1 The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Meeting Tent, saying,2 "Tell the people of Israel: 'When you bring an offering to the Lord, bring as your offering an animal from the herd or flock. 3 " 'If the offering is a whole burnt offering from the herd, it must be a male that has nothing wrong with it. The person must take the animal to the entrance of the Meeting Tent so that the Lord will accept the offering.4 He must put his hand on the animal's head, and the Lord will accept it to remove the person's sin so he will belong to God.5 He must kill the young bull before the Lord, and Aaron's sons, the priests, must bring its blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.6 After that he will skin the animal and cut it into pieces.7 The priests, when they have put wood and fire on the altar,8 are to lay the head, the fat, and other pieces on the wood that is on the fire of the altar.9 The animal's inner organs and legs must be washed with water. Then the priest must burn all the animal's parts on the altar. It is a whole burnt offering, an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord. 10 " 'If the burnt offering is a sheep or a goat from the flock, it must be a male that has nothing wrong with it.11 The person must kill the animal on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron's sons, the priests, must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.12 The person must cut the animal into pieces, and the priest must lay them, with the head and fat, on the wood that is on the fire of the altar.13 The person must wash the animal's inner organs and legs with water, and then the priest must burn all its parts on the altar. It is a whole burnt offering, an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord. 14 " 'If the whole burnt offering for the Lord is a bird, it must be a dove or a young pigeon.15 The priest will bring it to the altar and pull off its head, which he will burn on the altar; the bird's blood must be drained out on the side of the altar.16 The priest must remove the bird's crop and its contents and throw them on the east side of the altar, where the ashes are.17 Then he must tear the bird open by its wings without dividing it into two parts. He must burn the bird on the altar, on the wood which is on the fire. It is a whole burnt offering, an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord.
Leviticus 2 - New Century
1 " 'When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, it must be made from fine flour. The person must pour oil on it, put incense on it,2 and then take it to Aaron's sons, the priests. The priest must take a handful of the fine flour and oil and all the incense, and burn it on the altar as a memorial portion. It is an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord.3 The rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and the priests; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the Lord. 4 " 'If you bring a grain offering that was baked in the oven, it must be made from fine flour. It may be loaves made without yeast and mixed with oil, or it may be wafers made without yeast that have oil poured over them.5 If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made, without yeast, of fine flour mixed with oil.6 Crumble it and pour oil over it; it is a grain offering.7 If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, it must be made from fine flour and oil.8 Bring the grain offering made of these things to the Lord. Give it to the priest, and he will take it to the altar.9 He will take out the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar, as an offering made by fire. Its smell is pleasing to the Lord.10 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and the priests. It is a most holy part of the offerings made to the Lord by fire. 11 " 'Every grain offering you bring to the Lord must be made without yeast, because you must not burn any yeast or honey in an offering made by fire to the Lord.12 You may bring yeast and honey to the Lord as an offering from the first harvest, but they must not be burned on the altar as a pleasing smell.13 You must also put salt on all your grain offerings. Salt stands for your agreement with God that will last forever; do not leave it out of your grain offering. You must add salt to all your offerings. 14 " 'If you bring a grain offering from the first harvest to the Lord, bring crushed heads of new grain roasted in the fire.15 Put oil and incense on it; it is a grain offering.16 The priest will burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and oil, with the incense on it. It is an offering by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 3 - New Century
1 " 'If a person's fellowship offering to the Lord is from the herd, it may be a male or female, but it must have nothing wrong with it.2 The person must put his hand on the animal's head and kill it at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, must sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.3 From the fellowship offering he must make a sacrifice by fire to the Lord. He must offer the fat of the animal's inner organs (both the fat that is in them and that covers them),4 both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.5 Then the priests will burn these parts on the altar, on the whole burnt offering that is on the wood of the fire. It is an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord. 6 " 'If a person's fellowship offering to the Lord is a lamb or a goat, it may be a male or female, but it must have nothing wrong with it.7 If he offers a lamb, he must bring it before the Lord8 and put his hand on its head. Then he must kill the animal in front of the Meeting Tent, and the priests must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.9 From the fellowship offering the person must make a sacrifice by fire to the Lord. He must bring the fat, the whole fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat of the inner organs (both the fat that is in them and that covers them),10 both kidneys with the fat that is on them, near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.11 Then the priest will burn these parts on the altar as food; it will be an offering made by fire to the Lord. 12 " 'If a person's offering is a goat, he must offer it before the Lord13 and put his hand on its head. Then he must kill it in front of the Meeting Tent, and the priests must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.14 From this offering the person must make a sacrifice by fire to the Lord. He must offer all the fat of the goat's inner organs (both the fat that is in them and that covers them),15 both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.16 The priest will burn these parts on the altar as food. It is an offering made by fire, and its smell is pleasing to the Lord. All the fat belongs to the Lord. 17 " 'This law will continue for people from now on, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or blood.' "
Leviticus 4 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell the people of Israel this: 'When a person sins by accident and does some things the Lord has commanded not to be done, that person must do these things: 3 " 'If the appointed priest sins so that he brings guilt on the people, then he must offer a young bull to the Lord, one that has nothing wrong with it, as a sin offering for the sin he has done.4 He will bring the bull to the entrance of the Meeting Tent in front of the Lord, put his hand on its head, and kill it before the Lord.5 Then the appointed priest must bring some of the bull's blood into the Meeting Tent.6 The priest is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain of the Most Holy Place.7 The priest must also put some of the blood on the corners of the altar of incense that stands before the Lord in the Meeting Tent. The rest of the blood he must pour out at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.8 He must remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat on and around the inner organs,9 both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver which he will remove with the kidneys.10 (He must do this in the same way the fat is removed from the bull of the fellowship offering.) Then the priest must burn the animal parts on the altar of burnt offering.11 But the priest must carry off the skin of the bull and all its meat, along with the rest of the bull—its head, legs, intestines, and other inner organs.12 He must take it outside the camp to the special clean place where the ashes are poured out. He must burn it on a wood fire on the pile of ashes. 13 " 'If the whole nation of Israel sins accidentally without knowing it and does something the Lord has commanded not to be done, they are guilty.14 When they learn about the sin they have done, they must offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the Meeting Tent.15 The elders of the group of people must put their hands on the bull's head before the Lord, and it must be killed before the Lord.16 Then the appointed priest must bring some of the bull's blood into the Meeting Tent.17 Dipping his finger in the blood, he must sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain.18 Then he must put some of the blood on the corners of the altar that is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent. The priest must pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.19 He must remove all the fat from the animal and burn it on the altar;20 he will do the same thing with this bull that he did with the first bull of the sin offering. In this way the priest removes the sins of the people so they will belong to the Lord and be forgiven.21 Then the priest must carry the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he did with the first bull. This is the sin offering for the whole community. 22 " 'If a ruler sins by accident and does something the Lord his God has commanded must not be done, he is guilty.23 When he learns about his sin, he must bring a male goat that has nothing wrong with it as his offering. 24 The ruler must put his hand on the goat's head and kill it in the place where they kill the whole burnt offering before the Lord ; it is a sin offering. 25 The priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering on his finger and put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.26 He must burn all the goat's fat on the altar in the same way he burns the fat of the fellowship offerings. In this way the priest removes the ruler's sin so he belongs to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him. 27 " 'If any person in the community sins by accident and does something which the Lord has commanded must not be done, he is guilty.28 When the person learns about his sin, he must bring a female goat that has nothing wrong with it as an offering for his sin.29 He must put his hand on the animal's head and kill it at the place of the whole burnt offering.30 Then the priest must take some of the goat's blood on his finger and put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of the goat's blood at the bottom of the altar.
Leviticus 5 - New Century
1 " 'If a person is ordered to tell in court what he has seen or what he knows and he does not tell the court, he is guilty of sin. 2 " 'Or someone might touch something unclean, such as the dead body of an unclean wild animal or an unclean farm animal or an unclean crawling animal. Even if he does not know that he touched it, he will still be unclean and guilty of sin. 3 " 'Someone might touch human uncleanness—anything that makes someone unclean—and not know it. But when he learns about it, he will be guilty. 4 " 'Or someone might make a promise before the Lord without thinking. It might be a promise to do something bad or something good; it might be about anything. Even if he forgets about it, when he remembers, he will be guilty. 5 " 'When anyone is guilty of any of these things, he must tell how he sinned.6 He must bring an offering to the Lord as a penalty for sin; it must be a female lamb or goat from the flock. The priest will perform the acts to remove that person's sin so he will belong to the Lord. 7 " 'But if the person cannot afford a lamb, he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the Lord as the penalty for his sin. One bird must be for a sin offering, and the other must be for a whole burnt offering.8 He must bring them to the priest, who will first offer the one for the sin offering. He will pull the bird's head from its neck, but he will not pull it completely off.9 He must sprinkle the blood from the sin offering on the side of the altar, and then he must pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar; it is a sin offering.10 Then the priest must offer the second bird as a whole burnt offering, as the law says. In this way the priest will remove the person's sin so he will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him. 11 " 'If the person cannot afford two doves or two pigeons, he must bring about two quarts of fine flour as an offering for sin. He must not put oil or incense on the flour, because it is a sin offering.12 He must bring the flour to the priest. The priest will take a handful of the flour as a memorial offering and burn it on the altar on top of the offerings made by fire to the Lord; it is a sin offering.13 In this way the priest will remove the person's sins so he will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him. What is left of the sin offering belongs to the priest, like the grain offering.' " 14 The Lord said to Moses,15 "If a person accidentally sins and does something against the holy things of the Lord, he must bring from the flock a male sheep that has nothing wrong with it. This will be his penalty offering to the Lord. Its value in silver must be correct as set by the Holy Place measure. It is a penalty offering.16 That person must pay for the sin he did against the holy thing, adding one-fifth to its value. Then he must give it all to the priest. In this way the priest will remove the person's sin so he will belong to the Lord, by using the male sheep as the penalty offering. And the Lord will forgive the person. 17 "If a person sins and does something the Lord has commanded not to be done, even if he does not know it, he is still guilty. He is responsible for his sin.18 He must bring the priest a male sheep from the flock, one that has nothing wrong with it and that is worth the correct amount. It will be a penalty offering. Though the person sinned without knowing it, with this offering the priest will remove the sin so the person will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him.19 The person is guilty of doing wrong, so he must give the penalty offering to the Lord."
