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much; then he shall take one lamb for a tres-to the door of the house, and shut up the house pass-offering to be waved, to make an atone- seven days.

ment for him, and one tenth-deal of fine 39 And the priest shall come again the seflour mingled with oll for a meat-offering, venth day, and shall look: and, behold, if the and a log of oil, plague be spread in the walls of the house;

And two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering: 23 And he shall bring them on the eighth 41 And he shall cause the house to be scraday for his cleansing unto the priest, unto ped within round about, and they shall pour the door of the tabernacle of the congrega-out the dust that they scrape off without the tion, before the LORD. city into an unclean place.

40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city.

24 And the priest shall take the lamb of 42 And they shall take other stones, and put the trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and them in the place of those stones; and he shall the priest shall wave them for a wave-offer- take other mortar, and shall plaster the house. ing before the LORD. 43 And if the plague come again, and break

25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass-out in the house, after that he hath taken offering, and the priest shall take some of the away the stones, and after he hath scraped blood of the trespass-offering, and put it upon the house, and after it is plastered; the tip of the right ear of him that is to be 44 Then the priest shall come and look: cleansed, and upon the thunb of his right and, behold, if the plague be spread in the hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house; 26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into it is unclean the palm of his own left hand.

27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD.

28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass-offering.

45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it,and the timber thereof,and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.

46 Moreover, he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.

47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

23 And the rest of the oil that is in the 48 ¶ And if the priest shall come in, and priest's hand he shall put upon the head of look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath him that is to be cleansed, to make an atone-not spread in the house, after the house was ment for him before the LORD. plastered; then the priest shall pronounce the 30 And he shall offer the one of the turtle-house clean, because the plague is healed. doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he 49 And he shall take to cleanse the house can get; two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and

31 Even such as he is able to get, the one hyssop. for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt- 50 And he shall kill the one of the birds offering, with the meat-offering: and the in an earthen vessel over running water. priest shall make an atonement for him that 51 And he shall take the cedar-wood, and is to be cleansed before the LORD.

32 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.

33 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

52 And he shall clanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running wa 34 When ye come into the land of Ca-ter, and with the living bird, and with the naan, which I give to you for a possession, cedar-wood, and with the hyssop, and with and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the scarlet.

the land of your possession;

53 But he shall let go the living bird out of 35 And he that owneth the house shall come the city into the open fields, and make an and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to mej atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. there is as it were a plague in the house: 54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,

36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house.

55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,

56 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;

37 And he shall look on the plague: and, 57 To teach when it is unclean, and when behold, if the plague be in the walls of the it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;

CHAP. XV.

33 Then the priest shall go out of the wous AND the LORD spake unto Moses and to

Aaron, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and

20 And every thing that she lieth upon in ay unto them, When any man hath a run- her separation shall be unclean; every thing aing issue out of his flesh, because of his issue also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

De is unclean.

3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue; whether his flesh run with his issue,or his flesh De stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 4 Every bed whereon he lieth that hath the issue is unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.

5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until

the even.

& And if he that hath the issue spit upon im that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be auclean until the even.

9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.

10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under hin shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in wate, and be unclean until the even.

22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the

even.

23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation; and whatsoever she sitteth Jupon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.

27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

23 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 29 And on the eighth day she shall take un12 And the vessel of earth that he toucheth to her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and which hath the issue shall be broken and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. tabernacle of the congregation.

13 And when he that bath an issue is clean- 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sed of his issue, then he shall number to him-sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offerself seven days for his cleansing, and washing; and the priest shall make an atonement his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running for her before the LORD for the issue of her water, and shall be clean. uncleanness.

14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest.

15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burntoffering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.

16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the

even.

31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from ui, and is defiled therewith;

33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.

CHAP. XVI.

ND the LORD spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sous of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died: 2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak 18 The woman also with whom man shall unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at lie with seed of copulation, they shall both all times into the holy place within the vail bathe themselves in water, and be unclean before the mercy-seat, which is upon the until the even. ark, that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.

19 And if a woman have an issue,and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put 3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy apart seven days; and whosoever toucheth place; with a young bullock for a sin-offer ber shall be unclean until the even. ling, and a ram for a burnt-offering.

4 He shall put on the holy .nen coat, and 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, it with his finger seven times, and cleanse and shall be girded with the linen girdle, it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the and with the linen mitre shall he be attired children of Israel. these are holy garments; therefore shall he 20 ¶ And when he hath made an end of wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle 5 And he shall take of the congregation of of the congregation, and the altar, he shall the children of Israel two kids of the goats for bring the live goat: a sin-offering, and oneram for a burnt-offering. 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself and for his house.

7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scape-goat.

9 And Aaron shall bring the geat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin-offering:

21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness.

22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments which he put on when 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to he went into the holy place, and shall leave be the scape-goat, shall be presented alive them there: before the LORD, to make an atonement 24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in with him, and to let him go for a scape-goat the holy place, and put on his garments, and into the wilderness. come forth, and offer his burnt-offering, and

11 ¶ And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the burnt-offering of the people, and make an the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall atonement for himself and for the people. Inake an atonement for himself, and for his 25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-of-burn upon the altar. fering, which is for himself.

