Category Archives: Leviticus

Regulations for Conduct of Priests 1 And theLordsaid to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people, 2 except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother; 3 also his […]

1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, that theyseparate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that theydo not profane My holy name by what theydedicate to Me: I am theLord. 3 Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes […]

Feasts of the Lord 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of theLord, which you shall proclaim to beholy convocations, these are My feasts. The Sabbath 3 ‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, […]

Care of the Tabernacle Lamps 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. 3 Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it […]

The Sabbath of the Seventh Year 1 And theLordspoke to Moses on MountSinai, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shallkeep a sabbath to theLord. 3 Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you […]

Promise of Blessing and Retribution 1 ‘You shallnot make idols for yourselves; neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves; nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am theLordyour God. 2 You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence […]

Redeeming Persons and Property Dedicated to God 1 Now theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to theLord, according to your valuation, 3 if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, […]