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He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.

"Say to Aaron, 'For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.

He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,

Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.'"

who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the LORD."

You must not eat any bread or roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.

When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.'"

On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.

On the first day you are to gather the branches of majestic trees-palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook-and rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

so that your descendants will know that I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"

And you are to tell the Israelites, 'If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.

You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.'"

Do not take advantage of one another, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.

Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar, or place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.

I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.