The high-priest's sin-offering. LEVITICUS, XVI. The live goat. and he shall have the linen breeches up- B. C. 1490. his household, and for all the congregaon his flesh, and shall be girded with a tion of Israel. linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, b Ex.30.20. and so put them on. 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering. a Ex.30.10. c.8.6. c.4.14. 22. 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of c Eze.43.18the sin-offering which is for himself, and d c.9.7. make an atonement for himself, and for his house. He.5.2,3. 7.27,28. 9.7. Eze.45.30. Col.1.20. 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 c.26.40. two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the 1 scape-goat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot 2 fell, and offer him for a sin-offering: 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scape-goat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make i an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. Ps.32.5. Pr.28 13. Ro.10.10. 1 Azazel. Is.53.6. went up. 3 a man of opportunity. 1.53.11,12. Jno.1.29. 4 of separa tion. i Is.53.5,6. 2 Cor.5.21. j He.7.27. 9.23,24. 11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself. 12 And he shall take a censer k full of burning coals of fire from off the altar Is.6.6,7. before the LORD, and his hands-full of sweet" incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail. k c.10.1. Nu.16.18,46. mEx.39.3-38. Re.8.3,4. n Ex.39.8. 13 And he shall put the incense" upon o c.4.8-19. the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercyseat that is upon the testimony, that hep Ex.25.21. die not. 9 c.15.5. ver.28. He.9.13-25. 14 And he shall take of the blood of the c.4.5,6. 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. s c.4.12.21. 6.30. Ile.13.11. He.6.19. 9.3.7,12. v Ex.29.36. Ez.45.18. He.9.22,23. 15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, andt ver.5.9. bring his blood within the vail, and do a ver.2. with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat. 16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness Ex.30.10. of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that 5 remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for c.23.27. Nu.29.7. z Is.58.3,5. Da.10.3,12. dwelleth. y Ex.34.3. Ps.51.2. 10.1,2. 1 Jno.1.7,9. 102 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land 4 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 he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering, and the burnt-offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar. 26 And he that let go the goat for the scape-goat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 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 w 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: 31 It shall be a sabbath" of rest unto B. C. 1490. shall afflict your souls, by a ye you, and statute for ever. 32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, 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 linen clothes, even the holy garments: 33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar; and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congrega tion. a c.23.32. De.12.16,23. Eze.44.7. dc.4.3-16. 1 fill his hand. f Mat.26.28. h He.9.22. AND the LORD spake unto Moses, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 3 What " man soever there be of the house of Israel that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD, before the tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: He.9.7,25. k De.15.23. 1 Eze.24.7. m ver.11. n De.12.5,6, 21. c.22.8. De.14.21. 3 a carcass. Ro.5.13. Blood forbidden to be eaten. b house of Israel, or of the strangers that 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. h 14 Form it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 15 And every soul that eateth 3 that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, 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 Nu.19.19,20. his flesh, then " he shall bear his iniquity. CHAP. XVIII. 2 Ch.28.4. 22.9. 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which theys Ge.31.54. offer in the open field, even that they Eze.20.28. may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation unto the priest, and offer them for u Pa.106.35. peace-offerings unto the LORD. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 8 And thou shalt say unto them, What- Eze.23.8. soever man there be of the house of Is-a ver.4. rael, 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 his flesh. c Eze.22.10. d 1 Co.5.1. 103 Incest defined and forbidden. LEVITICUS, XIX. Ceremonial and moral laws. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, a the B. C. 1490. any of these abominations; neither any of daughter of thy father, or the daughter of a 2 Sa.13.11, your own nation, nor any stranger that thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, 12. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy d ver.24. mother's near kinswoman. 14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. e ver.2.4. 15 Thou shalt not uncover the naked-ƒ Ge.38.19. ness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the naked-i ness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. 20.7,26. Am.3.3. 1 Pe.1.16. h Ex.20.12. De.25.5. Mat.22.24. j Ex.20.8. 31.13. Is.58.13. Ex.20.4. c.26.1. 1 Co.10.14. 1 Jno.5.21. I c.7.16. to another. m 1 Sa. 1.6.8. sojourneth among you; 27 (For all these abominations have the men 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 it spued out the nations that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. c 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. d CHAP. XIX. 18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to or, one wife it, and on the morrow: and if aught reher sister, to vex m her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other, in her lifetime. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to 2 Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind," as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast, to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. 24 Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you. 25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 22.10. main 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 soul 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. 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God. 11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. Ceremonial and moral laws, a nor put a stumbling-block before the B. C. 1499. to whoredom, and the land become full of blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. e a De.27.18. b c.25.17. c De.16.19. e wickedness. 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: d I am the 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in Ec.5.1. judgment: thou shalt not respect the Pr.24.23. LORD. Ja.2.9. person of the poor, nor honour the person ƒ De.18.10,11. of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer g among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. h g Pr.20.19. Ex3.7. Job 32.4,6. 1Jno.2.9,11. j 1 Pe.2.17. 3.15. 1 Ex.22.21. i or, oppress. 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, 2 and not suffer sin " up-Ep.5.11. on him. * 18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love P thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. Thou m Pr.27.5. 1 Ti.5.20. 2 or, that thou bear not sin for him. Ro.12.17,19. p Mat.22.39, # l Co.5.2. 40. " De.22.9-11. 19 Ye shall keep my statutes. shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind. Thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed; neither shall a garment 3 stones, mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. r Pr.11.1. reproached by or for man, or, abused by 20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman that is a bond-maid, 4 betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her, 5 she shall be scourg-s De.5.1. ed: they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 6 any. Ps.119.4,34. 5 or, they. 6 there shall be a scourging. 21 And he shall bring his trespassoffering unto the LORD, unto the door of t c.6.6. the tabernacle of the congregation, even a uc.18.21. ram for a trespass-offering. 22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him, with the ram of the trespass-offering, before the LORD, for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven c.17.10. him. 23 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 31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. 33 And if a stranger Z sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not 1 vex him. 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born amongst you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in AND the LORD spake unto Moses, say 2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever " he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech, he shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not; 5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. 6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 7 Sanctify yourselves, therefore, and be ye holy for I am the LORD your God. 8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. 15 And if a man lie with a beast, P he 23, shall surely be put to death; and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill 9 Eze.44.25. the woman and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 25 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. 1 26 And ye shall be holy unto me; for I the LORD am holy, and have severed TM you from other people, that ye should be mine. 27 A man also, or woman, that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them. CHAP. XXI. AND the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There I shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 2 But for his kin that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband, for an husband her may he be defiled. 17 And if a man shall take his sister, De.27.22. his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight| of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 2 or, being among his people, he shall not defile himself for his wife, &c. See Eze.21. 16.17. 18.19. Eze.18.6. 18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness, he hath 3 discovered her s c.15.24. fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood; and both of them 3 made naked. shall be cut off from among their ple. peo t c.19.12. 4 But 2 he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 5 They shall not make baldness upon their head; neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. t 6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer; therefore they shall be holy. 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. x 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God; he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. 9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 10 And he that is the high priest among |