Priests and Their Food

22 Thena Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Tellb Aaron and his sonsc thatd they must deal respectfully with the ⌊Israelites⌋’e votive offerings, and they must not profane my holy name, which they are consecrating to me; I am Yahweh.

3 “Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations, any man from any of your offspring who comes near the votive offerings that the ⌊Israelites⌋f consecrate to Yahweh withg his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut offh from ⌊before me⌋;i I am Yahweh.

4 “ ‘⌊Anyone⌋j from Aaron’s offspring, ifk he is afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary ⌊until⌋l he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out, 5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him ⌊due to⌋m whatever his uncleanness, 6 a person who touches such a thingn shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, excepto when he washesp his body with water 7 and ⌊the sun sets⌋,q and he shall be clean; thenr afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it is his food. 8 He shall not eat a naturally dead body ors a mangled carcass, ⌊so that he becomes unclean⌋t by it; I am Yahweh.

9 “ ‘And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so thatu they die through it, because they have profaned it; I am Yahweh who consecrates them.

10 “ ‘⌊No stranger shall eat⌋v the votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident withw a priest orx a hired worker eat the votive offering. 11 Buty a priest, if with his money he buys a person as ⌊his possession⌋,z that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food. 12 And a priest’s daughter, when ⌊she marries a layman⌋,a she herself may not eat ⌊the votive offering⌋.b 13 Butc a priest’s daughter, when she becomes a widow ord divorced or there is no offspring for her, and she returns to her father’s house as in her childhood, she may eat from her father’s food, bute ⌊no layman may eat it⌋.f 14 And if a man eats the votive offering unintentionally, theng he shall add to it a fifth of it, and he shall give the votive offering to the priest. 15 And they shall not profane the ⌊Israelites⌋’h votive offerings that they present to Yahweh, 16 and so cause them, by their eating their votive offerings, to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’ ”

Acceptable Offerings

17 Theni Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the ⌊Israelites⌋,j and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel ork from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows orl for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering, 19 it must be without defect ⌊to be acceptable for you⌋:m a male among the cattle, among the sheep, orn among the goats. 20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be ⌊acceptable⌋o for you. 21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering fromp the cattle or fromq the flock,r it must be without defect ⌊to be acceptable⌋;s there must not be any physical defect in it. 22 The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh. 23 As fort an ox or sheep that is deformed oru that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, butv for a vow it will not be accepted. 24 And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised orw shattered orx torn ory cut-off testicles, and you shall not ⌊sacrifice⌋z such in your land. 25 And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of ⌊a foreigner⌋,a because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’ ”

26 Thenb Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, thenc it shall be under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh. 28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and ⌊its young⌋d on ⌊the same day⌋.e 29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you. 30 It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.

31 “Thusf you shall keep my commands, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.

32 “And you shall not profane my holy name, so that I may be consecrated in the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋;g I am Yahweh, who consecrates you, 33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”

Yahweh’s Feasts

23 Thena Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,b and say to them, ‘The festivals of Yahweh that you shall proclaim are holy assemblies; these are my appointed times.

Yahweh’s Sabbath

3 “ ‘For six days work is to be done, and on the seventh day shall be ⌊a Sabbath of complete rest⌋,c a holy assembly; you shall not do any work; it shall be a Sabbath for Yahweh in all your dwellings.

The Passover

4 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim atd their appointed time. 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month at the evening is Yahweh’s Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is Yahweh’s Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do ⌊any regular work⌋.e 8 And you shall present an offering for Yahweh made by fire for seven days; on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall not do ⌊any regular work⌋.’ ”f

The Feast of Firstfruits

9 Theng Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,h and say to them, ‘When you come to the land that I am about to give to you and you reap its harvest, theni you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruit of your harvest to the priest. 11 And he shall wave the sheaf ⌊before⌋j Yahweh for your acceptance; the priest shall wave it ⌊on the day after⌋k the Sabbath. 12 And on the day of your waving the sheaf you shall ⌊offer⌋l a ⌊yearling⌋m male lamb without defect as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 13 And its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephahn of finely milled flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, an appeasing fragrance; and its libation shall be a fourth of a hino of wine. 14 And you shall not eat bread orp roasted grain orq ripe grain until ⌊this very same day⌋,r until you present your God’s offering. This must be ⌊a lasting statute⌋s for your generations in all your dwellings.

