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The Burnt Offering
The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said,
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Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
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“‘When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt
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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.
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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.
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I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
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The Day of Atonement
The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord.
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God.
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You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
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Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’”
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“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
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“‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
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Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
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“‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
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But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
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The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
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Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.
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“‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.
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But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has set you apart from the nations.
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They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, they are to be holy.