Leviticus 6 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "A person might sin against the Lord by doing one of these sins: He might lie about what happened to something he was taking care of for someone else, or he might lie about a promise he made. He might steal something or cheat someone.3 He might find something that had been lost and then lie about it. He might make a promise before the Lord about something and not mean it, or he might do some other sin.4 If he does any of these things, he is guilty of sin. He must bring back whatever he stole or whatever he took by cheating. He must bring back the thing he took care of for someone else. He must bring back what he found and lied about5 or what he made a false promise about. He must pay the full price plus an extra one-fifth of the value of what he took. He must give the money to the true owner on the day he brings his penalty offering.6 He must bring his penalty to the priest—a male sheep from the flock, one that does not have anything wrong with it and that is worth the correct amount. It will be a penalty offering to the Lord.7 Then the priest will perform the acts to remove that person's sin so he will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him for the sins that made him guilty." 8 The Lord said to Moses,9 "Give this command to Aaron and the priests: 'These are the teachings about the whole burnt offering: The burnt offering must stay on the altar all night until morning, and the altar's fire must be kept burning.10 The priest must put on his linen robe and linen underclothes next to his body. Then he will remove the ashes from the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar.11 Then he must take off those clothes and put on others and carry the ashes outside the camp to a special clean place.12 But the fire must be kept burning on the altar; it must not be allowed to go out. The priest must put more firewood on the altar every morning, place the whole burnt offering on the fire, and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings.13 The fire must be kept burning on the altar all the time; it must not go out. 14 " 'These are the teachings about the grain offering: The priests must bring it to the Lord in front of the altar.15 The priest must take a handful of fine flour, with the oil and all of the incense on it, and burn the grain offering on the altar as a memorial offering to the Lord. Its smell is pleasing to him.16 Aaron and the priests may eat what is left, but it must be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They must eat it in the courtyard of the Meeting Tent.17 It must not be cooked with yeast. I have given it as their share of the offerings made to me by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the penalty offering.18 Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it as his share of the offerings made to the Lord by fire, and this will continue from now on. Whatever touches these offerings shall become holy.' " 19 The Lord said to Moses,20 "This is the offering Aaron and the priests must bring to the Lord on the day they appoint Aaron as high priest: They must bring two quarts of fine flour for a continual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.21 The fine flour must be mixed with oil and cooked on a griddle. Bring it when it is well mixed. Present the grain offering that is broken into pieces, and it will be a smell that is pleasing to the Lord.22 One of the priests appointed to take Aaron's place as high priest must make the grain offering. It is a rule forever that the grain offering must be completely burned to the Lord.23 Every grain offering made by a priest must be completely burned; it must not be eaten." 24 The Lord said to Moses,25 "Tell Aaron and the priests: 'These are the teachings about the sin offering: The sin offering must be killed in front of the Lord in the same place the whole burnt offering is killed; it is most holy.26 The priest who offers the sin offering must eat it in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Meeting Tent.27 Whatever touches the meat of the sin offering must be holy, and if the blood is sprinkled on any clothes, you must wash them in a holy place.28 The clay pot the meat is cooked in must be broken, or if a bronze pot is used, it must be scrubbed and rinsed with water.29 Any male in a priest's family may eat the offering; it is most holy.30 But if the blood of the sin offering is taken into the Meeting Tent and used to remove sin in the Holy Place, that sin offering must be burned with fire. It must not be eaten.
Leviticus 7 - New Century
1 " 'These are the teachings about the penalty offering, which is most holy:2 The penalty offering must be killed where the whole burnt offering is killed. Then the priest must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.3 He must offer all the fat from the penalty offering—the fat tail, the fat that covers the inner organs,4 both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.5 The priest must burn all these things on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a penalty offering.6 Any male in a priest's family may eat it. It is most holy, so it must be eaten in a holy place. 7 " 'The penalty offering is like the sin offering in that the teachings are the same for both. The priest who offers the sacrifice to remove sins will get the meat for food.8 The priest who offers the burnt offering may also have the skin from it.9 Every grain offering that is baked in an oven, cooked on a griddle, or baked in a dish belongs to the priest who offers it.10 Every grain offering, either dry or mixed with oil, belongs to the priests, and all priests will share alike. 11 " 'These are the teachings about the fellowship offering a person may offer to the Lord:12 If he brings the fellowship offering to show his thanks, he should also bring loaves of bread made without yeast that are mixed with oil, wafers made without yeast that have oil poured over them, and loaves of fine flour that are mixed with oil.13 He must also offer loaves of bread made with yeast along with his fellowship offering, which he gives to show thanks.14 One of each kind of offering will be for the Lord; it will be given to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the fellowship offering.15 When the fellowship offering is given to thank the Lord, the meat from it must be eaten the same day it is offered; none of it must be left until morning. 16 " 'If a person brings a fellowship offering just to give a gift to God or because of a special promise to him, the sacrifice should be eaten the same day he offers it. If there is any left, it may be eaten the next day.17 If any meat from this sacrifice is left on the third day, it must be burned up.18 Any meat of the fellowship offering eaten on the third day will not be accepted, nor will the sacrifice count for the person who offered it. It will become unclean, and anyone who eats the meat will be guilty of sin. 19 " 'People must not eat meat that touches anything unclean; they must burn this meat with fire. Anyone who is clean may eat other meat.20 But if anyone is unclean and eats the meat from the fellowship offering that belongs to the Lord, he must be cut off from his people. 21 " 'If anyone touches something unclean—uncleanness that comes from people, from an animal, or from some hated thing—touching it will make him unclean. If he then eats meat from the fellowship offering that belongs to the Lord, he must be cut off from his people.' " 22 The Lord said to Moses,23 "Tell the people of Israel: 'You must not eat any of the fat from cattle, sheep, or goats.24 If an animal is found dead or torn by wild animals, you may use its fat for other things, but you must not eat it.25 If someone eats fat from an animal offering made by fire to the Lord, he must be cut off from his people.26 No matter where you live, you must not eat blood from any bird or animal.27 Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from his people.' " 28 The Lord said to Moses,29 "Tell the people of Israel: 'If someone brings a fellowship offering to the Lord, he must give part of it as his sacrifice to the Lord.30 He must carry that part of the gift in his own hands as an offering made by fire to the Lord. He must bring the fat and the breast of the animal to the priest, to be presented to the Lord as the priests' share.
