonement cover.
Leviticus 16 3 "When Aaron enters the sanctuary area, he must follow these instructions fully. He must first bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 16 4 Then he must wash his entire body and put on his linen tunic and the undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are his sacred garments.
Leviticus 16 5 The people of Israel must then bring him two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 16 6 "Aaron will present the bull as a sin offering, to make atonement for himself and his family.
Leviticus 16 7 Then he must bring the two male goats and present them to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 16 8 He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be sacrificed to the LORD and which one will be the scapegoat.
Leviticus 16 9 The goat chosen to be sacrificed to the LORD will be presented by Aaron as a sin offering.
Leviticus 16 10 The goat chosen to be the scapegoat will be presented to the LORD alive. When it is sent away into the wilderness, it will make atonement for the people.
Leviticus 16 11 "Then Aaron will present the young bull as a sin offering for himself and his family. After he has slaughtered this bull for the sin offering,
Leviticus 16 12 he will fill an incense burner with burning coals from the altar that stands before the LORD. Then, after filling both his hands with fragrant incense, he will carry the burner and incense behind the inner curtain.
Leviticus 16 13 There in the LORD's presence, he will put the incense on the burning coals so that a cloud of incense will rise over the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. If he follows these instructions, he will not die.
Leviticus 16 14 Then he must dip his finger into the blood of the bull and sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover and then seven times against the front of the Ark.
Leviticus 16 15 "Then Aaron must slaughter the goat as a sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the inner curtain. There he will sprinkle the blood on the atonement cover and against the front of the Ark, just as he did with the bull's blood.
Leviticus 16 16 In this way, he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place, and he will do the same for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin and rebellion of the Israelites.
Leviticus 16 17 No one else is allowed inside the Tabernacle while Aaron goes in to make atonement for the Most Holy Place. No one may enter until he comes out again after making atonement for himself, his family, and all the Israelites.
Leviticus 16 18 "Then Aaron will go out to make atonement for the altar that stands before the LORD by smearing some of the blood from the bull and the goat on each of the altar's horns.
Leviticus 16 19 Then he must dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it seven times over the altar. In this way, he will cleanse it from Israel's defilement and return it to its former holiness.
Leviticus 16 20 "When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tabernacle, and the altar, he must bring the living goat forward.
Leviticus 16 21 He is to lay both of his hands on the goat's head and confess over it all the sins and rebellion of the Israelites. In this way, he will lay the people's sins on the head of the goat; then he will send it out into the wilderness, led by a man chosen for this task.
Leviticus 16 22 After the man sets it free in the wilderness, the goat will carry all the people's sins upon itself into a desolate land.
Leviticus 16 23 "As Aaron enters the Tabernacle, he must take off the linen garments he wore when he entered the Most Holy Place, and he must leave the garments there.
Leviticus 16 24 Then he must bathe his entire body with water in a sacred place, put on his garments, and go out to sacrifice his own whole burnt offering and the whole burnt offering for the people. In this way, he will make atonement for himself and for the people.
Leviticus 16 25 He must also burn all the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
Leviticus 16 26 "The man chosen to send the goat out into the wilderness as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe in water. Then he may return to the camp.
Leviticus 16 27 "The bull and goat given as sin offerings, whose blood Aaron brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement for Israel, will be carried outside the camp to be burned. This includes the animals' hides, the internal organs, and the dung.
Leviticus 16 28 The man who does the burning must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before returning to the camp.
Leviticus 16 29 "On the appointed day in early autumn, you must spend the day fasting and not do any work. This is a permanent law for you, and it applies to those who are Israelites by birth, as well as to the foreigners living among you.
Leviticus 16 30 On this day, atonement will be made for you, and you will be cleansed from all your sins in the LORD's presence.
Leviticus 16 31 It will be a Sabbath day of total rest, and you will spend the day in fasting. This is a permanent law for you.
Leviticus 16 32 In future generations, the atonement ceremony will be performed by the anointed high priest who serves in place of his ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments
Leviticus 16 33 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tabernacle, the altar, the priests, and the entire community.
Leviticus 16 34 This is a permanent law for you, to make atonement for the Israelites once each year." Moses followed all these instructions that the LORD had given to him.
Leviticus 17 1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 17 2 "Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these commands from the LORD:
Leviticus 17 3 If any Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp
Leviticus 17 4 and does not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to present it as an offering to the LORD, that person will be guilty of a capital offense. Such a person has shed blood and must be cut off from the community.
