Leviticus 5-7; Psalms 31 - Prayer Tents

Sins Requiring a Sin Offering

5"If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin.H5315H2398H8085H6963H423H5707H176H7200H3045H5046H5375H5771 2"Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.H5315H5060H2931H1697H5038H2931H2416H5038H2931H929H5038H2931H8318H5956H2931H816 3"Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.H5060H2932H120H2932H2930H5956H3045H816 4"Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.H5315H7650H981H8193H7489H3190H120H981H7621H5956H3045H816H259 5"When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin.H816H259H3034H2398 6Then you must bring to the LORD as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD.H935H817H3068H2403H2398H5347H6629H3776H8166H5795H2403H3548H3722H2403 7"But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep, you may bring to the LORD two turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin. One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.H3027H1767H5060H7716H935H854H817H2398H8147H8449H8147H1121H3123H3068H259H2403H259H5930 8You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.H935H3548H7126H2403H7223H4454H7218H4136H6203H914 9Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering for sin.H5137H1818H2403H7023H4196H7604H1818H4680H3247H4196H2403 10The priest will then prepare the second bird as a burnt offering, following all the procedures that have been prescribed. Through this process the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.H6213H8145H5930H4941H3548H3722H2403H2398H5545 11"If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it.H3027H5381H8147H8449H8147H1121H3123H2398H935H7133H6224H374H5560H2403H7760H8081H5414H3828H2403 12Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. It is an offering for sin.H935H3548H3548H7061H4393H7062H234H6999H4196H801H3068H2403 13Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering."H3548H3722H2403H2398H259H5545H3548H4503

Procedures for the Guilt Offering

14Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 15"If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the LORD's sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the LORD. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.H5315H4603H4604H2398H7684H6944H3068H935H817H3068H352H8549H6629H6187H8255H3701H8255H6944H817 16You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.H7999H2398H6944H3254H2549H5414H3548H3548H3722H352H817H5545 17"Suppose you sin by violating one of the LORD's commands. Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for your sin.H5315H2398H6213H259H6213H4687H3068H3045H816H5375H5771 18For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.H935H352H8549H6629H6187H817H3548H3548H3722H7684H7683H3045H5545 19This is a guilt offering, for you have been guilty of an offense against the LORD."H817H816H816H3068

Sins Requiring a Guilt Offering

6Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 2"Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the LORD. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud,H5315H2398H4603H4604H3068H3584H5997H6487H8667H3027H1498H6231H5997 3or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin.H4672H9H3584H7650H8267H259H120H6213H2398H2007 4If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,H2398H816H7725H1500H1497H6233H6231H6487H853H6485H9H4672 5or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.H7650H8267H7999H7218H3254H2549H3254H5414H3117H819 6As a guilt offering to the LORD, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.H935H817H3068H352H8549H6629H6187H817H3548 7Through this process, the priest will purify you before the LORD, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed."H3548H3722H6440H3068H5545H259H6213H819

Further Instructions for the Burnt Offering

8Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 9"Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night.H6680H175H1121H559H8451H5930H5930H4169H4196H3915H1242H784H4196H3344 10In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar.H3548H3847H906H4055H906H4370H3847H1320H7311H1880H784H398H5930H4196H7760H681H4196 11Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.H6584H899H3847H312H899H3318H1880H2351H4264H2889H4725 12Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it.H784H4196H3344H3518H3548H1197H6086H1242H5930H6186H6999H2459H8002 13Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.H784H8548H3344H4196H3518

Further Instructions for the Grain Offering

14"These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron's sons must present this offering to the LORD in front of the altar.H8451H4503H1121H175H7126H6440H3068H6440H4196 15The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7311H7062H5560H4503H8081H3828H4503H6999H4196H5207H7381H234H3068 16Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.H3498H175H1121H398H4682H398H6918H4725H2691H168H4150H398 17Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.H644H2557H5414H2506H801H6944H6944H2403H817 18Any of Aaron's male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy."H2145H1121H175H398H2706H5769H1755H801H3068H801H5060H6942

Procedures for the Ordination Offering

19Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 20"On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the LORD a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening.H7133H175H1121H7126H3068H3117H4886H6224H374H5560H4503H8548H4276H1242H4276H6153 21It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H4227H6213H8081H7246H935H8601H6595H4503H7126H5207H7381H3068 22In each generation, the high priest who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same offering. It belongs to the LORD and must be burned up completely. This is a permanent law.H3548H1121H4899H6213H2706H5769H3068H3632H6999 23All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten."H4503H3548H3632H398

