Monthly Archives: August 2017

Aaron Offers Sacrifices 1 And it happened on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel; 2 and he said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, [each] without blemish, and offerbothbefore the Lord. 3 Then say to […]

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu 1 Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective [ceremonial] censers, put fire in them, placed incense on it and offeredstrange (unauthorized, unacceptable) fire before the Lord, [an act] which He had not commanded them to do. 2 And fire came out from the presence of […]

Laws about Animals for Food 1 The Lordspoke again to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Among all the animals which are on the earth, these are the animals which you may eat. 3 ~‘You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof [that is, a […]

Laws of Motherhood 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a woman conceives and gives birth to a male child, she shall be [ceremonially] unclean for seven days, unclean as during her monthly period. 3 ~‘On the eighth day the flesh of the male child’s foreskin […]

The Test for Leprosy 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “When a man has a swelling on the skin of his body, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes the infection ofleprosy on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or […]

Law of Cleansing a Leper 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “This shall be the law of the leper on the day of his [ceremonial] cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest [at a meeting place outside the camp]; 3 the priest shall go out of the camp [to meet him]; and […]

Cleansing Unhealthiness 1 The Lordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, his discharge is unclean. 3 ~‘This shall be [the law concerning] his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body allows its discharge to flow or obstructs its […]

Law of Atonement 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who had died when they [irreverently] approached the presence of the Lord. 2 The Lordsaid to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother that hemust not enter at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil (the Holy […]

Blood for Atonement 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lordhas commanded, saying, 3 “Any man from the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or kills […]

Laws on Immoral Relations 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘I am the Lordyour God. 3 ~‘You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, and you shall not do what is done in the land of […]