Leviticus 9-13

1. On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. 2. He said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf for your sin offering and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the LORD. 3. Then say to the Israelites: 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb-both a year old and without defect-for a burnt offering, 4. and an ox and a ram for a fellowship offering to sacrifice before the LORD, together with a grain offering mixed with olive oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.'" 5. They took the things Moses commanded to the front of the tent of meeting, and the entire assembly came near and stood before the LORD. 6. Then Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you."7. Moses said to Aaron, "Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and the people; sacrifice the offering that is for the people and make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded." 8. So Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. 9. His sons brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into the blood and put it on the horns of the altar; the rest of teh blood he poured out at the base of the altar.10. On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from teh sin offering, as the lORD commanded Moses; 11. the flesh and the hide he burned up outside the camp. 12. Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons handed him the blood, and he splashed it against the sides of the altar. 13. They handed him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar14. He washed the internal organs and the legs and burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar. 15. Aaron then brought the offering that was for the people. He took the goat for the people's sin offering and slaughtered it and offered it for a sin offering as he did with the first one. 16. He brought the burnt offering and offered it in the prescribed way. 17. He also brought the grain offering, took a handful of it and burned it on the altar in adition to the morning's burnt offering. 18. He slaughtered the ox and the ram as the fellowship offering for the people. His sons handed him the blood, and he splashed it against the sides of the altar. 19. But the fat portions of the ox and the ram-the fat tial, the layer of fat, the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver-20. these they laid on teh rbeasts, and then Aaron butned the fat on the altar.21. Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh before the LORD as a wave offering, as Moses commanded.22. Then Aaron liftedc his hands toward the poeple and blessed them. And having sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the fellowship offering, he stepped down. 23. Moses and Aaron then went into the tent of meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people; and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.24. Fire came out form the presence of the lORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.  10 1. Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to his command. 2. So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. 3. Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke of when he said: "'Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.'" Aaron remained silent.4. Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel, and said to them, "Come here; carry your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the santuary." 5. So they came and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses ordered. 6. Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not let your hair become unkept and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the LORD will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn for those the LORD has destroyed by fire. 7. Do not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting or you will die, because the LORD's anointing oil is on you." So they did as Moses said. 8. Then the LORD said to Aaron, 9. "You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, 10. so that you can distinguish between teh holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,11. and so you can teach the Isrealties all the decrees the LORD has given them through Moss." 12. Mose ssaid to Aaron and his remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain offering left over from the food offerings prepared without yeast and presented to teh LROD and eat it beside the altar, for it is most holy. 13. Eat it in the sanctyary area, because it is your share and your sons' share of the food offerings presented to teh LORD; for so I have been commanded. 14. But you and your sons and your daughters may eat the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. Eat them in a ceremonially clean place; they have been given to you and your children as your share of the Israelties' fellowship offerings. 15. THe thigh that was presented and the breast that was waved must be brought with the fat portions of the food offerings, to be waved before the LORD as a wave offering. This will be the perpetual share for you and your children, as the LROD has commanded."16. When Moses inquired about the goat of the sin offering and found that it had been burned up, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons, and asked, 17. "Why didn't you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area?It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the community by making atonement for them before the LORD. 18 Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place, you should have eaten teh goat in the sanctyary area, as I commanded." 19. Aaron replied to Moses, "Today they sacrificed their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD, but such things as this have happened to me. Would the LORD have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?" 20. When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.  11 1. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2. "Say to the Israelites: 'Of all the aniamals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: 3. You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. 4. "'There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them .The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divded hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. 5. THe hyrax, though it chew the cud, does not have a divided hoot; it is unclean for you. 6. The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 7. And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. 8. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.9. "'Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales-whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water-you are to regard as unclean.11. And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean. 12. Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.13. "'These are teh birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 14. the red kite, any kind of black kite, 15. any kind of raven,16. the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, and kind of hawk, 17. the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18. the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,19. the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat. 20. "'All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you. 21. There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on teh ground. 22. Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23. But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean. 24. "'You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. 25. Whoever picks up one of their carcasses much wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. 26. "'Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean. 27. Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches thier carcasses will be unclean till evening. 28. Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.29. "'Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, teh rat, any kind of great lizard, 30. the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, teh skink and the chameleon. 31. Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening. 