Leviticus 17 5 This rule will stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will cause them to bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the LORD as peace offerings.
Leviticus 17 6 That way the priest will be able to sprinkle the blood and burn the fat on the LORD's altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and it will be very pleasing to the LORD.
Leviticus 17 7 The people must no longer be unfaithful to the LORD by offering sacrifices to evil spirits out in the fields. This is a permanent law for them, to be kept generation after generation.
Leviticus 17 8 "Give them this command as well, which applies both to Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. If you offer a whole burnt offering or a sacrifice
Leviticus 17 9 and do not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to offer it to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.
Leviticus 17 10 "And I will turn against anyone, whether an Israelite or a foreigner living among you, who eats or drinks blood in any form. I will cut off such a person from the community,
Leviticus 17 11 for the life of any creature is in its blood. I have given you the blood so you can make atonement for your sins. It is the blood, representing life, that brings you atonement.
Leviticus 17 12 That is why I said to the Israelites: `You and the foreigners who live among you must never eat or drink blood.'
Leviticus 17 13 "And this command applies both to Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. If you go hunting and kill an animal or bird that is approved for eating, you must drain out the blood and cover it with earth.
Leviticus 17 14 The life of every creature is in the blood. That is why I have told the people of Israel never to eat or drink it, for the life of any bird or animal is in the blood. So whoever eats or drinks blood must be cut off.
Leviticus 17 15 "And this command also applies both to Israelites and the foreigners living among you. If you eat from the carcass of an animal that died a natural death or was killed by a wild animal, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourselves in water. Then you will remain ceremonially unclean until evening; after that, you will be considered clean.
Leviticus 17 16 But if you do not wash your clothes and bathe, you will be held responsible."
Leviticus 18 1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 18 2 "Say this to your people, the Israelites: I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 18 3 So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life.
Leviticus 18 4 You must obey all my regulations and be careful to keep my laws, for I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 18 5 If you obey my laws and regulations, you will find life through them. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 18 6 "You must never have sexual intercourse with a close relative, for I am the LORD.
Leviticus 18 7 Do not violate your father by having sexual intercourse with your mother. She is your mother; you must never have intercourse with her.
Leviticus 18 8 Do not have sexual intercourse with any of your father's wives, for this would violate your father.
Leviticus 18 9 "Do not have sexual intercourse with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was brought up in the same family or somewhere else.
Leviticus 18 10 "Do not have sexual intercourse with your granddaughter, whether your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; that would violate you.
Leviticus 18 11 Do not have sexual intercourse with the daughter of any of your father's wives; she is your half sister.
Leviticus 18 12 Do not have intercourse with your aunt, your father's sister, because she is your father's close relative.
Leviticus 18 13 Do not have sexual intercourse with your aunt, your mother's sister, because she is your mother's close relative.
Leviticus 18 14 And do not violate your uncle, your father's brother, by having sexual intercourse with his wife; she also is your aunt.
Leviticus 18 15 Do not have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife.
Leviticus 18 16 Do not have intercourse with your brother's wife; this would violate your brother.
Leviticus 18 17 "Do not have sexual intercourse with both a woman and her daughter or marry both a woman and her granddaughter, whether her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter. They are close relatives, and to do this would be a horrible wickedness.
Leviticus 18 18 "Do not marry a woman and her sister because they will be rivals. But if your wife dies, then it is all right to marry her sister.
Leviticus 18 19 "Do not violate a woman by having sexual intercourse with her during her period of menstrual impurity.
Leviticus 18 20 "Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife.
Leviticus 18 21 "Do not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 18 22 "Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin.
Leviticus 18 23 "A man must never defile himself by having sexual intercourse with an animal, and a woman must never present herself to a male animal in order to have intercourse with it; this is a terrible perversion.
Leviticus 18 24 "Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the people I am expelling from the Promised Land have defiled themselves.
Leviticus 18 25 As a result, the entire land has become defiled. That is why I am punishing the people who live there, and the land will soon vomit them out.
Leviticus 18 26 You must strictly obey all of my laws and regulations, and you must not do any of these detestable things. This applies both to you who are Israelites by birth and to the foreigners living among you.
Leviticus 18 27 "All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and the land has become defiled.
