The ram of consecration: LEVITICUS. Place and time of the ceremony. girded him with the girdle, and clothed his right hand, and upon the great toe of him with the robe, and put the ephod up- his right foot. 8 And he put the breast-plate upon him: also he put in the breast-plate the Urim and the Thummim. on him, and he girded him with the cu 24 And he brought Aaron's sons, and rious girdle of the ephod, and bound it Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their unto him therewith. right ears, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 9 And he put the mitre upon his head; 25 And he took the fat, and the rump, also upon the mitre, even upon his fore- and all the fat that was upon the inwards, front, did he put the golden plate, the holy and the caul above the liver, and the two crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoul10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. der 26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took 11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled altar seven times, and anointed the altar bread, and one wafer, and put them on and all his vessels, both the laver and his the fat, and upon the right shoulder: foot, to sanctify them. 27 And he put all upon Aaron's hands, 12 And he poured of the anointing oil and upon his sons' hands, and waved upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to them for a wave-offering before the LORD. sanctify him. 28 And Moses took them from off their 13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, hands, and burnt them on the altar upon and put coats upon them, and girded them the burnt-offering: they were consecrawith girdles, and put bonnets upon them; tions for a sweet savour: it is an offering as the LORD commanded Moses. made by fire unto the LORD. 14 ¶ And he brought the bullock for the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin-offering. 29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses. 15 And he slew it; and Moses took the 30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, blood, and put it upon the horns of the and of the blood which was upon the altar, altar round about with his finger, and pu- and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his rified the altar, and poured the blood at garments, and upon his sons, and upon his the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to sons' garments with him; and sanctified make reconciliation upon it. Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, 16 And he took all the fat that was upon and his sons' garments with him. the inwards, and the caul above the liver, 31 T And Moses said unto Aaron and and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Mo-to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of ses burned it upon the altar. the tabernacle of the congregation; and 17 But the bullock, and his hide, his there eat it with the bread that is in the flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire basket of consecrations, as I commanded, without the camp; as the LORD com- saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. manded Moses. 32 And that which remaineth of the 18 And he brought the ram for the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. burnt-offering and Aaron and his sons 33 And ye shall not go out of the door laid their hands upon the head of the ram. of the tabernacle of the congregation in 19 And he killed it; and Moses sprink-seven days, until the days of your conseled the blood upon the altar round about. cration be at an end: for seven days shall 20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and he consecrate you. Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, 34 As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an and the fat. 21 And he washed the inwards and the atonement for you. legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door ram upon the altar: it was a burnt-sacri- of the tabernacle of the congregation day fice for a sweet savour, and an offering and night seven days, and keep the charge made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded Moses. commanded. 22 And he brought the other ram, the 36 So Aaron and his sons did all things ram of consecration: and Aaron and his which the LORD commanded by the hand sons laid their hands upon the head of the of Moses. ram. CHAP. IX. 25 And he slew it; and Moses took of AND it came to pass on the eighth day the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Moses Aaron and Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of sons, and the elders of Israel; Aaron's sin and burnt-offering. CHAP. X. Nadab and Abihu burnt. 2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee sons presented unto him the blood, which a young calf for a sin-offering, and a ram he sprinkled upon the altar round about, for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and 19 And the fat of the bullock, and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: offer them before the LORD. 3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering; and a calf and a 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, lamb, both of the first year, without ble- and he burnt the fat upon the altar: mish, for a burnt-offering; 21 And the breasts and the right shoul4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace- der Aaron waved for a wave-offering beofferings, to sacrifice before the LORD;fore the LORD; as Moses commanded. and a meat-offering mingled with oil: for 22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toto-day the LORD will appear unto you. ward the people, and blessed them; and 5 And they brought that which Moses came down from offering of the sin-offercommanded before the tabernacle of the ing, and the burnt-offering, and peacecongregation and all the congregation offerings. drew near and stood before the LORD. 23 T And Moses and Aaron went into 6 And Moses said, This is the thing the tabernacle of the congregation, and which the LORD commanded that ye should came out, and blessed the people: and do: and the glory of the LORD shall ap- the glory of the LORD appeared unto all pear unto you. the people. 