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~j £ And the LORD spoke unto Moses and to Aaron, saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When any man hath an issue out of his flesh, his issue is unclean. 3And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 4Every bed whereon he that hath the issue heth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. 5And whoso* ever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 6And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 7And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 8And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 9And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean. 10And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. nAnd whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe him- self in water, and be unclean until the even. ^And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 13And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to him- self seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 14And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and come be- fore the LORD unto the door of the tent of meeting, and give them.unto the priest. 15And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. 16And if the flow of seed go out from LEVITICUS a man, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 17And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 18The woman also with whom a man shall lie carnally, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

19And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days; and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 20And every thing that she heth upon in her im- purity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. ^And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be un- clean until the even. ^And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sitteth upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ^And if he be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be un- clean until the even. ^And if any man he with her, and her impurity be upon him, lie shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

25And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days not in the time of her impurity, or if she have an issue beyond the time of her impurity; all the days of the issue of her unclean- ness she shall be as in the days of her impurity, she is unclean. 26Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her impurity; and every thing whereon she sitteth shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. 27And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 28But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 29And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tent of meet- ing. 30And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LOED for the issue of her unclean- ness.

3lThus shall ye separate the chil- dren of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile My tabernacle that is in the midst of them 32This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him from whom the flow of seed goeth out, so that he is unclean thereby; 33and of her that is sick with her impurity, and of them that have' an issue, whether it be a man, or a woman; and of hiin that lieth with her that is unclean.

rrm *nnx "| £J And the LORD spoke unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD, and died; 2and the LORD said unto Moses: ' Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover. 3Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt- offering. 4He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and LEVITICUS with the linen mitre shall he be at- tired; they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on 5And he shall take of the congregation of the chil- dren of Israel two he-goats for a sin- offering, and one ram for a burnt- offering. 6And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house. 7And he shall take the two goats, and set them before the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting. 8And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel. 9And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer hi™ for a sin- off ering. 10But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LORD, to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness. "And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin- offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for him- self. 12And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil. 13And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may coyer the ark-cover that is upon the testimony, that he die not. 14And he shall take of the blood of the bul- lock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the ark-cover on the east; and before the ark-cover shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. 15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin- offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the ark-cover, and before the ark-cover. 16And he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the unclean- nesses of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins, and so shall he do for the tent of meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their unclean- nesses. 17And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth hi to make atonement in the holy place, until he come put, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 18And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. 19And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the un- cleannesses of the children of Israel. 20And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat. aAnd Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the chil- dren of Israel, and all their transgres- sions, even all then* sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of an appointed man into the wilder- ness. ^And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land which is cut off; and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. ^And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there. ^And he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, LEVITICUS and put on his other vestments^ and come forth, and offer his burnt- offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for him- self and for the people. 25And the fat of the sin-offering shall he make smoke upon the altar. 26And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 27And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire then* skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 28And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and after- ward he may come into the camp.

29And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you. 80For on this day shall atone- ment be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the LORD. 31It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever, ^And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments. 33And he shall make atone- ment for the most holy place, and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. ^And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atone- ment for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year ' And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

"| *7 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, -1- ' saying: 2Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which the LORD hath com- manded, saying.

3What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp, 4and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to present it as an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people, the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in fhe open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto the LORD. 6And the priest shall dash the blood against the altar of the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting, and make the fat smoke for a sweet savour unto the LORD. ^ 7And they shall no more sacri- fice their sacrifices unto the satyrs, after whom they go astray. This shall be a statute for ever unto them through- out their generations.

8And thou shalt say unto them: Whatsoever man there be of the louse of Israel, or of the strangers ;hat sojourn among them, that of- "ereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice, 'and bringeth it not unto the door of ;he tent of meeting, to sacrifice it un- ;o the LORD, even that man shall be 3ut off from his people.

LEVITICUS 10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set My face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. uFor the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the hfe. ^Therefore I said unto the jchildren of Israel: No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the stran- gers that sojourn among them, that taketh in hunting any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life thereof; therefore I said unto the children of Israel: Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof; whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 15And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home- born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean. 16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

"j Q And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: I am the LORD your God. 3After the doings of the land of Egypt, where- in ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land1 of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutes.