Leviticus 18 28 Do not give the land a reason to vomit you out for defiling it, as it will vomit out the people who live there now.
Leviticus 18 29 Whoever does any of these detestable things will be cut off from the community of Israel.
Leviticus 18 30 So be careful to obey my laws, and do not practice any of these detestable activities. Do not defile yourselves by doing any of them, for I, the LORD, am your God."
Leviticus 19 1 The LORD also said to Moses,
Leviticus 19 2 "Say this to the entire community of Israel: You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Leviticus 19 3 Each of you must show respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest, for I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 19 4 Do not put your trust in idols or make gods of metal for yourselves. I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 19 5 "When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, offer it properly so it will be accepted on your behalf.
Leviticus 19 6 You must eat it on the same day you offer it or on the next day at the latest. Any leftovers that remain until the third day must be burned.
Leviticus 19 7 If any of the offering is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it.
Leviticus 19 8 If you eat it on the third day, you will answer for the sin of profaning what is holy to the LORD and must be cut off from the community.
Leviticus 19 9 "When you harvest your crops, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop.
Leviticus 19 10 It is the same with your grape crop--do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners who live among you, for I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 19 11 "Do not steal. "Do not cheat one another. "Do not lie.
Leviticus 19 12 "Do not use my name to swear a falsehood and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 13 "Do not cheat or rob anyone. "Always pay your hired workers promptly.
Leviticus 19 14 "Show your fear of God by treating the deaf with respect and by not taking advantage of the blind. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 15 "Always judge your neighbors fairly, neither favoring the poor nor showing deference to the rich.
Leviticus 19 16 "Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. "Do not try to get ahead at the cost of your neighbor's life, for I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 17 "Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. "Confront your neighbors directly so you will not be held guilty for their crimes.
Leviticus 19 18 "Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 19 "You must obey all my laws. "Do not breed your cattle with other kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of fabric.
Leviticus 19 20 "If a man has sexual intercourse with a slave girl who is committed to become someone else's wife, compensation must be paid. But since she had not been freed at the time, the couple will not be put to death.
Leviticus 19 21 The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 19 22 The priest will then make atonement for him before the LORD with the sacrificial ram of the guilt offering, and the man will be forgiven.
Leviticus 19 23 "When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden.
Leviticus 19 24 In the fourth year the entire crop will be devoted to the LORD as an outburst of praise.
Leviticus 19 25 Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. In this way, its yield will be increased. I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 19 26 "Never eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. "Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
Leviticus 19 27 "Do not trim off the hair on your temples or clip the edges of your beards.
Leviticus 19 28 "Never cut your bodies in mourning for the dead or mark your skin with tattoos, for I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 29 "Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with promiscuity and detestable wickedness.
Leviticus 19 30 "Keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence toward my sanctuary, for I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 31 "Do not rely on mediums and psychics, for you will be defiled by them. I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 19 32 "Show your fear of God by standing up in the presence of elderly people and showing respect for the aged. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19 33 "Do not exploit the foreigners who live in your land.
Leviticus 19 34 They should be treated like everyone else, and you must love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 19 35 "Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
Leviticus 19 36 Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry goods or liquids must be accurate. I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19 37 You must be careful to obey all of my laws and regulations, for I am the LORD."
Leviticus 20 1 The LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 20 2 "Give the Israelites these instructions, which apply to those who are Israelites by birth as well as to the foreigners living among you. If any among them devote their children as burnt offerings to Molech, they must be stoned to death by people of the community.
Leviticus 20 3 I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name by giving their children to Molech.
Leviticus 20 4 And if the people of the community ignore this offering of children to Molech and refuse to execute the guilty parents,
Leviticus 20 5 then I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, along with all those who commit prostitution by worshiping Molech.
Leviticus 20 6 "If any among the people are unfaithful by consulting and following mediums or psychics, I will turn against them and cut them off from the community.
Leviticus 20 7 So set yourselves apart to be holy, for I, the LORD, am your God.
Leviticus 20 8 Keep all my laws and obey them, for I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
Leviticus 20 9 "All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 20 10 "If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death.
Leviticus 20 11 If a man has intercourse with his father's wife, both the man and the woman must die, for they are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 20 12 If a man has intercourse with his daughter-in-law, both must be put to death. They have acted contrary to nature and are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 20 13 "The penalty for homosexual acts is death to both parties. They have committed a detestable act and are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 20 14 If a man has intercourse with both a woman and her mother, such an act is terribly wicked. All three of them must be burned to death to wipe out such wickedness from among you.
