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The LORD said to Moses,

The Lord said to Moses,

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'After you enter the land I am giving you as a home

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘After you enter the land I am giving you as a home

and you present to the LORD offerings made by fire, from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the LORD -whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings-

and you present to the Lord food offerings from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the Lord —whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings—

then the one who brings his offering shall present to the LORD a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil.

then the person who brings an offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of olive oil.

With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

" 'With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil,

"‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,

and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the LORD .

and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the Lord .

" 'When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the LORD ,

"‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the Lord ,

bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil.

bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil,

Also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It will be an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD .

and also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. This will be a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord .

Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner.

Each bull or ram, each lamb or young goat, is to be prepared in this manner.

Do this for each one, for as many as you prepare.

Do this for each one, for as many as you prepare.

" 'Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when he brings an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD .

"‘Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when they present a food offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord .

For the generations to come, whenever an alien or anyone else living among you presents an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD , he must do exactly as you do.

For the generations to come, whenever a foreigner or anyone else living among you presents a food offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord , they must do exactly as you do.

The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the LORD :

The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord :

The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the alien living among you.' "

The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you.'"

The LORD said to Moses,

The Lord said to Moses,

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When you enter the land to which I am taking you

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you

and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the LORD .

and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the Lord .

Present a cake from the first of your ground meal and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.

Present a loaf from the first of your ground meal and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.

Throughout the generations to come you are to give this offering to the LORD from the first of your ground meal.

Throughout the generations to come you are to give this offering to the Lord from the first of your ground meal.

" 'Now if you unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the LORD gave Moses-

"‘Now if you as a community unintentionally fail to keep any of these commands the Lord gave Moses—

any of the LORD's commands to you through him, from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come-

any of the Lord 's commands to you through him, from the day the Lord gave them and continuing through the generations to come—

and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the LORD , along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.

and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord , along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.

The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have brought to the LORD for their wrong an offering made by fire and a sin offering.

The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have presented to the Lord for their wrong a food offering and a sin offering.

The whole Israelite community and the aliens living among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.

The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.

" 'But if just one person sins unintentionally, he must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.

"‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.

The priest is to make atonement before the LORD for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.

The priest is to make atonement before the Lord for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven.

One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether he is a native-born Israelite or an alien.

One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

" 'But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the LORD , and that person must be cut off from his people.

"‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the Lord and must be cut off from the people of Israel.

Because he has despised the LORD's word and broken his commands, that person must surely be cut off; his guilt remains on him.' "

Because they have despised the Lord 's word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.'"

While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,

Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,

and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.

and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp."

Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp."

So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The LORD said to Moses,

The Lord said to Moses,

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the LORD , that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by going after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.

You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord , that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.

Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God.

Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.' "

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.'"