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These are the things you men must do if you become unclean because of an infected penis or if you have a flow of semen. And these are the things you women must do when you become unclean either because of your monthly period or an unusual flow of blood. This is also what you men must do if you have sex with a woman who is unclean.

and the land so unclean, that I punished the land because of their sins, and I made it vomit them up.

Dedicate yourselves to me and be holy because I am the Lord your God.

because I am holy. And so, you must be treated with proper respect, since you offer food sacrifices to me, the God of holiness.

If you leave the sacred place to attend a funeral, both you and the sacred place become unclean, because you are the high priest.

And don't bring me animals you bought from a foreigner. I won't accept them, because they are no better than one that has something wrong with it.

You have six days when you can do your work, but the seventh day of each week is holy because it belongs to me. No matter where you live, you must rest on the Sabbath and come together for worship. This law will never change.

This bread will always belong to Aaron and his family; it is very holy because it was offered to me, and it must be eaten in a holy place.

If it is a long time before the next Year of Celebration, the price will be higher, because what is really being sold are the crops that the land can produce.

And any houses that they do not buy back will be returned to them in the Year of Celebration, because these homes are their permanent property among the people of Israel.

Respect the Sabbath and honor the place where I am worshiped, because I am the Lord .

War will break out because you broke our agreement, and if you escape to your walled cities, I'll punish you with horrible diseases, and you will be captured by your enemies.

Then suppose you realize that I turned against you and brought you to the land of your enemies because both you and your ancestors had stubbornly sinned against me. If you humbly confess what you have done and start living right,

When the Year of Celebration comes, the land becomes holy because it belongs to me, and it will be given to the priests.

because the Lord had said to Moses:

But the Lord killed Nadab and Abihu in the Sinai Desert when they used fire that was unacceptable in their offering to the Lord . And because Nadab and Abihu had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests with their father Aaron.

You will hand them back to the priest, who will lift them up in dedication to me. Then he can eat the meat from the ram's shoulder, its choice ribs, and its hind leg, because this is his share of the sacrifice. After this, you will no longer be a Nazirite and will be free to drink wine.

But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were in charge of the sacred objects that had to be carried on their shoulders.

But if any of you refuse to celebrate Passover when you are not away on a journey, you will no longer belong to my people. You will be punished because you did not offer sacrifices to me at the proper time.

"Please go with us!" Moses said. "You can be our guide because you know the places to camp in the desert.