Leviticus 20 15 "If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed.
Leviticus 20 16 If a woman approaches a male animal to have intercourse with it, she and the animal must both be put to death. Both must die, for they are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 20 17 "If a man has sexual intercourse with his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, it is a terrible disgrace. Both of them must be publicly cut off from the community. Since the man has had intercourse with his sister, he will suffer the consequences of his guilt.
Leviticus 20 18 If a man has intercourse with a woman suffering from a hemorrhage, both of them must be cut off from the community, because he exposed the source of her flow, and she allowed him to do it.
Leviticus 20 19 "If a man has sexual intercourse with his aunt, whether his mother's sister or his father's sister, he has violated a close relative. Both parties are guilty of a capital offense.
Leviticus 20 20 If a man has intercourse with his uncle's wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman involved are guilty of a capital offense and will die childless.
Leviticus 20 21 If a man marries his brother's wife, it is an act of impurity. He has violated his brother, and the guilty couple will remain childless.
Leviticus 20 22 "You must carefully obey all my laws and regulations; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you will vomit you out.
Leviticus 20 23 Do not live by the customs of the people whom I will expel before you. It is because they do these terrible things that I detest them so much.
Leviticus 20 24 But I have promised that you will inherit their land, a land flowing with milk and honey. I, the LORD, am your God, who has set you apart from all other people.
Leviticus 20 25 "You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any animal or bird or creeping creature that I have forbidden.
Leviticus 20 26 You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.
Leviticus 20 27 "Men and women among you who act as mediums or psychics must be put to death by stoning. They are guilty of a capital offense."
Leviticus 21 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Tell the priests to avoid making themselves ceremonially unclean by touching a dead relative
Leviticus 21 2 unless it is a close relative--mother or father, son or daughter, brother
Leviticus 21 3 or virgin sister who was dependent because she had no husband.
Leviticus 21 4 As a husband among his relatives, he must not defile himself.
Leviticus 21 5 "The priests must never shave their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or cut their bodies.
Leviticus 21 6 They must be set apart to God as holy and must never dishonor his name. After all, they are the ones who present the offerings to the LORD by fire, providing God with his food, and they must remain holy.
Leviticus 21 7 "The priests must not marry women defiled by prostitution or women who have been divorced, for the priests must be set apart to God as holy.
Leviticus 21 8 You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy.
Leviticus 21 9 If a priest's daughter becomes a prostitute, defiling her father's holiness as well as herself, she must be burned to death.
Leviticus 21 10 "The high priest, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the special priestly garments, must never let his hair hang loose or tear his clothing.
Leviticus 21 11 He must never defile himself by going near a dead person, even if it is his father or mother.
Leviticus 21 12 He must not desecrate the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend his parents' funeral, because he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 21 13 "The high priest must marry a virgin.
Leviticus 21 14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan,
Leviticus 21 15 that he may not dishonor his descendants among the members of his clan, because I, the LORD, have made him holy."
Leviticus 21 16 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 21 17 "Tell Aaron that in all future generations, his descendants who have physical defects will not qualify to offer food to their God.
Leviticus 21 18 No one who has a defect may come near to me, whether he is blind or lame, stunted or deformed,
Leviticus 21 19 or has a broken foot or hand,
Leviticus 21 20 or has a humped back or is a dwarf, or has a defective eye, or has oozing sores or scabs on his skin, or has damaged testicles.
Leviticus 21 21 Even though he is a descendant of Aaron, his physical defects disqualify him from presenting offerings to the LORD by fire. Since he has a blemish, he may not offer food to his God.
Leviticus 21 22 However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings.
Leviticus 21 23 Yet because of his physical defect, he must never go behind the inner curtain or come near the altar, for this would desecrate my holy places. I am the LORD who makes them holy."
Leviticus 21 24 So Moses gave these instructions to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
Leviticus 22 1 The LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 22 2 "Tell Aaron and his sons to treat the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me with great care, so they do not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22 3 Remind them that if any of their descendants are ceremonially unclean when they approach the sacred food presented by the Israelites, they must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD!