Leviticus 8 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Bring Aaron and his sons and their clothes, the special olive oil used in appointing people and things to the service of the Lord, the bull of the sin offering and the two male sheep, and the basket of bread made without yeast.3 Then gather the people together at the entrance to the Meeting Tent."4 Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the people met together at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. 5 Then Moses spoke to the people and said, "This is what the Lord has commanded to be done."6 Bringing Aaron and his sons forward, Moses washed them with water.7 He put the inner robe on Aaron and tied the cloth belt around him. Then Moses put the outer robe on him and placed the holy vest on him. He tied the skillfully woven belt around him so that the holy vest was tied to Aaron.8 Then Moses put the chest covering on him and put the Urim and the Thummim in the chest covering.9 He also put the turban on Aaron's head. He put the strip of gold, the holy crown, on the front of the turban, as the Lord commanded him to do. 10 Then Moses put the special oil on the Holy Tent and everything in it, making them holy for the Lord.11 He sprinkled some oil on the altar seven times, sprinkling the altar and all its tools and the large bowl and its base. In this way he made them holy for the Lord.12 He poured some of the special oil on Aaron's head to make Aaron holy for the Lord.13 Then Moses brought Aaron's sons forward. He put the inner robes on them, tied cloth belts around them, and put headbands on them, as the Lord had commanded him. 14 Then Moses brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.15 Moses killed the bull, took the blood, and with his finger put some of it on all the corners of the altar, to make it pure. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar. In this way he made it holy and ready for service to God.16 Moses took all the fat from the inner organs of the bull, the best part of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat that is on them, and he burned them on the altar.17 But he took the bull's skin, its meat, and its intestines and burned them in a fire outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded him. 18 Next Moses brought the male sheep of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.19 Then Moses killed it and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.20 He cut the male sheep into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.21 He washed the inner organs and legs with water and burned the whole sheep on the altar as a burnt offering made by fire to the Lord; its smell was pleasing to the Lord. Moses did these things as the Lord had commanded him. 22 Then Moses brought the other male sheep, the one used in appointing Aaron and his sons as priests, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.23 Then Moses killed the sheep and put some of its blood on the bottom of Aaron's right ear, some on the thumb of Aaron's right hand, and some on the big toe of his right foot.24 Then Moses brought Aaron's sons close to the altar. He put some of the blood on the bottom of their right ears, some on the thumbs of their right hands, and some on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled blood on all sides of the altar.25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat on the inner organs, the best part of the liver, both kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh.26 From the basket of bread made without yeast that is put before the Lord each day, Moses took a loaf of bread, a loaf made with oil, and a wafer. He put these pieces of bread on the fat and right thigh of the male sheep.27 All these things he put in the hands of Aaron and his sons and presented them as an offering before the Lord.28 Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. So this was the offering for appointing Aaron and his sons as priests. It was an offering made by fire to the Lord, and its smell was pleasing to him.29 Moses also took the breast and presented it as an offering before the Lord. It was Moses' share of the male sheep used in appointing the priests, as the Lord had commanded him. 30 Moses took some of the special oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and Aaron's clothes and on Aaron's sons and their clothes. In this way Moses made Aaron, his clothes, his sons, and their clothes holy for the Lord.
Leviticus 9 - New Century
1 On the eighth day after the time of appointing, Moses called for Aaron and his sons and for the elders of Israel. 2 He said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf and a male sheep that have nothing wrong with them, and offer them to the Lord. The calf will be a sin offering, and the male sheep will be a whole burnt offering.3 Tell the people of Israel, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb for a whole burnt offering; each must be one year old, and it must have nothing wrong with it.4 Also take a bull and a male sheep for fellowship offerings, along with a grain offering mixed with oil. Offer all these things to the Lord, because the Lord will appear to you today.' " 5 So all the people came to the front of the Meeting Tent, bringing the things Moses had commanded them to bring, and they stood before the Lord.6 Moses said, "You have done what the Lord commanded, so you will see the Lord's glory." 7 Then Moses told Aaron, "Go to the altar and offer sin offerings and whole burnt offerings. Do this to remove your sins and the people's sins so you will belong to God. Offer the sacrifices for the people and perform the acts to remove their sins for them so they will belong to the Lord, as the Lord has commanded." 8 So Aaron went to the altar and killed the bull calf as a sin offering for himself.9 Then his sons brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the corners of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.10 Aaron took the fat, the kidneys, and the best part of the liver from the sin offering and burned them on the altar, in the way the Lord had commanded Moses.11 The meat and skin he burned outside the camp. 12 Then Aaron killed the animal for the whole burnt offering. His sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.13 As they gave him the pieces and head of the burnt offering, Aaron burned them on the altar.14 He also washed the inner organs and the legs of the burnt offering and burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar. 15 Then Aaron brought the offering that was for the people. He took the goat of the people's sin offering and killed it and offered it for the sin offering, just as he had done the first sin offering. 16 Then Aaron brought the whole burnt offering and offered it in the way that the Lord had commanded.17 He also brought the grain offering to the altar. He took a handful of the grain and burned it on the altar, in addition to the morning's burnt offering. 18 Aaron also killed the bull and the male sheep as the fellowship offerings for the people. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.19 Aaron's sons also brought to Aaron the fat of the bull and the male sheep—the fat tail, the fat covering the inner organs, the kidneys, and the best part of the liver.20 Aaron's sons put them on the breasts of the bull and the sheep. Then Aaron burned these fat parts on the altar.21 He presented the breasts and the right thigh before the Lord as the priests' share of the offering, as Moses had commanded. 22 Then Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them. When he had finished offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering, he stepped down from the altar. 23 Moses and Aaron went into the Meeting Tent. Then they came out and blessed the people, and the Lord's glory came to all the people.24 Fire came out from the Lord and burned up the burnt offering and fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and bowed facedown on the ground.
Leviticus 10 - New Century
1 Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their pans for burning incense, put fire in them, and added incense; but they did not use the special fire Moses had commanded them to use in the presence of the Lord.2 So fire came down from the Lord and destroyed Nadab and Abihu, and they died in front of the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord was speaking about when he said,
'I must be respected as holy
by those who come near me;
before all the people
I must be given honor.' "
So Aaron did not say anything about the death of his sons. 4 Aaron's uncle Uzziel had two sons named Mishael and Elzaphan. Moses said to them, "Come here and pick up your cousins' bodies. Carry them outside the camp away from the front of the Holy Place."5 So Mishael and Elzaphan obeyed Moses and carried the bodies of Nadab and Abihu, still clothed in the special priest's inner robes, outside the camp. 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his other sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Don't show sadness by tearing your clothes or leaving your hair uncombed. If you do, you will die, and the Lord will be angry with all the people. All the people of Israel, your relatives, may cry loudly about the Lord burning Nadab and Abihu,7 but you must not even leave the Meeting Tent. If you go out of the entrance, you will die, because the Lord has appointed you to his service." So Aaron, Eleazar, and Ithamar obeyed Moses. 8 Then the Lord said to Aaron,9 "You and your sons must not drink wine or beer when you go into the Meeting Tent. If you do, you will die. This law will continue from now on.10 You must keep what is holy separate from what is not holy; you must keep what is clean separate from what is unclean.11 You must teach the people all the laws that the Lord gave to them through Moses." 12 Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Eat the part of the grain offering that is left from the sacrifices offered by fire to the Lord, but do not add yeast to it. Eat it near the altar because it is most holy.13 You must eat it in a holy place, because this part of the offerings made by fire to the Lord belongs to you and your sons. I have been commanded to tell you this. 14 "Also, you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast and thigh of the fellowship offering that was presented to the Lord. You must eat them in a clean place; they are your share of the fellowship offerings given by the Israelites.15 The people must bring the fat from their animals that was part of the offering made by fire, and they must present it to the Lord along with the thigh and the breast of the fellowship offering. They will be the regular share of the offerings for you and your children, as the Lord has commanded." 16 Moses looked for the goat of the sin offering, but it had already been burned up. So he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons. He said,17 "Why didn't you eat that goat in a holy place? It is most holy, and the Lord gave it to you to take away the guilt of the people, to remove their sins so they will belong to the Lord.18 You didn't bring the goat's blood inside the Holy Place. You were supposed to eat the goat in a holy place, as I commanded!" 19 But Aaron said to Moses, "Today they brought their sin offering and burnt offering before the Lord, but these terrible things have still happened to me! Do you think the Lord would be any happier if I ate the sin offering today?"20 When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.
Leviticus 11 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,2 "Tell the Israelites this: 'These are the land animals you may eat:3 You may eat any animal that has split hoofs completely divided and that chews the cud. 4 " 'Some animals only chew the cud or only have split hoofs, and you must not eat them. The camel chews the cud but does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.5 The rock badger chews the cud but does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.6 The rabbit chews the cud but does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.7 Now the pig has a split hoof that is completely divided, but it does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.8 You must not eat the meat from these animals or even touch their dead bodies; they are unclean for you. 9 " 'Of the animals that live in the sea or in a river, if the animal has fins and scales, you may eat it.10 But whatever lives in the sea or in a river and does not have fins and scales—including the things that fill the water and all other things that live in it—you should hate.11 You must not eat any meat from them or even touch their dead bodies, because you should hate them.12 You must hate any animal in the water that does not have fins and scales. 13 " 'Also, these are the birds you are to hate. They are hateful and should not be eaten. You must not eat eagles, vultures, black vultures,14 kites, any kind of falcon,15 any kind of raven,16 horned owls, screech owls, sea gulls, any kind of hawk,17 little owls, cormorants, great owls,18 white owls, desert owls, ospreys,19 storks, any kind of heron, hoopoes, or bats. 20 " 'Don't eat insects that have wings and walk on all four feet; they also are to be hated. 21 " 'But you may eat certain insects that have wings and walk on four feet. You may eat those that have legs with joints above their feet so they can jump.22 These are the insects you may eat: all kinds of locusts, winged locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.23 But all other insects that have wings and walk on four feet you are to hate.24 Those insects will make you unclean, and anyone who touches the dead body of one of these insects will become unclean until evening.25 Anyone who picks up one of these dead insects must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. 26 " 'Some animals have split hoofs, but the hoofs are not completely divided; others do not chew the cud. They are unclean for you, and anyone who touches the dead body of one of these animals will become unclean.27 Of all the animals that walk on four feet, the animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you. Anyone who touches the dead body of one of these animals will become unclean until evening.28 Anyone who picks up their dead bodies must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; these animals are unclean for you. 29 " 'These crawling animals are unclean for you: moles, rats, all kinds of great lizards,30 geckos, crocodiles, lizards, sand reptiles, and chameleons.
