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With his finger he must sprinkle some of the blood on the altar seven times. In this way he is to purify it from the sins of the people of Israel and make it holy.

He shall put both of his hands on the goat's head and confess over it all the evils, sins, and rebellions of the people of Israel, and so transfer them to the goat's head. Then the goat is to be driven off into the desert by someone appointed to do it.

He must take a bath in a holy place and put on his own clothes. After that, he shall go out and offer the burnt offering to remove his own sins and those of the people.

The man who drove the goat into the desert to Azazel must wash his clothes and take a bath before he comes back into camp.

The one who burns them must wash his clothes and take a bath before he returns to camp.

The High Priest, properly ordained and consecrated to succeed his father, is to perform the ritual of purification. He shall put on the priestly garments

to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations.

If any Israelites or any foreigners living in the community eat meat with blood still in it, the Lord will turn against them and no longer consider them his people.

The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has told the people of Israel that they shall not eat any meat with blood still in it and that anyone who does so will no longer be considered one of his people.

Do not disgrace your father by having intercourse with any of his other wives.

Do not spread lies about anyone, and when someone is on trial for his life, speak out if your testimony can help him. I am the Lord .

The man shall bring a ram to the entrance of the Tent of my presence as his repayment offering,

A man who has intercourse with one of his father's wives disgraces his father, and both he and the woman shall be put to death. They are responsible for their own death.

If a man has intercourse with his daughter-in-law, they shall both be put to death. They have committed incest and are responsible for their own death.

If a man marries his sister or half sister, they shall be publicly disgraced and driven out of the community. He has had intercourse with his sister and must suffer the consequences.

If a man has intercourse with his aunt, both of them must suffer the consequences for incest.

If a man has intercourse with his uncle's wife, he disgraces his uncle, and he and the woman will pay the penalty; neither one will have children.

If a man takes his brother's wife, they will die childless. He has done a ritually unclean thing and has disgraced his brother.

unless it is his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

or unmarried sister living in his house.