4Mme ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. ^e shall therefore keep My statutes, and Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them- 1 am the LORD.

6None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

7The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

8The nakedness of thy 'father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

e nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daugh- ter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

10The nakedness of thy son's daugh- ter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakeduThe nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

^Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

^Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

14Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

16Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not un- cover her nakedness.

16Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. 17Thou shalt not LEVITICUS uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness* they are near kinswomen; it is lewd- ness. 18And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life-time. 19And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she its impure by her uncleanness. 20And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to set them apart to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. '-2Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination. '•^And thou shalt not he with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto; it is per- version.

24Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the na- tions are defiled, which I cast out from before you. 25And the land was de- nied, therefore I did visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomited out her inhabitants. 26Ye therefore shall keep My statutes and Mine ordi- nances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that soj ourneth among you — 27f or all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled— 28that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. 29For whosoever shall do any of these abomi- nations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people. 30Therefore shall ye keep My charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not your- selves therein: I am the LORD your God.

~| O And the LORD spoke unto Moses, x ^ saying: 2Speak unto all the con- gregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them: Ye shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. 3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep My sabbaths * I am the LORD your God. 4Turn ye not unto the idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods I am the LORD your God.

6And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted. 6It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow, and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire. 7And if it be eateii at all on the third day, it is a vile thing; it shall not be accepted. 8But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath pro-, faned the holy thing of the LORD; and ' that soul shall be cut off from his people.

9And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corner of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy har- vest. 10And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger I am the LORD your God. nYe shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor He one to another. 12And j* shall not swear by My name Falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God. I am the LORD. 13Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him, the wages of a hired servant LEVITICUS shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling- block before the blind, but thou shalt fear thy God* I am the LORD. 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judg- ment; thou shalt not respect the per- son of the poor, nor favour the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand idly by the blood of thy neighbour * I am the LORD. 17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him. 18Thou shalt not take ven- geance, nor bear any grudge against the children of "thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. I am the LORD. 19Ye shall keep My stat- utes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind; thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed; neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together. 20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, designated for a man, and not at all redeemed, nor was freedom given her; there shall be inquisition; they shall not be put to death, be- cause she was not free. 2IAnd he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a guilt-offering. 22And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt-offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned; and he shall be forgiven for his sin which he hath sinned.

23And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all man- ner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as forbidden; three years shall it be as forbidden unto you; it shall not be eaten. hi the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD. 25But in the fifth year may ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield, unto you more richly the in- crease thereof I am the LORD your God. 26Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divina- tion nor soothsaying. 27Ye shall not round the corners of your 'heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you. I am the LORD. 29Profane not thy daugh- ter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land be- come full of lewdness. 30Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanc- tuary: I am the LORD. 31Turn ye not unto the ghosts, nor unto familiar spirits; seek them not out, to be de- filed by them* I am the LORD your God. 32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and thou shalt feir thy God: I am the LORD. ^And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not.do him wrong. 34The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God. ^Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, all ye have: I arn the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37And ye shall observe all My statutes, and all Mine ordinances, and do them* I am the LORD. OA And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel: LEVITICUS Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3I also.will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy name. 4And if the people of lie land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death; 6then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, to go astray after Molech, from among their people. €And the soul that turneth unto the ghosts, and unto the familiar spirits, to go astray after them, I will even set My face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. 8An4 keep ye My statutes, and do them: I am the LORD who sanctify you. 9For whatsoever man there be that curseth his father or.his mother shall surely be put to death; he hath cursed his father or his mother- his blood shall be upon him. 10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that com- mitteth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 And the "rnn.in that lieth with his father's wife— he hath uncovered his father's nakedness — both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. ^And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have wrought corruption; their blood shall be upon them. 13And if a man lie with mankind, as with woman- kind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be 'put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 14And if a man take with his wife also her mother, it is wicked- ness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. 15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death; and ye shall slay the beast. 16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and he down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. l7And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness: it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's naked- ness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness— he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood — both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19And thou shalt not un- cover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin; they shall bear then* iniquity. 20And if a