Leviticus 12 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell the people of Israel this: 'If a woman gives birth to a son, she will become unclean for seven days, as she is unclean during her monthly period.3 On the eighth day the boy must be circumcised.4 Then it will be thirty-three days before she becomes clean from her loss of blood. She must not touch anything that is holy or enter the Holy Tent until her time of cleansing is finished.5 But if she gives birth to a daughter, the mother will be unclean for two weeks, as she is unclean during her monthly period. It will be sixty-six days before she becomes clean from her loss of blood. 6 " 'After she has a son or daughter and her days of cleansing are over, the new mother must bring certain sacrifices to the Meeting Tent. She must give the priest at the entrance a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a dove or young pigeon for a sin offering.7 He will offer them before the Lord to make her clean so she will belong to the Lord again; then she will be clean from her loss of blood. These are the teachings for a woman who gives birth to a boy or girl. 8 " 'If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make her clean so she will belong to the Lord again, and she will be clean.' "
Leviticus 13 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,2 "Someone might have on his skin a swelling or a rash or a bright spot. If the sore looks like a harmful skin disease, the person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of Aaron's sons, the priests.3 The priest must look at the sore on the person's skin. If the hair in the sore has become white, and the sore seems deeper than the person's skin, it is a harmful skin disease. When he has finished looking at the person, the priest must announce that the person is unclean. 4 "If there is a white spot on a person's skin, but the spot does not seem deeper than the skin, and if the hair from the spot has not turned white, the priest must separate that person from other people for seven days.5 On the seventh day the priest must look at the person again. If he sees that the sore has not changed and it has not spread on the skin, the priest must keep the person separated for seven more days.6 On the seventh day the priest must look at the person again. If the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest must announce that the person is clean. The sore is only a rash. The person must wash his clothes, and he will become clean again. 7 "But if the rash spreads again after the priest has announced him clean, the person must come again to the priest.8 The priest must look at him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must announce that the person is unclean; it is a harmful skin disease. 9 "If a person has a harmful skin disease, he must be brought to the priest,10 and the priest must look at him. If there is a white swelling in the skin, and the hair has become white, and the skin looks raw in the swelling,11 it is a harmful skin disease. It is one he has had for a long time. The priest must announce that the person is unclean. He will not need to separate that person from other people, because everyone already knows that the person is unclean. 12 "If the skin disease spreads all over a person's body, covering his skin from his head to his feet, as far as the priest can see, the priest must look at the person's whole body.13 If the priest sees that the disease covers the whole body and has turned all of the person's skin white, he must announce that the person is clean. 14 "But when the person has an open sore, he is unclean.15 When the priest sees the open sore, he must announce that the person is unclean. The open sore is not clean; it is a harmful skin disease.16 If the open sore becomes white again, the person must come to the priest.17 The priest must look at him, and if the sores have become white, the priest must announce that the person with the sores is clean. Then he will be clean. 18 "Someone may have a boil on his skin that is healed.19 If in the place where the boil was, there is a white swelling or a bright red spot, this place on the skin must be shown to the priest.20 And the priest must look at it. If the spot seems deeper than the skin and the hair on it has become white, the priest must announce that the person is unclean. The spot is a harmful skin disease that has broken out from inside the boil.21 But if the priest looks at the spot and there are no white hairs in it and the spot is not deeper than the skin and it has faded, the priest must separate the person from other people for seven days.22 If the spot spreads on the skin, the priest must announce that the person is unclean; it is a disease that will spread.23 But if the bright spot does not spread or change, it is only the scar from the old boil. Then the priest must announce that the person is clean. 24 "When a person gets a burn on his skin, if the open sore becomes white or red,25 the priest must look at it. If the white spot seems deeper than the skin and the hair at that spot has become white, it is a harmful skin disease. The disease has broken out in the burn, and the priest must announce that the person is unclean. It is a harmful skin disease.26 But if the priest looks at the spot and there is no white hair in the bright spot, and the spot is no deeper than the skin and has faded, the priest must separate the person from other people for seven days.27 On the seventh day the priest must look at him again. If the spot has spread on the skin, the priest must announce that the person is unclean. It is a harmful skin disease.28 But if the bright spot has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is the swelling from the burn. The priest must announce that the person is clean, because the spot is only a scar from the burn. 29 "When a man or a woman gets a sore on the scalp or on the chin,30 a priest must look at the sore. If it seems deeper than the skin and the hair around it is thin and yellow, the priest must announce that the person is unclean. It is an itch, a harmful skin disease of the head or chin.
Leviticus 14 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "These are the teachings for the time at which people who had a harmful skin disease are made clean. "The person shall be brought to the priest,3 and the priest must go outside the camp and look at the one who had the skin disease. If the skin disease is healed,4 the priest will command that two living, clean birds, a piece of cedar wood, a piece of red string, and a hyssop plant be brought for cleansing the person with the skin disease. 5 "The priest must order one bird to be killed in a clay bowl containing fresh water.6 Then he will take the living bird, the piece of cedar wood, the red string, and the hyssop; all these he will dip into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.7 The priest will sprinkle the blood seven times on the person being cleansed from the skin disease. He must announce that the person is clean and then go to an open field and let the living bird go free. 8 "The person to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water. Then he will be clean and may go into the camp, though he must stay outside his tent for the first seven days.9 On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—the hair from his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he will be clean. 10 "On the eighth day the person who had the skin disease must take two male lambs that have nothing wrong with them and a year-old female lamb that has nothing wrong with it. He must also take six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering and two-thirds of a pint of olive oil.11 The priest who is to announce that the person is clean must bring him and his sacrifices before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.12 The priest will take one of the male lambs and offer it with the olive oil as a penalty offering; he will present them before the Lord as an offering.13 Then he will kill the male lamb in the holy place, where the sin offering and the whole burnt offering are killed. The penalty offering is like the sin offering—it belongs to the priest and it is most holy. 14 "The priest will take some of the blood of the penalty offering and put it on the bottom of the right ear of the person to be made clean. He will also put some of it on the thumb of the person's right hand and on the big toe of the person's right foot.15 Then the priest will take some of the oil and pour it into his own left hand.16 He will dip a finger of his right hand into the oil that is in his left hand, and with his finger he will sprinkle some of the oil seven times before the Lord.17 The priest will put some oil from his hand on the bottom of the right ear of the person to be made clean, some on the thumb of the person's right hand, and some on the big toe of the person's right foot. The oil will go on these places on top of the blood for the penalty offering.18 He will put the rest of the oil that is in his left hand on the head of the person to be made clean. In this way the priest will make that person clean so he can belong to the Lord again. 19 "Next the priest will offer the sin offering to make that person clean so he can belong to the Lord again. After this the priest will kill the animal for the whole burnt offering,20 and he will offer the burnt offering and grain offering on the altar. In this way he will make that person clean so he can belong to the Lord again. 21 "But if the person is poor and unable to afford these offerings, he must take one male lamb for a penalty offering. It will be presented to the Lord to make him clean so he can belong to the Lord again. The person must also take two quarts of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. He must also take two-thirds of a pint of olive oil22 and two doves or two young pigeons, which he can afford. One bird is for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering.23 On the eighth day the person will bring them for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, before the Lord.24 The priest will take the lamb for the penalty offering and the oil, and he will present them as an offering before the Lord.25 Then he will kill the lamb of the penalty offering, take some of its blood, and put it on the bottom of the right ear of the person to be made clean. The priest will put some of this blood on the thumb of the person's right hand and some on the big toe of the person's right foot.26 He will also pour some of the oil into his own left hand.27 Then with a finger of his right hand, he will sprinkle some of the oil from his left hand seven times before the Lord.28 The priest will take some of the oil from his hand and put it on the bottom of the right ear of the person to be made clean. He will also put some of it on the thumb of the person's right hand and some on the big toe of the person's right foot. The oil will go on these places on top of the blood from the penalty offering.29 The priest must put the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the head of the person to be made clean, to make him clean so he can belong to the Lord again.30 Then the priest will offer one of the doves or young pigeons, which the person can afford.
