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No descendant of the priest Aaron who has a defect is to come near to present the fire offerings to the Lord. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God.

He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.

Moses said this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.

“Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to me, so they do not profane my holy name; I am the Lord.

or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—

the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening and is not to eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body with water.

When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the holy offerings, for that is his food.

But if a priest purchases someone with his own silver, that person may eat it, and those born in his house may eat his food.

“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the resident aliens in Israel who presents his offering—whether they present payment of vows or freewill gifts to the Lord as burnt offerings—

If any person does not practice self-denial on this particular day, he is to be cut off from his people.

I will destroy among his people anyone who does any work on this same day.

It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place, for it is the holiest portion for him from the fire offerings to the Lord; this is a permanent rule.”

Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.)

“Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him.

And tell the Israelites: If anyone curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

If any man inflicts a permanent injury on his neighbor, whatever he has done is to be done to him:

You are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all its inhabitants. It will be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and each of you to his clan.

“In this Year of Jubilee, each of you will return to his property.

If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

If a man has no family redeemer, but he prospers and obtains enough to redeem his land,