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"Then Aaron will give the bull as the sin gift for himself, to pay for the sins of himself and those in his house. He will kill the bull as the sin gift for himself.

He will take some of the bull's blood and put it with his finger on the east side of the mercy-seat. And with his finger he will put some of the blood seven times in front of the mercy-seat.

When he goes in to pay for sins in the holy place, no one will be in the meeting tent until he comes out. He will pay for the sins of himself, of those in his house, and of all the people of Israel.

With his finger he will put some of the blood on the altar seven times so it will be clean. He will set it apart from what is unclean among the people of Israel.

Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and tell of all the sins and wrong-doings of the people of Israel. He will lay them upon the head of the goat and send it away into the desert by the hand of a man ready to help.

He will wash his body with water in a holy place and put on his clothes. Then he will come out and give his burnt gift and the people's burnt gift, to pay for the sins of himself and the people.

The man who let the goat carry away the sins will wash his clothes and wash his body with water. Then he may come among the tents.

Whoever burns them will wash his clothes and wash his body with water. Then he may come among the tents.

The chosen religious leader who is set apart to work as religious leader in his father's place will pay for the sin. He will put on the holy linen clothing

"Say to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord has told us to do.

and does not bring it to the door of the meeting tent to give it to the Lord, will be cut off from his people.

Every person, both living in the land or one who has come from another land, who eats an animal that dies or is killed by wild animals, must wash his clothes and wash himself in water. He will be unclean until evening. Then he will be clean.

But if he does not wash them or wash his body, he will suffer for his own sin."

Do not put your father's brother to shame. Do not go near to take the clothes off his wife. She is of your family.

Whoever does any of these sinful things will be cut off from his people.

Every one of you must have respect for his mother and his father. And keep My Days of Rest. I am the Lord your God.

Every one who eats it will carry his guilt. For he has made the holy thing of the Lord sinful. That person will not be among God's people.

He will bring his guilt gift to the Lord at the door of the meeting tent. A ram will be used for the guilt gift before the Lord.

"Say to the people of Israel, ‘Any man of Israel or of the strangers living in Israel, who gives any of his children to the false god Molech, must be put to death. The people of the land will kill him with stones.

I Myself will go against that man and he will not be numbered among God's people, because he has given some of his children to Molech, making My holy place sinful and bringing shame on My holy name.