Leviticus 15 - New Century
1 The Lord also said to Moses and Aaron,2 "Say to the people of Israel: 'When a fluid comes from a person's body, the fluid is unclean.3 It doesn't matter if the fluid flows freely or if it is blocked from flowing; the fluid will make him unclean. This is the way the fluid makes him unclean: 4 " 'If the person who discharges the body fluid lies on a bed, that bed becomes unclean, and everything he sits on becomes unclean.5 Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and the person will be unclean until evening.6 Whoever sits on something that the person who discharges the fluid sat on must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.7 Anyone who touches the person who discharges the body fluid must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 8 " 'If the person who discharges the body fluid spits on someone who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.9 Everything on which the person who is unclean sits when riding will become unclean.10 Anyone who touches something that was under him will be unclean until evening. And anyone who carries these things must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 11 " 'If the person who discharges a body fluid has not washed his hands in water and touches another person, that person must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening. 12 " 'If a person who discharges a body fluid touches a clay bowl, that bowl must be broken. If he touches a wooden bowl, that bowl must be washed in water. 13 " 'When a person who discharges a body fluid is made clean, he must count seven days for himself for his cleansing. He must wash his clothes and bathe his body in fresh water, and he will be clean.14 On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. He will give the two birds to the priest.15 The priest will offer the birds, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest will make that person clean so he can belong to the Lord again. 16 " 'If semen goes out from a man, he must bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.17 If the fluid gets on any clothing or leather, it must be washed with water; it will be unclean until evening. 18 " 'If a man has sexual relations with a woman and semen comes out, both people must bathe in water; they will be unclean until evening. 19 " 'When a woman has her monthly period, she is unclean for seven days; anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.20 Anything she lies on during this time will be unclean, and everything she sits on during this time will be unclean.21 Anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water; that person will be unclean until evening.22 Anyone who touches something she has sat on must wash his clothes and bathe in water; that person will be unclean until evening.23 It does not matter if the person touched the woman's bed or something she sat on; he will be unclean until evening. 24 " 'If a man has sexual relations with a woman and her monthly period touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; every bed he lies on will be unclean. 25 " 'If a woman has a loss of blood for many days and it is not during her regular monthly period, or if she continues to have a loss of blood after her regular period, she will be unclean, as she is during her monthly period. She will be unclean for as long as she continues to bleed.26 Any bed she lies on during all the time of her bleeding will be like her bed during her regular monthly period. Everything she sits on will be unclean, as during her regular monthly period. 27 " 'Whoever touches those things will be unclean and must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he will be unclean until evening.28 When the woman becomes clean from her bleeding, she must wait seven days, and after this she will be clean.29 Then on the eighth day she must take two doves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.30 The priest must offer one bird for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. In this way the priest will make her clean so she can belong to the Lord again.
Leviticus 16 - New Century
1 Now two of Aaron's sons had died while offering incense to the Lord, and after that time the Lord spoke to Moses.2 The Lord said to him, "Tell your brother Aaron that there are times when he cannot go behind the curtain into the Most Holy Place where the Ark is. If he goes in when I appear in a cloud over the lid on the Ark, he will die. 3 "This is how Aaron may enter the Most Holy Place: Before he enters, he must offer a bull for a sin offering and a male sheep for a whole burnt offering.4 He must put on the holy linen inner robe, with the linen underclothes next to his body. His belt will be the cloth belt, and he will wear the linen turban. These are holy clothes, so he must bathe his body in water before he puts them on. 5 "Aaron must take from the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one male sheep for a burnt offering.6 Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering for himself to remove sins from him and his family so they will belong to the Lord. 7 "Next Aaron will take the two goats and bring them before the Lord at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.8 He will throw lots for the two goats—one will be for the Lord and the other for the goat that removes sin.9 Then Aaron will take the goat that was chosen for the Lord by throwing the lot, and he will offer it as a sin offering.10 The other goat, which was chosen by lot to remove the sin, must be brought alive before the Lord. The priest will use it to perform the acts that remove Israel's sin so they will belong to the Lord. Then this goat will be sent out into the desert as a goat that removes sin. 11 "Then Aaron will offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, to remove the sins from him and his family so they will belong to the Lord; he will kill the bull for the sin offering for himself.12 Then he must take a pan full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of sweet incense that has been ground into powder. He must bring it into the room behind the curtain.13 He must put the incense on the fire before the Lord so that the cloud of incense will cover the lid on the Ark. Then when Aaron comes in, he will not die.14 Also, he must take some of the blood from the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the lid; with his finger he will sprinkle the blood seven times in front of the lid. 15 "Then Aaron must kill the goat of the sin offering for the people and bring its blood into the room behind the curtain. He must do with the goat's blood as he did with the bull's blood, sprinkling it on the lid and in front of the lid.16 Because the people of Israel have been unclean, Aaron will perform the acts to make the Most Holy Place ready for service to the Lord. Then it will be clean from the sins and crimes of the Israelites. He must also do this for the Meeting Tent, because it stays in the middle of unclean people.17 When Aaron makes the Most Holy Place ready for service to the Lord, no one is allowed in the Meeting Tent until he comes out. So Aaron will perform the acts to remove sins from himself, his family, and all the people of Israel, so they will belong to the Lord.18 Afterward he will go out to the altar that is before the Lord and will make it ready for service to the Lord. Aaron will take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on the corners of the altar on all sides.19 Then, with his finger, he will sprinkle some of the blood on the altar seven times to make the altar holy for the Lord and clean from all the sins of the Israelites. 20 "When Aaron has finished making the Most Holy Place, the Meeting Tent, and the altar ready for service to the Lord, he will offer the living goat.21 He will put both his hands on the head of the living goat, and he will confess over it all the sins and crimes of Israel. In this way Aaron will put the people's sins on the goat's head. Then he will send the goat away into the desert, and a man who has been appointed will lead the goat away.22 So the goat will carry on itself all the people's sins to a lonely place in the desert. The man who leads the goat will let it loose there. 23 "Then Aaron will enter the Meeting Tent and take off the linen clothes he had put on before he went into the Most Holy Place; he must leave these clothes there.24 He will bathe his body in water in a holy place and put on his regular clothes. Then he will come out and offer the whole burnt offering for himself and for the people, to remove sins from himself and the people so they will belong to the Lord.25 Then he will burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar. 26 "The person who led the goat, the goat to remove sins, into the desert must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water. After that, he may come back into the camp. 27 "The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make it ready for service to the Lord, must be taken outside the camp; the animals' skins, bodies, and intestines will be burned in the fire.28 Then the one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water. After that, he may come back into the camp. 29 "This law will always continue for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you must deny yourself and you must not do any work. The travelers or foreigners living with you must not work either. 30 It is on this day that the priests will make you clean so you will belong to the Lord again. All your sins will be removed.
Leviticus 17 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the people of Israel. Tell them: 'This is what the Lord has commanded.3 If an Israelite kills an ox, a lamb, or a goat either inside the camp or outside it,4 when he should have brought the animal to the entrance of the Meeting Tent as a gift to the Lord in front of the Lord's Holy Tent, he is guilty of killing. He has killed, and he must be cut off from the people.5 This rule is so people will bring their sacrifices, which they have been sacrificing in the open fields, to the Lord. They must bring those animals to the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent; they must bring them to the priest and offer them as fellowship offerings.6 Then the priest will sprinkle the blood from those animals on the Lord's altar near the entrance of the Meeting Tent. And he will burn the fat from those animals on the altar, as a smell pleasing to the Lord.7 They must not offer any more sacrifices to their goat idols, which they have chased like prostitutes. These rules will continue for people from now on.' 8 "Tell the people this: 'If any citizen of Israel or foreigner living with you offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,9 that person must take his sacrifice to the entrance of the Meeting Tent to offer it to the Lord. If he does not do this, he must be cut off from the people. 10 " 'I will be against any citizen of Israel or foreigner living with you who eats blood. I will cut off that person from the people.11 This is because the life of the body is in the blood, and I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar to remove your sins so you will belong to the Lord. It is the blood that removes the sins, because it is life.12 So I tell the people of Israel this: "None of you may eat blood, and no foreigner living among you may eat blood." 13 " 'If any citizen of Israel or foreigner living among you catches a wild animal or bird that can be eaten, that person must pour the blood on the ground and cover it with dirt.14 If blood is still in the meat, the animal's life is still in it. So I give this command to the people of Israel: "Don't eat meat that still has blood in it, because the animal's life is in its blood. Anyone who eats blood must be cut off." 15 " 'If a person, either a citizen or a foreigner, eats an animal that died by itself or was killed by another animal, he must wash his clothes and bathe in water. He will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.16 If he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, he will be guilty of sin.' "
