The Day of Atonement 16:1 The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons when they approached the presence of the LORD and died, 16:2 and the LORD said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil-canopy in front of
The Slaughter of Animals 17:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 17:2 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and tell them: ‘This is the word that the LORD has commanded: 17:3 “Blood guilt will be accounted to any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat
Exhortation to Obedience and Life 18:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 18:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘I am the LORD your God! 18:3 You must not do as they do in the land of Egypt where you have been living, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan
Religious and Social Regulations 19:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 19:2 “Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them, ‘You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy. 19:3 Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your
Prohibitions against Illegitimate Family Worship 20:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 20:2 “You are to say to the Israelites, ‘Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners who reside in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the land must pelt him with stones. 20:3
Rules for the Priests 21:1 The LORD said to Moses: “Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron – say to them, ‘For a dead person no priest is to defile himself among his people, 21:2 except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
Regulations for the Eating of Priestly Stipends 22:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 22:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites, which they consecrate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name. I am the LORD. 22:3 Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations,
Regulations for Israel’s Appointed Times 23:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 23:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘These are the LORD’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies – my appointed times: The Weekly Sabbath 23:3 “‘Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete
Regulations for the Lampstand and Table of Bread 24:1 The LORD spoke to Moses: 24:2 “Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. 24:3 Outside the veil-canopy of the congregation in the Meeting Tent Aaron must arrange it from evening until morning before
Regulations for the Sabbatical Year 25:1 The LORD spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai: 25:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land must observe a Sabbath to the LORD. 25:3 Six years you may sow your field, and six years you may prune your