The Feast of Weeks

15 “ ‘And you shall count for yourselves ⌊from the day after⌋t the Sabbath, from the day of your bringing the wave offering’s sheaf—there shall be seven full weeks. 16 Until ⌊the day after⌋u the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; thenv you shall present a new grain offering for Yahweh. 17 You shall bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread ⌊made with⌋w two-tenths of an ephahx of finely milled flour; they must be baked with leaven—the firstfruits ⌊belonging to⌋y Yahweh. 18 And, in addition to the bread, you shall present seven ⌊yearling⌋z male lambs without defects and one ⌊young bull⌋a and two rams—they shall be a burnt offering for Yahweh withb their grain offering and their libations, an offering made by fire, an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 19 And you shall ⌊offer⌋c one he-goat as a sin offering and two ⌊yearling⌋d male lambs as a sacrifice of fellowship offerings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering ⌊before⌋e Yahweh; in addition to the two male lambs, they shall be holy for Yahweh for the priest. 21 And ⌊you shall make a proclamation⌋f on ⌊this very same day⌋;g it shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do ⌊any regular work⌋;h this is a ⌊lasting statute⌋i in all your dwellings throughoutj your generations. 22 And when youk reap the harvest of yourl land, youm must not finish the edge of yourn field at your reaping, and youo must not glean the remnants of yourp harvest—youq shall leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh yourr God.’ ”

The Feast of Trumpets

23 Thens Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,t saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ⌊you must have⌋u a rest period, a remembrance of the trumpet blast, a holy assembly. 25 You must not do ⌊any regular work⌋,v and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’ ”

The Day of Atonement

26 Thenw Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “Surely the Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of the seventh month; it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall deny yourselves, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. 28 And you must not do ⌊any regular work⌋x on ⌊this very same day⌋,y because it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement for you ⌊before⌋z Yahweh your God. 29 If there is any person who does not deny himself on ⌊this very same day⌋,a thenb he shall be cut off from his people. 30 As forc any person who does any work on ⌊this very same day⌋,d I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people. 31 You must not do any work; it is a ⌊lasting statute⌋e throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It is ⌊a Sabbath of complete rest⌋f for you, and you shall deny yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening to evening you must observe your extraordinaryg Sabbath.”

The Feast of Booths

33 Thenh Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,i saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, this shall be the Feast of Booths for seven days for Yahweh. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you must not do any ⌊regular work⌋.j 36 For seven days you must present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh; it is a celebration; you must not do ⌊any regular work⌋.k

Summary

37 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, ⌊each on its proper day⌋l— 38 ⌊besides⌋m Yahweh’s Sabbaths and ⌊besides⌋n your gifts and ⌊besides⌋o your vows and ⌊besides⌋p all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.

39 “ ‘Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land’s produce, you shall hold Yahweh’s festival for seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period. 40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branchesq of a leafy tree and of a brook’s poplar trees, and you shall rejoice ⌊before⌋r Yahweh your God for seven days. 41 And you must hold it as a festival for Yahweh for seven days in the year; it shall be a ⌊lasting statute⌋s throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it. 42 You must live in the booths for seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths, 43 so that your generations shall know that I made the ⌊Israelites⌋t live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”

44 Thusu Moses announced to the ⌊Israelites⌋v Yahweh’s appointed times.

The Sanctuary’s Lamp and Bread

24 Thena Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the ⌊Israelites⌋b thatc they should bring to you pure olive oil from beaten olives for the light to ⌊present⌋d a lamp continually. 3 Aaron shall arrange for it ⌊outside⌋e the curtain of the testimony in the tent of assembly from evening until morning ⌊before⌋f Yahweh continually; it shall be a ⌊lasting statute⌋g throughout your generations. 4 On the pure goldenh lampstand he shall arrange for the lamps ⌊before⌋i Yahweh continually.

5 “And you shall take finely milled flour, and you shall bake with it twelve ring-shaped bread cakes: each one shall be two-tenths of an ephah. 6 And you shall place them in two rows, six to the row, on the pure goldj table ⌊before⌋k Yahweh. 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on eachl row so thatm it shall be for the bread as a memorial offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh. 8 ⌊On every Sabbath⌋n he shall arrange it in rows ⌊before⌋o Yahweh continually; they are from the ⌊Israelites⌋p as an everlastingq covenant. 9 And it shall be for Aaron and for his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because it is ⌊a most holy thing⌋r for him from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire—a ⌊lasting rule⌋.”s

Punishment for Blasphemy

10 And an Israelite woman’s son, and he was an Egyptian man’s son, went out in the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋;t and the Israelite woman’s son and anu Israelite man fought in the camp. 11 Thenv the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, sow they brought him to Moses—and the name of his mother was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 Thenx they put him in custody ⌊so that⌋y the matter might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.

13 Thenz Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Bring the curser ⌊outside the camp⌋,a and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him. 15 And you shall speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,b saying, ‘⌊Any man⌋c when he curses his God shall beard his sin. 16 And he who blasphemes Yahweh’s name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.

17 “ ‘And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death. 18 And ⌊he who kills⌋e a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life. 19 And when a man ⌊causes⌋f a physical defect in his fellow citizen ⌊according to⌋g what he has done, so it shall be done to him: 20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth—⌊according to⌋h the physical defect he ⌊causes⌋i to the person, likewise it shall be ⌊caused⌋j to him. 21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay for it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death. 22 ⌊You must have⌋k one norm; as for the alien, sol it must be for the native, because I am Yahweh your God.’ ”

23 Thusm Moses spoke to the ⌊Israelites⌋,n and they brought the curser ⌊outside the camp⌋,o and they stoned him with stones, and the ⌊Israelites⌋p did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.