Leviticus 22 4 "If any of the priests have a contagious skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes them ceremonially unclean, they may not eat the sacred offerings until they have been pronounced clean. If any of the priests become unclean by touching a corpse, or are defiled by an emission of semen,
Leviticus 22 5 or by touching a creeping creature that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason,
Leviticus 22 6 they will remain defiled until evening. They must not eat any of the sacred offerings until they have purified their bodies with water.
Leviticus 22 7 When the sun goes down, they will be clean again and may eat the sacred offerings. After all, this food has been set aside for them.
Leviticus 22 8 The priests may never eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile them. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22 9 Warn all the priests to follow these instructions carefully; otherwise they will be subject to punishment and die for violating them. I am the LORD who makes them holy.
Leviticus 22 10 "No one outside a priest's family may ever eat the sacred offerings, even if the person lives in a priest's home or is one of his hired servants.
Leviticus 22 11 However, if the priest buys slaves with his own money, they may eat of his food. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food.
Leviticus 22 12 If a priest's daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings.
Leviticus 22 13 But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father's home, she may eat her father's food again. But other than these exceptions, only members of the priests' families are allowed to eat the sacred offerings.
Leviticus 22 14 "Anyone who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an added penalty of 20 percent.
Leviticus 22 15 No one may defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD by the Israelites
Leviticus 22 16 by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. The negligent priest would bring guilt upon the people and require them to pay compensation. I am the LORD, who makes them holy."
Leviticus 22 17 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 22 18 "Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply to those who are Israelites by birth as well as to the foreigners living among you. If you offer a whole burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
Leviticus 22 19 it will be accepted only if it is a male animal with no physical defects. It may be either a bull, a ram, or a male goat.
Leviticus 22 20 Do not bring an animal with physical defects, because it won't be accepted on your behalf.
Leviticus 22 21 "If you bring a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, you must offer an animal that has no physical defects of any kind.
Leviticus 22 22 An animal that is blind, injured, mutilated, or that has a growth, an open sore, or a scab must never be offered to the LORD by fire on the altar.
Leviticus 22 23 If the bull or lamb is deformed or stunted, it may still be offered as a freewill offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow.
Leviticus 22 24 If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, it may never be offered to the LORD.
Leviticus 22 25 You must never accept mutilated or defective animals from foreigners to be offered as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf because they are defective."
Leviticus 22 26 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 22 27 "When a bull or a ram or a male goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering given to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 22 28 But you must never slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock.
Leviticus 22 29 When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the LORD, it must be sacrificed properly so it will be accepted on your behalf.
Leviticus 22 30 Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Don't leave any of it until the second day. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22 31 "You must faithfully keep all my commands by obeying them, for I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22 32 Do not treat my holy name as common and ordinary. I must be treated as holy by the people of Israel. It is I, the LORD, who makes you holy.
Leviticus 22 33 It was I who rescued you from Egypt, that I might be your very own God. I am the LORD."
Leviticus 23 1 The LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 23 2 "Give the Israelites instructions regarding the LORD's appointed festivals, the days when all of you will be summoned to worship me.
Leviticus 23 3 You may work for six days each week, but on the seventh day all work must come to a complete stop. It is the LORD's Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day to assemble for worship. It must be observed wherever you live.
Leviticus 23 4 In addition to the Sabbath, the LORD has established festivals, the holy occasions to be observed at the proper time each year.
Leviticus 23 5 "First comes the LORD's Passover, which begins at twilight on its appointed day in early spring.
Leviticus 23 6 Then the day after the Passover celebration, the Festival of Unleavened Bread begins. This festival to the LORD continues for seven days, and during that time all the bread you eat must be made without yeast.
Leviticus 23 7 On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their regular work and gather for a sacred assembly.
Leviticus 23 8 On each of the next seven days, the people must present an offering to the LORD by fire. On the seventh day, the people must again stop all their regular work to hold a sacred assembly."
Leviticus 23 9 Then the LORD told Moses
Leviticus 23 10 to give these instructions to the Israelites: "When you arrive in the land I am giving you and you harvest your first crops, bring the priest some grain from the first portion of your grain harvest.
Leviticus 23 11 On the day after the Sabbath, the priest will lift it up before the LORD so it may be accepted on your behalf.
Leviticus 23 12 That same day you must sacrifice a year-old male lamb with no physical defects as a whole burnt offering to the LORD.
