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Rules Concerning Nazirites
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites[a] and say to them, ‘When a man or a woman takes a special vow, a vow of a Nazirite,[b] to keep separate for Yahweh, 3 he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes. 4 All the days of his separation[c] you will not eat from anything that is made from the grapevine, from sour grapes to the skin of grapes.
5 “‘All the days of the vow of his separation a razor will not pass over his head. Until fulfilling the days that he separated himself to Yahweh he will be holy and grow long the locks of the hair of his head.
6 “‘All the days of keeping himself separated for Yahweh he will not go to a person who is dead; 7 for even his father, mother, brother, or sister he will not make himself unclean by their death,[d] because the separation to his God is on his head. 8 He will be holy for Yahweh all the days of his separation.[e]
9 “‘If someone dies suddenly and makes the head of his separation[f] unclean, he will shave off the hair of his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he will shave it off. 10 On the eighth day he will bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons[g] to the priest by the doorway of the tent of assembly, 11 and the priest will offer one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for him because he sinned concerning the corpse. He will consecrate his head on that day. 12 He will rededicate to Yahweh the days of his separation[h] and bring a ram-lamb in its first year[i] as a guilt offering. The former days of his vow will fall away because his separation was defiled.
13 “‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite for the day of the fulfilling of the days of his separation: one will bring him to the doorway of the tent of the assembly. 14 He will present his offering to Yahweh, one ram-lamb in its first year[j] without defect as a burnt offering, and one ewe-lamb in its first year[k] without defect as a sin offering, and one ram without defect as a fellowship offering; 15 and a basket of unleavened bread, finely milled flour of ring-shaped bread cakes mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil, and their grain offering and their libations. 16 The priest will present before Yahweh[l] and offer his sin offering, his burnt offering; 17 he will offer a ram as a sacrifice of a fellowship offering to Yahweh, in addition to the basket of the unleavened bread; the priest will offer his grain offering and his libation. 18 The Nazirite will shave off the hair of his consecrated head[m] at the doorway of the tent of assembly, and he will take the hair of his consecrated head,[n] and he will put it on the fire that is beneath the sacrifice of the fellowship offering. 19 The priest will take the shoulder from the ram that is boiled, and one ring-shaped bread cake of unleavened bread from the basket, and one wafer of unleavened bread, and he will put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head.[o] 20 The priest will wave them as a wave offering before the presence of[p] Yahweh; they[q] are a holy object to the priest, in addition to the breast section of the wave offering, and in addition to the upper thigh of the contribution; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 “‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite who has made a vow of his offering to Yahweh according to his separation, in addition to what he can afford.[r] In accordance to the word of his vow that he vowed, he will do, concerning the instruction of his separation.’”
The Priestly Blessing
22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘You will bless the Israelites:[s] You will say to them:
24 Yahweh will bless you
and keep you;
25 Yahweh will make shine his face on you
and be gracious to you;
26 Yahweh will lift up his face upon you,
and he will give you peace.’
27 And they will put my name on the Israelites,[t] and I will bless them.”
The Leaders Make Offerings
7 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and appointed and consecrated it and all its vessels, and the altar and its vessels, and he appointed them and consecrated them, 2 the leaders of Israel, the heads of the families,[u] presented an offering; they were the leaders of the tribes and were the ones in charge of the counting. 3 They brought their offering before the presence of[v] Yahweh, six covered utility carts and twelve cattle, a utility cart for two of the leaders, and a bull for each; and they presented them before[w] the tabernacle. 4 Yahweh said to Moses, saying, 5 “Take them,[x] and they will be used to do the work of the tent of the assembly; and you will give them to the Levites, each according to his required service.”[y] 6 So Moses took the utility carts and the cattle, and he gave them to the Levites. 7 Two utility carts and four cattle he gave to the descendants[z] of Gershon according to their required service;[aa] 8 and four utility carts and eight cattle he gave to the descendants[ab] of Merari according to their required service,[ac] under the authority of[ad] Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the descendants[ae] of Kohath he did not give anything because the work of the sanctuary they carried upon them on their shoulders.[af]
10 The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day of its anointing, and the leaders presented their offerings before[ag] the altar. 11 Yahweh said to Moses, “One leader for each day[ah] will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”
12 And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah. 13 His offering was one plate of silver—its weight was one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[ai] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense; 15 one young bull,[aj] one ram, one male lamb in its first year[ak] as a burnt offering; 16 one he-goat as a sin offering; 17 and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs a year old.[al] This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. 19 He presented as his offering one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels[am] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[an] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. 20 One dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense; 21 one young [ao] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[ap] as a burnt offering; 22 one he-goat as a sin offering; 23 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[aq] This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants[ar] of Zebulun: 25 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels[as] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[at] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 26 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[au] filled with incense; 27 one young[av] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[aw] as a burnt offering; 28 one he-goat as a sin offering; 29 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[ax] This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants[ay] of Reuben: 31 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[az] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[ba] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 32 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[bb] filled with incense; 33 one young[bc] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[bd] as a burnt offering; 34 one he-goat as a sin offering; 35 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[be] This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants[bf] of Simeon: 37 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[bg] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[bh] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 38 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[bi] filled with incense; 39 one young[bj] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[bk] as a burnt offering; 40 one he-goat as a sin offering; 41 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[bl] This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendants[bm] of Gad: 43 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[bn] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[bo] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 