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Then he is to bathe his body in water in a holy place, put on his other clothes, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, thus making atonement for himself and for the people.

"The man who let go the goat for ‘Az'azel is to wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; afterwards, he may return to the camp.

The person burning them is to wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; afterwards, he may return to the camp.

The cohen anointed and consecrated to be cohen in his father's place will make the atonement; he will put on the linen garments, the holy garments;

"Speak to Aharon and his sons and to all the people of Isra'el. Tell them that this is what Adonai has ordered:

without bringing it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to Adonai before the tabernacle of Adonai , he is to be charged with blood — he has shed blood, and that person is to be cut off from his people.

without bringing it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to Adonai , that person is to be cut off from his people.

When someone from the community of Isra'el or one of the foreigners living with you eats any kind of blood, I will set myself against that person who eats blood and cut him off from his people.

"Anyone eating an animal that dies naturally or is torn to death by wild animals, whether he is a citizen or a foreigner, is to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water; he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

But if he doesn't wash them or bathe his body, he will bear the consequences of his wrongdoing."

You are not to disgrace your father's brother by having sexual relations with his wife, because she is your aunt.

"‘Every one of you is to revere his father and mother, and you are to keep my Shabbats; I am Adonai your God.

moreover, everyone who eats it will bear the consequences of profaning something holy meant for Adonai — that person will be cut off from his people.

"Say to the people of Isra'el, ‘If someone from the people of Isra'el or one of the foreigners living in Isra'el sacrifices one of his children to Molekh, he must be put to death; the people of the land are to stone him to death.

I too will set myself against him and cut him off from his people, because he has sacrificed his child to Molekh, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

If the people of the land look the other way when that man sacrifices his child to Molekh and fail to put him to death,

then I will set myself against him, his family and everyone who follows him to go fornicating after Molekh, and cut them off from their people.

"‘The person who turns to spirit-mediums and sorcerers to go fornicating after them — I will set myself against him and cut him off from his people.

"‘A person who curses his father or mother must be put to death; having cursed his father or his mother, his blood is on him.

The man who goes to bed with his father's wife has disgraced his father sexually, and both of them must be put to death; their blood is on them.