Leviticus 18 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell the people of Israel: 'I am the Lord your God.3 In the past you lived in Egypt, but you must not do what was done in that country. And you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their customs.4 You must obey my rules and follow them. I am the Lord your God.5 Obey my laws and rules; a person who obeys them will live because of them. I am the Lord. 6 " 'You must never have sexual relations with your close relatives. I am the Lord. 7 " 'You must not shame your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have sexual relations with her.8 You must not have sexual relations with your father's wife; that would shame your father. 9 " 'You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either the daughter of your father or your mother. It doesn't matter if she was born in your house or somewhere else. 10 " 'You must not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; that would bring shame on you. 11 " 'If your father and his wife have a daughter, she is your sister. You must not have sexual relations with her. 12 " 'You must not have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative.13 You must not have sexual relations with your mother's sister; she is your mother's close relative.14 You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your father's brother, because this would shame him. She is your aunt. 15 " 'You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife. Do not have sexual relations with her. 16 " 'You must not have sexual relations with your brother's wife. That would shame your brother. 17 " 'You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. And do not have sexual relations with this woman's granddaughter, either the daughter of her son or her daughter; they are her close relatives. It is evil to do this. 18 " 'While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. Do not have sexual relations with her. 19 " 'You must not go near a woman to have sexual relations with her during her monthly period, when she is unclean. 20 " 'You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and make yourself unclean with her. 21 " 'You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, because this would show that you do not respect your God. I am the Lord. 22 " 'You must not have sexual relations with a man as you would a woman. That is a hateful sin. 23 " 'You must not have sexual relations with an animal and make yourself unclean with it. Also a woman must not have sexual relations with an animal; it is not natural. 24 " 'Don't make yourself unclean by any of these wrong things. I am forcing nations out of their countries because they did these sins, and I am giving their land to you.25 The land has become unclean, and I punished it for its sins, so the land is throwing out those people who live there. 26 " 'You must obey my laws and rules, and you must not do any of these hateful sins. These rules are for the citizens of Israel and for the people who live with you.27 The people who lived in the land before you did all these hateful things and made the land unclean.28 If you do these things, you will also make the land unclean, and it will throw you out as it threw out the nations before you.29 Anyone who does these hateful sins must be cut off from the people.30 Keep my command not to do these hateful sins that were done by the people who lived in the land before you. Don't make yourself unclean by doing them. I am the Lord your God.' "
Leviticus 19 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell all the people of Israel: 'I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I am holy. 3 " 'You must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God. 4 " 'Do not worship idols or make statues of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God. 5 " 'When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, offer it in such a way that will be accepted.6 You may eat it the same day you offer it or on the next day. But if any is left on the third day, you must burn it up.7 If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is unclean, and it will not be accepted.8 Anyone who eats it then will be guilty of sin, because he did not respect the holy things that belong to the Lord. He must be cut off from the people. 9 " 'When you harvest your crops on your land, do not harvest all the way to the corners of your fields. If grain falls onto the ground, don't gather it up.10 Don't pick all the grapes in your vineyards, and don't pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. You must leave those things for poor people and for people traveling through your country. I am the Lord your God. 11 " 'You must not steal. You must not cheat people, and you must not lie to each other.12 You must not make a false promise by my name, or you will show that you don't respect your God. I am the Lord. 13 " 'You must not cheat your neighbor or rob him. You must not keep a hired worker's salary all night until morning.14 You must not curse a deaf person or put something in front of a blind person to make him fall. But you must respect your God. I am the Lord. 15 " 'Be fair in your judging. You must not show special favor to poor people or great people, but be fair when you judge your neighbor.16 You must not spread false stories against other people, and you must not do anything that would put your neighbor's life in danger. I am the Lord. 17 " 'You must not hate your fellow citizen in your heart. If your neighbor does something wrong, tell him about it, or you will be partly to blame.18 Forget about the wrong things people do to you, and do not try to get even. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord. 19 " 'Obey my laws. You must not mate two different kinds of cattle or sow your field with two different kinds of seed. You must not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material mixed together. 20 " 'If a man has sexual relations with a slave girl of another man, but this slave girl has not been bought or given her freedom, there must be punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because the woman was not free.21 The man must bring a male sheep as his penalty offering to the Lord at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.22 The priest will offer the sheep as a penalty offering before the Lord for the man's sin, to remove the sins of the man so he will belong to the Lord. Then he will be forgiven for his sin. 23 " 'In the future, when you enter your country, you will plant many kinds of trees for food. After planting a tree, wait three years before using its fruit.24 In the fourth year the fruit from the tree will be the Lord's, a holy offering of praise to him.25 Then in the fifth year, you may eat the fruit from the tree. The tree will then produce more fruit for you. I am the Lord your God. 26 " 'You must not eat anything with the blood in it. " 'You must not try to tell the future by signs or black magic. 27 " 'You must not cut the hair on the sides of your heads or cut the edges of your beard.28 You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord. 29 " 'Do not dishonor your daughter by making her become a prostitute. If you do this, the country will be filled with all kinds of sin. 30 " 'Obey the laws about Sabbaths, and respect my Most Holy Place. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 20 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "You must also tell the people of Israel these things: 'If a person in your country gives one of his children to Molech, that person must be killed. It doesn't matter if he is a citizen or a foreigner living in Israel; you must throw stones at him and kill him.3 I will be against him and cut him off from his people, because he gave his children to Molech. He showed that he did not respect my holy name, and he made my Holy Place unclean.4 The people of the community might ignore that person and not kill the one who gave his children to Molech.5 But I will be against him and his family, and I will cut him off from his people. I will do this to anyone who follows him in being unfaithful to me by worshiping Molech. 6 " 'I will be against anyone who goes to mediums and fortune-tellers for advice, because that person is being unfaithful to me. So I will cut him off from his people. 7 " 'Be my holy people. Be holy because I am the Lord your God.8 Remember and obey my laws. I am the Lord, and I have made you holy. 9 " 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so he has brought his own death on himself. 10 " 'If a man has sexual relations with his neighbor's wife, both the man and the woman are guilty of adultery and must be put to death.11 If a man has sexual relations with his father's wife, he has shamed his father, and both the man and his father's wife must be put to death. They have brought it on themselves. 12 " 'If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. What they have done is not natural. They have brought their own deaths on themselves. 13 " 'If a man has sexual relations with another man as a man does with a woman, these two men have done a hateful sin. They must be put to death. They have brought it on themselves. 14 " 'If a man has sexual relations with both a woman and her mother, this is evil. The people must burn that man and the two women in fire so that your people will not be evil. 15 " 'If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he must be put to death. You must also kill the animal.16 If a woman approaches an animal and has sexual relations with it, you must kill the woman and the animal. They must be put to death. They have brought it on themselves. 17 " 'It is shameful for a brother to marry his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and to have sexual relations with her. In front of everyone they must both be cut off from their people. The man has shamed his sister, and he is guilty of sin. 18 " 'If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, both the woman and the man must be cut off from their people. They sinned because they showed the source of her blood. 19 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your mother's sister or your father's sister, because that would shame a close relative. Both of you are guilty of this sin. 20 " 'If a man has sexual relations with his uncle's wife, he has shamed his uncle. That man and his uncle's wife will die without children; they are guilty of sin. 21 " 'It is unclean for a man to marry his brother's wife. That man has shamed his brother, and they will have no children. 22 " 'Remember all my laws and rules, and obey them. I am leading you to your own land, and if you obey my laws and rules, that land will not throw you out.23 I am forcing out ahead of you the people who live there. Because they did all these sins, I have hated them. Do not live the way those people lived. 24 " 'I have told you that you will get their land, which I will give to you as your very own; it is a fertile land. I am the Lord your God, and I have set you apart from other people and made you my own.25 So you must treat clean animals and birds differently from unclean animals and birds. Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these unclean birds or animals or things that crawl on the ground, which I have made unclean for you.26 So you must be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from other people to be my own. 27 " 'A man or woman who is a medium or a fortune-teller must be put to death. You must stone them to death; they have brought it on themselves.' "
Leviticus 21 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses, "Tell these things to Aaron's sons, the priests: 'A priest must not make himself unclean by touching a dead person.2 But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or3 unmarried sister who is close to him because she has no husband. The priest may make himself unclean for her if she dies.4 But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only related to him by marriage. 5 " 'Priests must not shave their heads, or shave off the edges of their beards, or cut their bodies.6 They must be holy to their God and show respect for God's name, because they present the offerings made by fire to the Lord, which is the food of their God. So they must be holy. 7 " 'A priest must not marry an unclean prostitute or a divorced woman, because he is holy to his God.8 Treat him as holy, because he offers up the food of your God. Think of him as holy; I am the Lord who makes you holy, and I am holy. 9 " 'If a priest's daughter makes herself unclean by becoming a prostitute, she shames her father. She must be burned with fire. 10 " 'The high priest, who was chosen from among his brothers, had the special olive oil poured on his head. He was also appointed to wear the priestly clothes. So he must not show his sadness by letting his hair go uncombed or tearing his clothes.11 He must not go into a house where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.12 The high priest must not go out of the Holy Place, because if he does and becomes unclean, he will make God's Holy Place unclean. The special oil used in appointing priests was poured on his head to separate him from the rest of the people. I am the Lord. 13 " 'The high priest must marry a woman who is a virgin.14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute. He must marry a virgin from his own people15 so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord. I have set the high priest apart for his special job.' " 16 The Lord said to Moses,17 "Tell Aaron: 'If any of your descendants have something wrong with them, they must never come near to offer the special food of their God.18 Anyone who has something wrong with him must not come near: blind men, crippled men, men with damaged faces, deformed men,19 men with a crippled foot or hand,20 hunchbacks, dwarfs, men who have something wrong with their eyes, men who have an itching disease or a skin disease, or men who have damaged sex glands. 21 " 'If one of Aaron's descendants has something wrong with him, he cannot come near to make the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He has something wrong with him; he cannot offer the food of his God.22 He may eat the most holy food and also the holy food.23 But he may not go through the curtain into the Most Holy Place, and he may not go near the altar, because he has something wrong with him. He must not make my Holy Place unfit. I am the Lord who makes these places holy.' " 24 So Moses told these things to Aaron, Aaron's sons, and all the people of Israel.