26 And he that let go the goat for the scape12 And he shall take a censer full of burn-goat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh ing coals of fire from off the altar before the in water, and afterward come into the camp. LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense] beaten small, and bring it within the vail.

13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not.

14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat, eastward and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 Then shall be kill the goat of the sin-offering that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat.

27 And the bullock for the sin-offering, and the goat for the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may 16 And he shall make an atonement for be clean from all your sins before the LORD. the holy place, because of the uncleanness of 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and the children of Israel, and because of their ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. transgressions in all their sins: and so shall 32 And the priest whom he shall anoint, he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the 17 And there shall be no man in the ta- linen clothes, even the holy garments. bernacle of the congregation when he goeth 33 And he shall make an atonement for in to make an atonement in the holy place, the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an until he come out, and have made an atone- atonement for the tabernacle of the congre ment for himself, and for his household, and gation, and for the altar; and he shall mak for all the congregation of Israel. an atonement for the priests, and for all the

18 And he shall go out unto the altar that people of the congregation. is before the LORD, and make an atonement 34 And this shall be an everlasting statute for it; and shall take of the blood of the bul-unto you, to make an atonement for the chillock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it dren of Israel, for all their sins, once a year upon the horns of the altar round about. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses

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CHAP. XVII.

ND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say artc them, This is the thing which the LORD bath commanded, saying,

and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even, then shall he be clean.

16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. CHAP. XVIII.

AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying 3 What man soever there be of the house of 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and Israel that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in say unto them, I am the LORD your God. the camp or that killeth it out of the camp, 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye of the LORD, blood shall be imputed unto walk in their ordinances. that man: he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and the open field, even that they may bring them my judgments; which if a man do, he shalt anto the LORD, unto the door of the taber-live in them; I am the LORD. nacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and 6¶ None of you shall approach to any that offer them for peace-offerings unto the LORD. is near of kin to him, to uncover their naked6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood ness: I am the LORD. apon the altar of the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fai for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter

7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone] a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. 8 And thou shalt say unto them, What-of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whesoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice.

9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will eut him off from among his people.

ther she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter; begotten of thy father, (she is thy sister,) thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood; of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's and I have given it to you upon the altar, to near kinswoman. make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law; she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's na

13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that so-kedness. journ among you, which hunteth and catch- 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of eth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou shall even pour out the blood thereof, and take her son's daughter, or her daughter's cover it with dust. daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they 14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood are her near kinswomen; it is wickedness. of it is for the life thereof; therefore I said 18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her anto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, blood of no manner of flesh for the life of besides the other in her life-time. all flesh is the biood thereof; whosoever eat- 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness as long 151 And every soul that eateth that which as she is put apart for her uncleanness. died of itself, or that which was torn with 20 Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally beasts, whether it be one of your own country, with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself o a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, with her:

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21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou of thy God: I am the LORD.

profane the name ofthy God: I am the LORD. 131 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as neither rob him: the wages of him that is with womankind: it is abomination. hired shall not abide with thee all night un

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast, til the morning. to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor woman stand before a beast to lie down there-pat a stumbling block before the blind, but to: it is confusion. shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in

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24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things for in all these the nations are de- judgment: thou shalt not respect the person filed which I cast out before you.. of the poor, nor honour the person of the 25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do mighty but in righteousness shalt thou judge visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land thy neighbour. itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

16 Thou shalt not go up and down as

26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt iny judgments, and shall not commit any of thou stand against the blood of thy neighthese abominations; neither any of your own bour: I am the LORD. nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

27 (For all these abominations have the Ten of the land done which were before you, and the land is defiled ;)

28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as spued out the nations that were before you.

29 For whosoever shall commit any of these bominations,even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

CHAP. XIX.

17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him

18 Thou shalt not avenge nor bear and grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind. Thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed; neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

201 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman that is a bond-maid, betrothed to an husband,and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged: they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21 And he shall bring his trespass-offering 2 Speak unto all the congregation of unto the LORD, unto the door of the taber the children of Israel, and say unto them, nacle of the congregation, even a ram for a Ye shall be holy for I the LORD your God trespass-offering. am holy.

AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

31 Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, and keep my sabbathis: I am the LORD your God.

4 Turn ye not unto idols,nor make to your selves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. 5 And if ve offer a sacrifice of peaceofferings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow; and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. 7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. 8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD; and that Boul shall be cut off from among his people. 9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the rain of the trespass-offering before the LORD, for his sin which he hath done; and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

231 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten of

24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. 26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood; neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upen you: I am the LORD.

10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor 291 Do not prostitute thy daughter,to cause and stranger: I am the LORD your God. her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whore11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, dom, and the land become full of wickedness, neither lie one to another. 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reve. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name 'rence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

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