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"He shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, so that the cloud of incense may cover the atoning cover that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die.

"He shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel and because of their unlawful acts regarding all their sins; and he shall do so for the tent of meeting which remains with them in the midst of their impurities.

"When he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, no one shall be in the tent of meeting until he comes out, so that he may make atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

"It is to be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, so that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

"So the priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as priest in his father's place shall make atonement: he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments,

"Now you shall have this as a permanent statute, to make atonement for the sons of Israel for all their sins once every year." And just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so he did.

"This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing in the open field—so that they will bring them to the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.

"So when anyone from the sons of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, while hunting catches an animal or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dirt.

'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which, if a person follows them, then he will live by them; I am the LORD.

'For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has vomited out its inhabitants.

so that the land will not vomit you out should you defile it, as it has vomited out the nation which was there before you.

'For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons who do so shall be cut off from among their people.

'So you are to keep your commitment to Me not to practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves with them; I am the LORD your God.'"

'Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

'So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is unclean; it will not be accepted.

'And you shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

'But in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, so that its yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.

'Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not fall into prostitution, and the land does not become full of outrageous sin.

'So you shall keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them; I am the LORD.'"

'I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.