Regulations concerning Priests 1 Then the Lordsaid to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself for adeadperson among his people, 2 except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother, […]
Category Archives: Leviticus
Leviticus 22
Sundry Rules for Priests 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holygiftsof the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the Lord. 3 Say to them, ‘If any man among all your descendants […]
Leviticus 23
Laws of Religious Festivals 1 The Lordspoke again to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord’sappointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations-My appointed times are these: 3 ‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete […]
Leviticus 24
The Lamp and the Bread of the Sanctuary 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. 3 Outside the veil of testimony in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall keep it […]
Leviticus 25
The Sabbatic Year and Year of Jubilee 1 The Lordthen spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you come into the land which I shall give you, then the land shall have a sabbath to the Lord. 3 Six years you shall sow […]
Leviticus 26
Blessings of Obedience 1 ‘You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or asacredpillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the Lordyour God. 2 You shall keep My sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am […]
Leviticus 27
Rules concerning Valuations 1 Again, the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a difficult vow, heshall be valuedaccording to your valuation of persons belonging to the Lord. 3 If your valuation is of the male from twenty years even to sixty years […]