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Restrictions against the Unclean
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in the things that they hallow unto me: I am Jehovah.
“Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name: I am the Lord.
Say unto them, Every one of all your seed, throughout your generations, that approacheth the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Jehovah.
Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.
Whatsoever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a flux, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And he that toucheth any one that is unclean by a dead person, or a man whose seed of copulation hath passed from him;
None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a discharge may eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or a man who has had an emission of semen,
or a man that toucheth any crawling thing whereby he becometh unclean, or a man by whom he may become unclean, whatever may be his uncleanness,
and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be —
Instructions for Cleansing
-- a person that toucheth any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things; but he shall bathe his flesh with water,
-- a person that toucheth any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things; but he shall bathe his flesh with water,
the person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water.
and when the sun goeth down, he shall be clean, and may afterwards eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because they are his food.
Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.
He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’
And they shall keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die by it, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
And no stranger shall eat the holy thing; the sojourner with the priest, and the hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
“A lay person shall not eat of a holy thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired worker shall eat of a holy thing,
But if a priest buy any one for money, he may eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they may eat of his food.
And a priest's daughter who is [married] to a stranger may not eat of the heave-offering of the holy things.
If a priest’s daughter marries a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.
But a priest's daughter that becometh a widow, or is divorced, and hath no seed, and returneth unto her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; but no stranger shall eat thereof.
But if a priest’s daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father’s house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food; yet no lay person shall eat of it.
And if a man eat of a holy thing through inadvertence, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest.
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer unto Jehovah,
They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord,
and cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.”
Worthy Offerings
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Acceptable Offerings
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that presenteth his offering for any of his vows, and for any of his voluntary offerings, which they present to Jehovah as a burnt-offering,
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the Lord,
it shall be for your acceptance, without blemish, a male of the oxen, of the sheep, and of the goats.
if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.
Nothing that hath a defect shall ye present; for it shall not be acceptable for you.
You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you.
And if any present a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or a voluntary offering of oxen or small cattle, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: there shall be no defect therein.
And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it.
Blind, or broken, or maimed, or ulcerous, or with itch, or scabbed -- ye shall not present these to Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Jehovah.
Animals blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food offering on the altar.
A bullock and a sheep that hath a member too long or too short, that mayest thou offer as a voluntary offering; but as a vow it shall not be accepted.
You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted.
That which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut shall ye not present to Jehovah; neither in your land shall ye do [the like].
Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land,
Nor from the hand of the stranger shall ye present the bread of your God, of any of these; for their corruption is in them: a defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.
neither shall you offer as the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”
An ox, or a sheep, or a goat, when it is brought forth, shall be seven days under its dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering by fire to Jehovah.
“When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord.
A cow, or sheep -- it and its young shall ye not slaughter in one day.
But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep and her young in one day.
And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance.
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
On that day shall it be eaten: ye shall leave none of it until morning: I am Jehovah.
It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.
And ye shall observe my commandments and do them: I am Jehovah.
“So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord.
And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who do hallow you,
And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you,