27The Lord said to Moses, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate persons to the Lord by giving equivalent values, 3set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver,...
26 'Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God. 2 'Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord . 3 'If y...
25The Lord said to Moses on Mount Sinai, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When you enter the land I am going to give you, the land itself must observe a sabbath to the Lord . 3For six years sow your fields, and for six years prune your vin...
24The Lord said to Moses, 2Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. 3Outside the curtain of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps befor...
23The Lord said to Moses, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the Lord , which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. 3 'There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a S...
22The Lord said to Moses, 2Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the Lord . 3Say to them: 'For the generations to come, if any of your descendan...
21The Lord said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: 'A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die, 2except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, h...
20The Lord said to Moses, 2Say to the Israelites: 'Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the community are to stone him. 3I will set my face against that man and I will...
19The Lord said to Moses, 2Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: 'Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 3 'Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God. 4 'Do not...
18The Lord said to Moses, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'I am the Lord your God. 3You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow t...
17The Lord said to Moses, 2Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'This is what the Lord has commanded: 3Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it 4instead of bringing it to the...
16The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord . 2The Lord said to Moses: Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the...
15The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. 3Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. This is how his dischar...
14The Lord said to Moses, 2These are the regulations for the diseased person at the time of his ceremonial cleansing, when he is brought to the priest: 3The priest is to go outside the camp and examine him. If the person has been healed of his infec...
13The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a bright spot on his skin that may become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. 3The priest is to examine...