7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto 24 ¶ And there came a fire out from bethe altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and fore the LORD, and consumed upon the thy burnt-offering, and make an atonement altar the burnt-offering and the fat: which for thyself, and for the people and offer when all the people saw, they shouted, the offering of the people, and make an and fell on their faces. atonement for them; as the Lord com manded. CHAP. X. 8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his cenand slew the calf of the sin-offering, which ser, and put fire therein, and put incense was for himself. thereon, and offered strange fire before 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the the LORD, which he commanded them not. blood unto him: and he dipped his finger 2 And there went out fire from the LORD, in the blood, and put it upon the horns of and devoured them, and they died before the altar, and poured out the blood at the the LORD. bottom of the altar: 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This 10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be caul above the liver of the sin-offering, he sanctified in them that come nigh me, and burnt upon the altar; as the LORD com- before all the people I will be glorified. manded Moses. And Aaron held his peace. 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of 12 And he slew the burnt-offering; Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, and Aaron's sons presented unto him the carry your brethren from before the sancblood, which he sprinkled round about up-tuary out of the camp. 5 So they went near, and carried them 13 And they presented the burnt-offer- in their coats out of the camp; as Moses ing unto him, with the pieces thereof, and had said. on the altar. the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. 6 T And Moses said unto Aaron, and 14 And he did wash the inwards and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt- Uncover not your heads, neither rend your offering on the altar. clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come 15 And he brought the people's offer-upon all the people: but let your brethren, ing, and took the goat, which was the sin- the whole house of Israel, bewail the burnoffering for the people, and slew it, and ing which the LORD hath kindled. offered it for sin, as the first. 7 And ye shall not go out from the door 16 And he brought the burnt-offering, of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest and offered it according to the manner. ye die for the anointing oil of the LORD 17 And he brought the meat-offering, is upon you. And they did according to and took a handful thereof, and burnt it the word of Moses. upon the altar, besides the burnt-sacrifice 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron, of the morning. saying, 18 He slew also the bullock and the 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go which was for the people: and Aaron's into the tabernacle of the congregation, The priests forbidden wine. LEVITICUS. Of meats clean and unclean test ye die it shall be a statute for ever 4 T Nevertheless, these shall ye not throughout your generations : eat, of them that chew the cud, or of them 10 And that ye may put difference be- that divide the hoof: as the camel, between holy and unholy, and between un-cause he cheweth the cud, but divideth clean and clean; not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 11 And that ye may teach the children 5 And the coney, because he cheweth of Israel all the statutes which the LORD the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is hath spoken unto them by the hand of unclean unto you. Moses. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth 12 ¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron, and the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons unclean unto you. that were left, Take the meat-offering 7 And the swine, though he divide the that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he chewmade by fire, and eat it without leaven eth not the cud; he is unclean to you. beside the altar: for it is most holy: 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and 13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, their carcass shall ye not touch; they are because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of unclean to you. the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: 9 ¶ These shall ye eat, of all that are for so I am commanded. in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and 14 And the wave-breast and heave-scales in the waters, in the seas, and in shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; the rivers, them shall ye eat. thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with 10 And all that have not fins and scales thee for they be thy due, and thy sons' in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that due, which are given out of the sacrifices of move in the waters, and of any living thing peace-offerings of the children of Israel. which is in the waters, they shall be an 15 The heave-shoulder and the wave- abomination unto you: breast shall they bring, with the offerings 11 They shall be even an abomination made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, wave-offering before the LORD; and it but ye shall have their carcasses in abomishall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by nation. a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. 16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and behold, it 13 And these are they which ye shall was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar have in abomination among the fowls; and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were they shall not be eaten, they are an abomileft alive, saying, nation: The eagle, and the ossifrage, and 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the the ospray, sin-offering in the holy place, seeing it is 14 And the vulture, and the kite after most holy, and God hath given it you to his kind; bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? 15 Every raven after his kind; 18 Behold, the blood of it was not and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, brought in within the holy place: ye should 17 And the little owl, and the cormoindeed have eaten it in the holy place, as rant, and the great owl, I commanded. 19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin-offering, and their burnt-offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me : and if I had eaten the sin-offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? 20 And when Moses heard that, he was content. CHAP. XI. AND the LORD spake unto mo ND the LORD spake unto Moses and 2 T Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, 19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat, of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 22 Even these of them ye may eat; The locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 24 And for these ye shall be unclean whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even. |