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so that you will distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;

and so that you will teach the people of Isra'el all the laws Adonai has told them through Moshe."

If the tzara‘at breaks out all over the skin, so that, as far as the cohen can see, the person with tzara‘at has sores everywhere on his body, from his head to his feet;

(RY: v, LY: iii) "If he is poor, so that he can't afford to do otherwise, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him; two quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering; two-thirds of a pint of olive oil;

The cohen is to order the house emptied before he goes in to inspect the infection, so that everything in the house won't be made unclean; afterwards, the cohen is to enter and inspect the house.

(Maftir) "‘In this way you will separate the people of Isra'el from their uncleanness, so that they will not die in a state of uncleanness for defiling my tabernacle which is there with them.

Adonai said to Moshe, "Tell your brother Aharon not to come at just any time into the Holy Place beyond the curtain, in front of the ark-cover which is on the ark, so that he will not die; because I appear in the cloud over the ark-cover.

He is to put the incense on the fire before Adonai , so that the cloud from the incense will cover the ark-cover which is over the testimony, in order that he not die.

The reason for this is so that the people of Isra'el will bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice out in the field — so that they will bring them to Adonai , to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the cohen, and sacrifice them as peace offerings to Adonai .

"‘Do not hate your brother in your heart, but rebuke your neighbor frankly, so that you won't carry sin because of him.

But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, so that it will produce even more for you; I am Adonai your God.

"‘Do not debase your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land will not fall into prostitution and become full of shame.

If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depravity; they are to be put to death by fire, both he and they, so that there will not be depravity among you.

"‘You are to observe all my regulations and rulings and act on them, so that the land to which I am bringing you will not vomit you out.

Rather, you people are to be holy for me; because I, Adonai , am holy; and I have set you apart from the other peoples, so that you can belong to me.

only he is not to go in to the curtain or approach the altar, because he has a defect — so that he will not profane my holy places, because I am Adonai , who makes them holy.'"

"Tell Aharon and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the people of Isra'el which they set apart as holy for me, so that they will not profane my holy name; I am Adonai .

He is to wave the sheaf before Adonai , so that you will be accepted; the cohen is to wave it on the day after the Shabbat.

so that generation after generation of you will know that I made the people of Isra'el live in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt; I am Adonai your God.'"

then I will order my blessing on you during the sixth year, so that the land brings forth enough produce for all three years.