Category Archives: Leviticus

Foods Permitted and Forbidden 1 Now theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying,‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth: 3 Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may […]

The Ritual After Childbirth 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If awoman has conceived, and borne a male child, thenshe shall be unclean seven days;as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean. 3 And on theeighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall […]

The Law Concerning Leprosy 1 And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling,a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous sore,then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of […]

The Ritual for Cleansing Healed Lepers 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: Heshall be brought to the priest. 3 And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him; and indeed, if the leprosy is […]

The Law Concerning Bodily Discharges 1 And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge—whether his body runs with his discharge, or […]

The Day of Atonement 1 Now theLordspoke to Moses afterthe death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before theLord, and died; 2 and theLordsaid to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brothernot to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on […]

The Sanctity of Blood 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which theLordhas commanded, saying: 3 “Whatever man of the house of Israel whokills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or […]

Laws of Sexual Morality 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:‘I am theLordyour God. 3 According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; andaccording to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, […]

Moral and Ceremonial Laws 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them:‘You shall be holy, for I theLordyour God am holy. 3 ‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, andkeep My Sabbaths: I am theLordyour God. 4 ‘Do […]

Penalties for Breaking the Law 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Again, you shall say to the children of Israel:‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shallstone […]