32. When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean. 33. If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot. 34. Any food you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot s unclean. 35. Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean. 36. A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcassesis unclean.37. If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. 38. But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. 39. "'If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean till evening. 40. Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. 41. "'Every creature that moves along the groudn is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten. 42. You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean. 43. Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them. 44. I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground. 45. I am the LORD, you brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. 46. "'These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground. 47. You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.'"  12 1. The LORD said to Moses, 2. "Say to the Israelites: 'A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. 3. On the eighth day the boy is to be cirucmcised. 4. Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified form her bleeding. She mus tnot touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. 5. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding. 6. ""When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. 7. He shall offer them before the LORD to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood. "'These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. 8. But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two your pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.'"  13 1. The LORD  said to Moses and Aaron, 2. "When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin diseas, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. 3. The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin diseas. When the preist examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean. 4. If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days. 5. On the seventh day the priest is to examine them, ad if he sees that the sore is unchanged and ha not spread in the skin, he is to isolate them for another seven days. 6. On the seventh day the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean. 7. But if the rash does spread in their skin after they have shown themselves to the priest to be pronounced clean, they must appear before the priest again. 8. The priest is to examine that person, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. 9. "When anyone has a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to the priest. 10. The priest is to examine them, and if there is a white swelling in teh skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling, 11. it is a chronic skin disease and the priest shall pronounce them unclean. He is not to isolate them, because they are already unclean. 12. "If the disease breaks out all over their skin and, so far as the priest can see, it covered all the skin of the affected person from head to foot, 13. the priest is to examine them, and if the disease hsa covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean. 14. But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they will be unclean. 15. When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce them unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; they have a defiling disease. 16. If the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest. 17. The priest is to examine them, and if the sores have turned white, the priest shall pronounce the affected person clean; then they will be clean. 18. "When someone hsa a boil on their skin and it heals, 19. and in the place were the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white spot sppears, they must present themselves to the priest. 20. The priest is to examine it, and if it appears ot be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean. It is a defiling skin diseas that has broken out where the boil was. 21. But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling disease. 23. But if the spot is unchanged and has not pread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean. 24. "When someone has a burn on their skin and a reddish-white or white spot appears in the raw flesh of the burn, 25. the priset is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. 26. But if the preist examines it and there is no white hair in teh spot and if it is not mor than skin deep and has faded, then the pires tis to isolate them for seven days. 27. On the seventh day the priest is to examine that person, and if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. 28. If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a scar from the burn. 29. "If a man or woman has a sore on their head or chin, 30. the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin.31. But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep adn there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days. 32. On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep, 33. then the man or woman must shave themselves, except for the affected area, and the priest is to keep them isolated another seven days. 34. On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce them clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean. 35. But if the sore does spread in the skin after they are pronounced clean,36. the priest is to examine them, and if he finds that the sore has spread in the ski, he does not need to look for yellow hair; they are unclean. 37. If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean. 38. "When a man or woman has white spots on the skin,39. the priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; they are clean. 40. "A man who has lost his hair and is bald is clean.41. If he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald forehead, he is clean. 42. But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is a defiling disease breaking out on his head or forehead. 43. The priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or forehead is reddish-white like a defiling skin disease, 44. the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head. 45. "Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, 'Unlean! Unclean!' 46. As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live along; they must live outside the camp. 47. "As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold-any woolen or linen clothing, 48. any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather-49. if the affected area in the fabric, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a defiling mold and must be shown to the priest. 50. The priest is to examine teh affected area and isolate the article for seven days. 51. On the seventh day he is to examin it, and if the mold has spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a persistent defiling mold; the article is unclean. 52. He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned. 53. "But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article, 54. he shall order that the spoiled article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for another seven days. 55. After the article has been washed, the priest is to examine it again, and if the mold has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is uncealn. Burn it, no matter which side of the fabric has been spoiled. 56. If, when the priest examines it, the mold has faded after the article has been washed, he is to tear the spoiled part out of the fabric, the leather, or the woven or knitted material. 57. But if it reappears in the fabric, in the woven or knitted material, or in the leather article, it is a spreading mold; whatever has the mold must be burned. 58. Any fabric, woven or knitted material, or any leather article that has been washed and is rid of the mold, must be washed again. Then it will be clean."59. These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.  I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.