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The k'ruvim had their wings spread out above, so that their wings covered the ark; their faces were toward each other and toward the ark-cover.

Then they bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the vest with a blue cord, so that it could be on the vest's decorated belt, and so that the breastplate would not swing loose from the vest — as Adonai had ordered Moshe.

with its opening in the middle, like that of a coat of mail, and with a border around the opening, so that it wouldn't tear.

Put the holy garments on Aharon, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve me in the office of cohen.

and anoint them as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me in the office of cohen. Their anointing will signify that the office of cohen is theirs through all their generations."

so that Moshe and Aharon and his sons could wash their hands and feet there —

so that they could wash when entering the tent of meeting and when approaching the altar, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.

For the cloud of Adonai was above the tabernacle during the day, and fire was in [the cloud] at night, so that all the house of Isra'el could see it throughout all their travels. Haftarah P'kudei: M'lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 7:51–8:21 (A); 7:40–50 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested reading for Parashah P'kudei: Revelation 15:5–8 Hazak, hazak, v'nit'chazek! Be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened!

If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he must offer a male without defect. He is to bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, so that it can be accepted by Adonai .

You are to remain at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days, thereby obeying what Adonai ordered done, so that you may not die. For this is what I was ordered."

Moshe said, "This is what Adonai has ordered you to do, so that the glory of Adonai will appear to you."

So Aharon approached the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.

At this, fire came forth from the presence of Adonai and consumed them, so that they died in the presence of Adonai .

Then Moshe told Aharon and his sons El‘azar and Itamar, "Don't unbind your hair or tear your clothes in mourning, so that you won't die and so that Adonai won't be angry with the entire community. Rather, let your kinsmen — the whole house of Isra'el — mourn, because of the destruction Adonai brought about with his fire.

"Don't drink any wine or other intoxicating liquor, neither you nor your sons with you, when you enter the tent of meeting, so that you will not die. This is to be a permanent regulation through all your generations,

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."

(LY: ii) On the seventh day the cohen is to examine him again, and if the sore has faded and hasn't spread on the skin, then the cohen is to declare him clean — it is only a scab, so he is to wash his clothes and be clean.

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;