44 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[bp] filled with incense; 45 one young[bq] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[br] as a burnt offering; 46 one he-goat as a sin offering; 47 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[bs] This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the descendants[bt] of Ephraim: 49 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[bu] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[bv] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 50 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[bw] filled with incense; 51 one young[bx] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[by] as a burnt offering; 52 one he-goat as a sin offering; 53 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[bz] This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants[ca] of Manasseh: 55 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[cb] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 56 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[cc] filled with incense; 57 one young[cd] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[ce] as a burnt offering; 58 one he-goat as a sin offering; 59 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[cf] This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendants[cg] of Benjamin: 61 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[ch] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[ci] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 62 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[cj] filled with incense; 63 one young[ck] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[cl] as a burnt offering; 64 one he-goat as a sin offering; 65 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[cm] This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants[cn] of Dan: 67 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[co] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[cp] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 68 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[cq] filled with incense; 69 one young[cr] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[cs] as a burnt offering; 70 one he-goat as a sin offering; 71 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[ct] This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the descendants[cu] of Asher: 73 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[cv] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[cw] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 74 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[cx] filled with incense; 75 one young[cy] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[cz] as a burnt offering; 76 one he-goat as a sin offering; 77 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[da] This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants[db] of Naphtali: 79 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels[dc] according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them[dd] filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 80 one golden dish weighing ten shekels[de] filled with incense; 81 one young[df] bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year[dg] as a burnt offering; 82 one he-goat as a sin offering; 83 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year.[dh] This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
84 This was the dedication of the altar on the day of anointing it, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls for drinking wine, twelve golden dishes; 85 each plate of silver weighed one hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl for drinking seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel; 86 the twelve golden dishes filled with incense, each dish weighing ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, all the gold of the dishes one hundred and twenty; 87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs in their first year,[di] and their grain offering; and twelve he-goats as a sin offering; 88 and all the cattle of the sacrifice of the fellowship offering twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, sixty male lambs in their first year.[dj] These were the dedication of the altar after its anointing.
89 And when Moses came to the tent of assembly to speak with him,[dk] he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover,[dl] which is on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, and he would speak to him.
Warning to Beware of the Scribes
38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces 39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets, 40 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
A Poor Widow’s Offering
41 And he sat down opposite the contribution box and[a] was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many coins.[b] 42 And one poor widow came and[c] put in two small copper coins[d] (that is, a penny).[e] 43 And summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who put offerings[f] into the contribution box. 44 For they all contributed[g] out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everything she had, her whole means of subsistence.”
The Destruction of the Temple Predicted
13 And as[h] he was going out of the temple courts,[i] one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!” 2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
Signs of the End of the Age
3 And as[j] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” 5 So Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you! 6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will deceive many. 7 And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
Persecution of Disciples Predicted
9 “But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them. 10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.[k] 11 And when they arrest you and[l] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit. 12 And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his[m] child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end—this one will be saved.
Wealth and the Fate of the Wicked
For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm.[a]
49 Hear this, all you peoples;
give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
2 both low and high,
rich and poor together.
3 My mouth will speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will propound[b] my riddle on a lyre.
5 Why should I fear in times of calamity,[c]
when iniquity surrounds me at my heels,
6 those who trust their wealth
and boast about the abundance of their riches?
7 Surely a man cannot redeem a brother.
He cannot give to God his ransom
8 (since[d] the redemption price for their life is costly
and it always fails),
9 so that he may stay alive forever
and not see the pit.
10 For he sees that the wise die,
together with the fool and brute they perish,
and leave their wealth to the next generation.
11 Within them they think their houses are forever,
their dwelling places from generation to generation.
They name[e] their lands by their own names.
12 But man cannot continue in his pomp.
He is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the journey[f] of those who have foolish confidence,
and those after them who accept their sayings. Selah
14 Like sheep they are destined to Sheol;
death will shepherd them.
But the upright will rule over them in the morning,
and their forms will be for Sheol to consume,
far from his lofty abode.
15 Surely God will ransom my life
from the power[g] of Sheol,
because he will receive me. Selah
16 Do not fear when a man becomes rich,
when the wealth[h] of his house increases,
17 because when he dies he will not take away any of it.
His wealth will not follow down after him.
18 Though he congratulated his soul while he was living
—and people will praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 it[i] will go to the generation of his fathers.
Never will they see light.
20 Humankind in its pomp, but does not understand,
is like the beasts that perish.
27 The fear of Yahweh adds life,
but the years of the wicked are shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous is gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
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