Leviticus 23 13 A grain offering must accompany it consisting of three quarts of choice flour mixed with olive oil. It will be an offering given to the LORD by fire, and it will be very pleasing to him. Along with this sacrifice, you must also offer one quart of wine as a drink offering.
Leviticus 23 14 Do not eat any bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels on that day until after you have brought this offering to your God. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed wherever you live.
Leviticus 23 15 "From the day after the Sabbath, the day the bundle of grain was lifted up as an offering, count off seven weeks.
Leviticus 23 16 Keep counting until the day after the seventh Sabbath, fifty days later, and bring an offering of new grain to the LORD.
Leviticus 23 17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves of bread to be lifted up before the LORD as an offering. These loaves must be baked from three quarts of choice flour that contains yeast. They will be an offering to the LORD from the first of your crops.
Leviticus 23 18 Along with this bread, present seven one-year-old lambs with no physical defects, one bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the LORD. These whole burnt offerings, together with the accompanying grain offerings and drink offerings, will be given to the LORD by fire and will be pleasing to him.
Leviticus 23 19 Then you must offer one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs as a peace offering.
Leviticus 23 20 "The priest will lift up these offerings before the LORD, together with the loaves representing the first of your later crops. These offerings are holy to the LORD and will belong to the priests.
Leviticus 23 21 That same day, you must stop all your regular work and gather for a sacred assembly. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed wherever you live.
Leviticus 23 22 "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I, the LORD, am your God."
Leviticus 23 23 The LORD told Moses
Leviticus 23 24 to give these instructions to the Israelites: "On the appointed day in early autumn, you are to celebrate a day of complete rest. All your work must stop on that day. You will call the people to a sacred assembly--the Festival of Trumpets--with loud blasts from a trumpet.
Leviticus 23 25 You must do no regular work on that day. Instead, you are to present offerings to the LORD by fire."
Leviticus 23 26 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 23 27 "Remember that the Day of Atonement is to be celebrated on the ninth day after the Festival of Trumpets. On that day you must humble yourselves, gather for a sacred assembly, and present offerings to the LORD by fire.
Leviticus 23 28 Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement will be made for you before the LORD your God, and payment will be made for your sins.
Leviticus 23 29 Anyone who does not spend that day in humility will be cut off from the community.
Leviticus 23 30 And I will destroy anyone among you who does any kind of work on that day.
Leviticus 23 31 You must do no work at all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed wherever you live.
Leviticus 23 32 This will be a Sabbath day of total rest for you, and on that day you must humble yourselves. This time of rest and fasting will begin the evening before the Day of Atonement and extend until evening of that day."
Leviticus 23 33 And the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 23 34 "Tell the Israelites to begin the Festival of Shelters on the fifth day after the Day of Atonement. This festival to the LORD will last for seven days.
Leviticus 23 35 It will begin with a sacred assembly on the first day, and all your regular work must stop.
Leviticus 23 36 On each of the seven festival days, you must present offerings to the LORD by fire. On the eighth day, you must gather again for a sacred assembly and present another offering to the LORD by fire. This will be a solemn closing assembly, and no regular work may be done that day.
Leviticus 23 37 "These are the LORD's appointed annual festivals. Celebrate them by gathering in sacred assemblies to present all the various offerings to the LORD by fire--whole burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrificial meals and drink offerings--each on its proper day.
Leviticus 23 38 These festivals must be observed in addition to the LORD's regular Sabbath days. And these offerings must be given in addition to your personal gifts, the offerings you make to accompany your vows, and any freewill offerings that you present to the LORD.
Leviticus 23 39 "Now, on the first day of the Festival of Shelters, after you have harvested all the produce of the land, you will begin to celebrate this seven-day festival to the LORD. Remember that the first day and closing eighth day of the festival will be days of total rest.
Leviticus 23 40 On the first day, gather fruit from citrus trees, and collect palm fronds and other leafy branches and willows that grow by the streams. Then rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
Leviticus 23 41 You must observe this seven-day festival to the LORD every year. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be kept by all future generations.
Leviticus 23 42 During the seven festival days, all of you who are Israelites by birth must live in shelters.
Leviticus 23 43 This will remind each new generation of Israelites that their ancestors had to live in shelters when I rescued them from the land of Egypt. I, the LORD, am your God."
Leviticus 23 44 So Moses gave these instructions regarding the annual festivals of the LORD to the Israelites.
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