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If a man has sexual intercourse with his aunt, he has exposed his uncle's nakedness; they must bear responsibility for their sin, they will die childless.

So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God who has set you apart from the other peoples.

Therefore you must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean, and you must not make yourselves detestable by means of an animal or bird or anything that creeps on the ground—creatures I have distinguished for you as unclean.

The Lord said to Moses: "Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron—say to them, ‘For a dead person no priest is to defile himself among his people,

except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,

and his virgin sister who is near to him, who has no husband; he may defile himself for her.

They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

He must not go where there is any dead person; he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.

He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.'"

but he must not go into the veil-canopy or step forward to the altar because he has a physical flaw. Thus he must not profane my holy places, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.'"

and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt when they eat their holy offerings, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.'"

"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘When any man from the house of Israel or from the foreigners in Israel presents his offering for any of the votive or freewill offerings which they present to the Lord as a burnt offering,

if it is to be acceptable for your benefit it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.

You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.

If a man presents a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord for a special votive offering or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable; it must have no flaw.

As for an ox or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering.

Even from a foreigner you must not present the food of your God from such animals as these, for they are ruined and flawed; they will not be acceptable for your benefit.'"

When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord , you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit.

On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.

You must present a gift to the Lord for seven days, and the seventh day is a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.'"