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No longer will they offer sacrifices to the goat-demons, before whom they prostitute themselves! This is a permanent regulation for them through all their generations.'

For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for yourselves; for it is the blood that makes atonement because of the life.'

For the life of every creature — its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the people of Isra'el, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it will be cut off.'

(LY: Maftir) for the people of the land have committed all these abominations, and the land is now defiled.

For those who engage in any of these disgusting practices, whoever they may be, will be cut off from their people.

So keep my charge not to follow any of these abominable customs that others before you have followed and thus defile yourselves by doing them. I am Adonai your God.'" Haftarah Acharei Mot: Yechezk'el (Ezekiel) 22:1–19 (A); 22:1–16 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Acharei Mot: Romans 3:19–28; 9:30 –10:13; 1 Corinthians 5:1–13 with 2 Corinthians 2:1–11; Galatians 3:10–14; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 7:23–10:25

"‘Do not turn to idols, and do not cast metal gods for yourselves; 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.

Likewise, don't gather the grapes left on the vine or fallen on the ground after harvest; leave them for the poor and the foreigner; I am Adonai your God.

"‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave intended for another man, and she has neither been redeemed nor given her freedom, there is to be an investigation. They are not to be put to death, because she was not free.

In reparation he is to bring a ram as a guilt offering for himself to the entrance of the tent of meeting.

The cohen will make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before Adonai for the sin he committed, and he will be forgiven for the sin he committed.

(LY: iii) "‘When you enter the land and plant various kinds of fruit trees, you are to regard its fruit as forbidden — for three years it will be forbidden to you and not eaten.

In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, for praising Adonai .

But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, so that it will produce even more for you; I am Adonai your God.

"‘Stand up in the presence of a person with gray hair, show respect for the old; you are to fear your God; I am Adonai .

Rather, treat the foreigner staying with you like the native-born among you — you are to love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt; I am Adonai your God.

(Maftir) Therefore you are to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and between clean and unclean birds; do not make yourselves detestable with an animal, bird or reptile that I have set apart for you to regard as unclean.

Rather, you people are to be holy for me; because I, Adonai , am holy; and I have set you apart from the other peoples, so that you can belong to me.

"‘A man or woman who is a spirit-medium or sorcerer must be put to death; they are to stone them to death; their blood will be on them.'" Haftarah K'doshim: ‘Amos 9:7–15 (A); Yechezk'el (Ezekiel) 20:2–20 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah K'doshim: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33–37; 5:43–48; 15:1–11; 19:16–30; 22:33–40; Mark 7:1–23; 12:28–34; Luke 10:25–39; Romans 13:8–10; Galatians 5:13–26; Ya‘akov (James) 2:1–9; 1 Kefa (1 Peter) 1:13–21