Category Archives: Leviticus

Whole-Burnt-Offering 1-2 Godcalled Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting: “Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When anyone presents an offering toGod, present an animal from either the herd or the flock. 3-9 “If the offering is a Whole-Burnt-Offering from the herd, present a male without a defect at the […]

Grain-Offering 1-3 “When you present a Grain-Offering toGod, use fine flour. Pour oil on it, put incense on it, and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. One of them will take a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all the incense, and burn it on the Altar for a memorial: a Fire-Gift, […]

The Peace-Offering 1-5 “If your offering is a Peace-Offering and you present an animal from the herd, either male or female, it must be an animal without any defect. Lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will throw […]

The Absolution-Offering 1-12 Godspoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites, When a person sins unintentionally by straying from any ofGod’s commands, breaking what must not be broken, if it’s the anointed priest who sins and so brings guilt on the people, he is to bring a bull without defect toGodas an Absolution-Offering for the sin he […]

1 “If you sin by not stepping up and offering yourself as a witness to something you’ve heard or seen in cases of wrongdoing, you’ll be held responsible. 2 “Or if you touch anything ritually unclean, like the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or a dead reptile, and you weren’t aware of […]

1-6 Godspoke to Moses: “When anyone sins by betraying trust withGodby deceiving his neighbor regarding something entrusted to him, or by robbing or cheating or threatening him; or if he has found something lost and lies about it and swears falsely regarding any of these sins that people commonly commit—when he sins and is found […]

1-6 “These are the instructions for the Compensation-Offering. It is most holy. Slaughter the Compensation-Offering in the same place that the Whole-Burnt-Offering is slaughtered. Splash its blood against all sides of the Altar. Offer up all the fat: the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the two kidneys and the fat encasing them at […]

The Ordination of Priests 1-4 Godspoke to Moses: He said, “Take Aaron and with him his sons, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the Absolution-Offering, the two rams, and the basket of unraised bread. Gather the entire congregation at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.” Moses did just asGodcommanded him and the […]

The Priests Go to Work 1-2 On the eighth day, Moses called in Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel. He spoke to Aaron: “Take a bull-calf for your Absolution-Offering and a ram for your Whole-Burnt-Offering, both without defect, and offer them toGod. 3-4 “Then tell the People of Israel, Take a male […]

Nadab and Abihu 1-2 That same day Nadab and Abihu, Aaron’s sons, took their censers, put hot coals and incense in them, and offered “strange” fire toGod—somethingGodhad not commanded. Fire blazed out fromGodand consumed them—they died inGod’s presence. 3 Moses said to Aaron, “This is whatGodmeant when he said, To the one who comes near […]