Leviticus 22 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell Aaron and his sons: 'The people of Israel will give offerings to me. These offerings are holy, and they are mine, so you must respect them to show that you respect my holy name. I am the Lord.'3 Say to them: 'If any one of your descendants from now on is unclean and comes near the offerings that the Israelites made holy for me, that person must be cut off from appearing before me. I am the Lord. 4 " 'If one of Aaron's descendants has a harmful skin disease, or if he discharges a body fluid, he cannot eat the holy offerings until he becomes clean. He could also become unclean from touching a dead body, from his own semen,5 from touching any unclean crawling animal, or from touching an unclean person (no matter what made the person unclean).6 Anyone who touches those things will become unclean until evening. That person must not eat the holy offerings unless he washes with water.7 He will be clean only after the sun goes down. Then he may eat the holy offerings; the offerings are his food. 8 " 'If a priest finds an animal that died by itself or that was killed by some other animal, he must not eat it. If he does, he will become unclean. I am the Lord. 9 " 'If the priests keep all the rules I have given, they will not become guilty; if they are careful, they will not die. I am the Lord who has made them holy.10 Only people in a priest's family may eat the holy offering. A visitor staying with the priest or a hired worker must not eat it.11 But if the priest buys a slave with his own money, that slave may eat the holy offerings; slaves who were born in his house may also eat his food.12 If a priest's daughter marries a person who is not a priest, she must not eat any of the holy offerings.13 But if the priest's daughter becomes widowed or divorced, with no children to support her, and if she goes back to her father's house where she lived as a child, she may eat some of her father's food. But only people from a priest's family may eat this food. 14 " 'If someone eats some of the holy offering by mistake, that person must pay back the priest for that holy food, adding another one-fifth of the price of that food. 15 " 'When the Israelites give their holy offerings to the Lord, the priest must not treat these holy things as though they were not holy.16 The priests must not allow those who are not priests to eat the holy offerings. If they do, they cause the ones who eat the holy offerings to become guilty, and they will have to pay for it. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.' " 17 The Lord said to Moses,18 "Tell Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel: 'A citizen of Israel or a foreigner living in Israel might want to bring a whole burnt offering, either for some special promise he has made or for a special gift he wants to give to the Lord.19 If he does, he must bring a male animal that has nothing wrong with it—a bull, a sheep, or a goat—so it might be accepted for him.20 He must not bring an animal that has something wrong with it, or it will not be accepted for him. 21 " 'If someone brings a fellowship offering to the Lord, either as payment for a special promise the person has made or as a special gift the person wants to give the Lord, it might be from the herd or from the flock. But it must be healthy, with nothing wrong with it, so that it will be accepted.22 You must not offer to the Lord any animal that is blind, that has broken bones or is crippled, that has running sores or any sort of skin disease. You must not offer any animals like these on the altar as an offering by fire to the Lord. 23 " 'If an ox or lamb is smaller than normal or is not perfectly formed, you may give it as a special gift to the Lord; it will be accepted. But it will not be accepted as payment for a special promise you have made. 24 " 'If an animal has bruised, crushed, torn, or cut sex glands, you must not offer it to the Lord. You must not do this in your own land,25 and you must not take such animals from foreigners as sacrifices to the Lord. Because the animals have been hurt in some way and have something wrong with them, they will not be accepted for you.' " 26 The Lord said to Moses,27 "When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must stay seven days with its mother. But from the eighth day on, this animal will be accepted as a sacrifice by fire to the Lord.28 But you must not kill the animal and its mother on the same day, either an ox or a sheep. 29 "If you want to offer some special offering of thanks to the Lord, you must do it in a way that pleases him.30 You must eat the whole animal that same day and not leave any of the meat for the next morning. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 23 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell the people of Israel: 'You will announce the Lord's appointed feasts as holy meetings. These are my special feasts. 3 " 'There are six days for you to work, but the seventh day will be a special day of rest. It is a day for a holy meeting; you must not do any work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your homes. 4 " 'These are the Lord's appointed feasts, the holy meetings, which you will announce at the times set for them.5 The Lord's Passover is on the fourteenth day of the first month, beginning at twilight.6 The Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth day of the same month. You will eat bread made without yeast for seven days.7 On the first day of this feast you will have a holy meeting, and you must not do any work.8 For seven days you will bring an offering made by fire to the Lord. There will be a holy meeting on the seventh day, and on that day you must not do any regular work.' " 9 The Lord said to Moses,10 "Tell the people of Israel: 'You will enter the land I will give you and gather its harvest. At that time you must bring the first bundle of grain from your harvest to the priest.11 The priest will present the bundle before the Lord, and it will be accepted for you; he will present the bundle on the day after the Sabbath. 12 " 'On the day when you present the bundle of grain, offer a male lamb, one year old, that has nothing wrong with it, as a burnt offering to the Lord.13 You must also offer a grain offering—four quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil as an offering made by fire to the Lord; its smell will be pleasing to him. You must also offer a quart of wine as a drink offering.14 Until the day you bring your offering to your God, do not eat any new grain, roasted grain, or bread made from new grain. This law will always continue for people from now on, wherever you live. 15 " 'Count seven full weeks from the morning after the Sabbath. (This is the Sabbath that you bring the bundle of grain to present as an offering.)16 On the fiftieth day, the first day after the seventh week, you will bring a new grain offering to the Lord.17 On that day bring two loaves of bread from your homes to be presented as an offering. Use yeast and four quarts of flour to make those loaves of bread; they will be your gift to the Lord from the first wheat of your harvest. 18 " 'Offer with the bread one young bull, two male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one year old and have nothing wrong with them. Offer them with their grain offerings and drink offerings, as a burnt offering to the Lord. They will be an offering made by fire, and the smell will be pleasing to the Lord.19 You must also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male, one-year-old lambs as a fellowship offering. 20 " 'The priest will present the two lambs as an offering before the Lord, along with the bread from the first wheat of the harvest. They are holy to the Lord, and they will belong to the priest.21 On that same day you will call a holy meeting; you must not do any work that day. This law will continue for you from now on, wherever you live. 22 " 'When you harvest your crops on your land, do not harvest all the way to the corners of your field. If grain falls onto the ground, don't gather it up. Leave it for poor people and foreigners in your country. I am the Lord your God.' " 23 Again the Lord said to Moses,24 "Tell the people of Israel: 'On the first day of the seventh month you must have a special day of rest, a holy meeting, when you blow the trumpet for a special time of remembering.25 Do not do any work, and bring an offering made by fire to the Lord.' " 26 The Lord said to Moses,27 "The Day of Cleansing will be on the tenth day of the seventh month. There will be a holy meeting, and you will deny yourselves and bring an offering made by fire to the Lord.28 Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Cleansing. On that day the priests will go before the Lord and perform the acts to make you clean from sin so you will belong to the Lord. 29 "Anyone who refuses to give up food on this day must be cut off from the people.30 If anyone works on this day, I will destroy that person from among the people.
Leviticus 24 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from crushed olives. That oil is for the lamps so that these lamps may never go out.3 Aaron will keep the lamps burning in the Meeting Tent from evening until morning before the Lord; this is in front of the curtain of the Ark of the Agreement. This law will continue from now on.4 Aaron must always keep the lamps burning on the lampstands of pure gold before the Lord. 5 "Take fine flour and bake twelve loaves of bread with it, using four quarts of flour for each loaf.6 Put them in two rows on the golden table before the Lord, six loaves in each row.7 Put pure incense on each row as the memorial portion to take the place of the bread. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord.8 Every Sabbath day Aaron will put the bread in order before the Lord, as an agreement with the people of Israel that will continue forever.9 That bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat it in a holy place, because it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the Lord. That bread is their share forever." 10 Now there was a son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian father who was walking among the Israelites. A fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite.11 The son of the Israelite woman began cursing and speaking against the Lord, so the people took him to Moses. (The mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the family of Dan.)12 The people held him as a prisoner while they waited for the Lord's command to be made clear to them. 13 Then the Lord said to Moses,14 "Take the one who spoke against me outside the camp. Then all the people who heard him must put their hands on his head, and all the people must throw stones at him and kill him.15 Tell the people of Israel this: 'If anyone curses his God, he is guilty of sin.16 Anyone who speaks against the Lord must be put to death; all the people must kill him by throwing stones at him. Foreigners must be punished just like the people born in Israel; if they speak against the Lord, they must be put to death. 17 " 'Whoever kills another person must be put to death.18 Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give that person another animal to take its place.19 And whoever causes an injury to a neighbor must receive the same kind of injury in return:20 Broken bone for broken bone, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Anyone who injures another person must be injured in the same way in return.21 Whoever kills another person's animal must give that person another animal to take its place. But whoever kills another person must be put to death. 22 " 'The law will be the same for the foreigner as for those from your own country. I am the Lord your God.' " 23 Then Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they took the person who had cursed outside the camp and killed him by throwing stones at him. So the people of Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 25 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses at Mount Sinai,2 "Tell the people of Israel this: 'When you enter the land I will give you, let it have a special time of rest, to honor the Lord.3 You may plant seed in your field for six years, and you may trim your vineyards for six years and bring in their fruits.4 But during the seventh year, you must let the land rest. This will be a special time to honor the Lord. You must not plant seed in your field or trim your vineyards.5 You must not cut the crops that grow by themselves after harvest, or gather the grapes from your vines that are not trimmed. The land will have a year of rest. 6 " 'You may eat whatever the land produces during that year of rest. It will be food for your men and women servants, for your hired workers, and for the foreigners living in your country.7 It will also be food for your cattle and the wild animals of your land. Whatever the land produces may be eaten. 8 " 'Count off seven groups of seven years, or forty-nine years. During that time there will be seven years of rest for the land.9 On the Day of Cleansing, you must blow the horn of a male sheep; this will be on the tenth day of the seventh month. You must blow the horn through the whole country.10 Make the fiftieth year a special year, and announce freedom for all the people living in your country. This time will be called Jubilee. You will each go back to your own property, each to your own family and family group.11 The fiftieth year will be a special time for you to celebrate. Don't plant seeds, or harvest the crops that grow by themselves, or gather grapes from the vines that are not trimmed.12 That year is Jubilee; it will be a holy time for you. You may eat only the crops that come from the field.13 In the year of Jubilee you each must go back to your own property. 14 " 'If you sell your land to your neighbor, or if you buy land from your neighbor, don't cheat each other.15 If you want to buy your neighbor's land, count the number of years since the last Jubilee, and use that number to decide the right price. If your neighbor sells the land to you, count the number of years left for harvesting crops, and use that number to decide the right price.16 If there are many years, the price will be high. But if there are only a few years, lower the price, because your neighbor is really selling only a few crops to you.17 You must not cheat each other, but you must respect your God. I am the Lord your God. 18 " 'Remember my laws and rules, and obey them so that you will live safely in the land.19 The land will give good crops to you, and you will eat as much as you want and live safely in the land. 20 " 'But you might ask, "If we don't plant seeds or gather crops, what will we eat the seventh year?"21 I will send you such a great blessing during the sixth year that the land will produce enough crops for three years.22 When you plant in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the old crop; you will eat the old crop until the harvest of the ninth year. 23 " 'The land really belongs to me, so you can't sell it for all time. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a while on my land.24 People might sell their land, but it must always be possible for the family to get its land back.25 If a person in your country becomes very poor and sells some land, then close relatives must come and buy it back.26 If there is not a close relative to buy the land back, but if the person makes enough money to be able to buy it back,27 the years must be counted since the land was sold. That number must be used to decide how much the first owner should pay back the one who bought it. Then the land will belong to the first owner again.28 But if there is not enough money to buy it back, the one who bought it will keep it until the year of Jubilee. During that celebration, the land will go back to the first owner's family. 29 " 'If someone sells a home in a walled city, for a full year after it is sold, the person has the right to buy it back.30 But if the owner does not buy back the house before a full year is over, it will belong to the one who bought it and to his future sons. The house will not go back to the first owner at Jubilee.
Leviticus 26 - New Century
1 " 'Don't make idols for yourselves or set up statues or memorials. Don't put stone statues in your land to bow down to, because I am the Lord your God. 2 " 'Remember my Sabbaths, and respect my Holy Place. I am the Lord. 3 " 'If you remember my laws and commands and obey them,4 I will give you rains at the right season; the land will produce crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.5 Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will continue until it is time to plant. Then you will have plenty to eat and live safely in your land.6 I will give peace to your country; you will lie down in peace, and no one will make you afraid. I will keep harmful animals out of your country, and armies will not pass through it. 7 " 'You will chase your enemies and defeat them, killing them with your sword.8 Five of you will chase a hundred men; a hundred of you will chase ten thousand men. You will defeat your enemies and kill them with your sword. 9 " 'Then I will show kindness to you and let you have many children; I will keep my agreement with you.10 You will have enough crops to last for more than a year. When you harvest the new crops, you will have to throw out the old ones to make room for them.11 Also I will place my Holy Tent among you, and I will not turn away from you.12 I will walk with you and be your God, and you will be my people.13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves. I broke the heavy weights that were on your shoulders and let you walk proudly again. 14 " 'But if you do not obey me and keep all my commands,15 and if you turn away from my rules and hate my laws, refusing to obey all my commands, you have broken our agreement.16 As a result, I will do this to you: I will cause terrible things to happen to you. I will cause you to have disease and fever that will destroy your eyes and slowly kill you. You will not have success when you plant your seed, and your enemy will eat your crops.17 I will be against you, and your enemies will defeat you. These people who hate you will rule over you, and you will run away even when no one is chasing you. 18 " 'If after all this you still do not obey me, I will punish you seven times more for your sins.19 I will break your great pride, and I will make the sky like iron and the earth like bronze.20 You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not grow any crops, and your trees will not give their fruit. 21 " 'If you still turn against me and refuse to obey me, I will beat you seven times harder. The more you sin, the more you will be punished.22 I will send wild animals to attack you, and they will take your children away from you and destroy your cattle. They will make you so few in number the roads will be empty. 23 " 'If you don't learn your lesson after all these things, and if you still turn against me,24 I will also turn against you. I will punish you seven more times for your sins.25 You broke my agreement, and I will punish you. I will bring armies against you, and if you go into your cities for safety, I will cause diseases to spread among you so that your enemy will defeat you.26 There will be very little bread to eat; ten women will be able to cook all your bread in one oven. They will measure each piece of bread, and you will eat, but you will still be hungry. 27 " 'If you still refuse to listen to me and still turn against me,28 I will show my great anger; I will punish you seven more times for your sins.29 You will eat the bodies of your sons and daughters.30 I will destroy your places where gods are worshiped and cut down your incense altars. I will pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols. I will hate you.
Leviticus 27 - New Century
1 The Lord said to Moses,2 "Speak to the people of Israel and tell them: 'If someone makes a special promise to give a person as a servant to the Lord by paying a price that is the same value as that person,3 the price for a man twenty to sixty years old is about one and one-fourth pounds of silver. (You must use the measure as set by the Holy Place.)4 The price for a woman twenty to sixty years old is about twelve ounces of silver.5 The price for a man five to twenty years old is about eight ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver.6 The price for a baby boy one month to five years old is about two ounces of silver; for a baby girl the price is about one and one-half ounces of silver.7 The price for a man sixty years old or older is about six ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver. 8 " 'If anyone is too poor to pay the price, bring him to the priest, and the priest will set the price. The priest will decide how much money the person making the vow can afford to pay. 9 " 'Some animals may be used as sacrifices to the Lord. If someone promises to bring one of these to the Lord, it will become holy.10 That person must not try to put another animal in its place or exchange it, a good animal for a bad one, or a bad animal for a good one. If this happens, both animals will become holy. 11 " 'Unclean animals cannot be offered as sacrifices to the Lord, and if someone brings one of them to the Lord, that animal must be brought to the priest.12 The priest will decide a price for the animal, according to whether it is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the animal.13 If the person wants to buy back the animal, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price. 14 " 'If a person gives a house as holy to the Lord, the priest must decide its value, according to whether the house is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the house.15 But if the person who gives the house wants to buy it back, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price. Then the house will belong to that person again. 16 " 'If a person gives some family property to the Lord, the value of the fields will depend on how much seed is needed to plant them. It will cost about one and one-fourth pounds of silver for each six bushels of barley seed needed.17 If the person gives a field at the year of Jubilee, its value will stay at what the priest has decided.18 But if the person gives the field after the Jubilee, the priest must decide the exact price by counting the number of years to the next year of Jubilee. Then he will subtract that number from its value.19 If the person who gave the field wants to buy it back, one-fifth must be added to that price, and the field will belong to the first owner again. 20 " 'If the person does not buy back the field, or if it is sold to someone else, the first person cannot ever buy it back.21 When the land is released at the year of Jubilee, it will become holy to the Lord, like land specially given to him. It will become the property of the priests. 22 " 'If someone gives to the Lord a field he has bought, which is not a part of his family land,23 the priest must count the years to the next Jubilee. He must decide the price for the land, and the price must be paid on that day. Then that land will be holy to the Lord.24 At the year of Jubilee, the land will go back to its first owner, to the family who sold the land. 25 " 'You must use the measure as set by the Holy Place in paying these prices; it weighs two-fifths of an ounce. 26 " 'If an animal is the first one born to its parent, it already belongs to the Lord, so people may not give it again. If it is a cow or a sheep, it is the Lord's.27 If the animal is unclean, the person must buy it back for the price set by the priest, and the person must add one-fifth to that price. If it is not bought back, the priest must sell it for the price he had decided. 28 " 'There is a special kind of gift that people set apart to give to the Lord; it may be a person, animal, or field from the family property. That gift cannot be bought back or sold. Every special kind of gift is most holy to the Lord. 29 " 'If anyone is given for the purpose of being destroyed, he cannot be bought back; he must be put to death. 30 " 'One-tenth of all crops belongs to the Lord, including the crops from fields and the fruit from trees. That one-tenth is holy to the Lord.
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