Further Instructions for the Sin Offering

24Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 25"Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the LORD's presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.H1696H175H1121H559H8451H2403H4725H5930H7819H2403H7819H6440H3068H6944H6944 26The priest who offers the sacrifice as a sin offering must eat his portion in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.H3548H2398H398H6918H4725H398H2691H168H4150 27Anyone or anything that touches the sacrificial meat will become holy. If any of the sacrificial blood spatters on a person's clothing, the soiled garment must be washed in a sacred place.H5060H1320H6942H5137H1818H899H3526H5137H6918H4725 28If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water.H2789H3627H1310H7665H1310H5178H3627H4838H7857H4325 29Any male from a priest's family may eat from this offering; it is most holy.H2145H3548H398H6944H6944 30But the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering for purification in the Holy Place. It must be completely burned with fire.H2403H1818H935H168H4150H3722H6944H398H8313H784

Further Instructions for the Guilt Offering

7"These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is most holy.H8451H817H6944H6944 2The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against all sides of the altar.H4725H7819H5930H7819H817H1818H2236H5439H4196 3The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,H7126H2459H451H2459H3680H7130 4the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H5493 5and the priests will burn them on the altar as a special gift presented to the LORD. This is the guilt offering.H3548H6999H4196H801H3068H817 6Any male from a priest's family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.H2145H3548H398H398H6918H4725H6944H6944 7"The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the LORD.H2403H817H259H8451H3548H3722 8In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal.H3548H7126H376H5930H3548H5785H5930H7126 9Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.H4503H644H8574H6213H4802H4227H3548H7126 10All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.H4503H1101H8081H2720H1121H175H376H251

Further Instructions for the Peace Offering

11"These are the instructions regarding the different kinds of peace offerings that may be presented to the LORD.H8451H2077H8002H7126H3068 12If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast—thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil.H7126H8426H7126H2077H8426H4682H2471H1101H8081H4682H7550H4886H8081H2471H1101H8081H5560H7246 13This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of bread made with yeast.H2471H7126H7133H2557H3899H2077H8426H8002 14One of each kind of bread must be presented as a gift to the LORD. It will then belong to the priest who splatters the blood of the peace offering against the altar.H7126H259H7133H8641H3068H3548H2236H1818H8002 15The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning.H1320H2077H8002H8426H398H3117H7133H3240H1242 16"If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day.H2077H7133H5088H5071H398H3117H7126H2077H4283H3498H398 17Any meat left over until the third day must be completely burned up.H3498H1320H2077H7992H3117H8313H784 18If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, the person who presented it will not be accepted by the LORD. You will receive no credit for offering it. By then the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will be punished for your sin.H1320H2077H8002H398H398H7992H3117H7521H2803H7126H6292H5315H398H5375H5771 19"Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean.H1320H5060H2931H398H8313H784H1320H2889H398 20If you are ceremonially unclean and you eat meat from a peace offering that was presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.H5315H398H1320H2077H8002H3068H2932H5315H3772H5971 21If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community."H5315H5060H2932H2932H120H2931H929H8263H2931H398H1320H2077H8002H3068H5315H3772H5971

The Forbidden Blood and Fat

22Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 23"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats.H1696H1121H3478H559H398H2459H7794H3775H5795 24The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose.H2459H5038H2459H2966H6213H4399H398H398 25Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the LORD will be cut off from the community.H398H2459H929H7126H801H3068H5315H398H3772H5971 26No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.H398H1818H5775H929H4186 27Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community."H5315H398H3605H1818H5315H3772H5971

A Portion for the Priests

28Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 29"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present a peace offering to the LORD, bring part of it as a gift to the LORD.H1696H1121H3478H559H7126H2077H8002H3068H935H7133H3068H2077H8002 30Present it to the LORD with your own hands as a special gift to the LORD. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the LORD.H3027H935H801H3068H801H2459H2373H935H2373H5130H8573H6440H3068 31Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants.H3548H6999H2459H4196H2373H175H1121 32Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift.H3225H7785H5414H3548H8641H2077H8002 33The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering.H1121H175H7126H1818H8002H2459H3225H7785H4490 34For I have reserved the breast of the special offering and the right thigh of the sacred offering for the priests. It is the permanent right of Aaron and his descendants to share in the peace offerings brought by the people of Israel.H8573H2373H8641H7785H3947H1121H3478H2077H8002H5414H175H3548H1121H2706H5769H1121H3478 35This is their rightful share. The special gifts presented to the LORD have been reserved for Aaron and his descendants from the time they were set apart to serve the LORD as priests.H4888H175H4888H1121H801H3068H801H3117H7126H3068H3547 36On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded the Israelites to give these portions to the priests as their permanent share from generation to generation."H3068H6680H5414H1121H3478H3117H4886H2708H5769H1755 37These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, as well as the ordination offering and the peace offering.H8451H5930H4503H2403H817H4394H2077H8002 38The LORD gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.H3068H6680H4872H2022H5514H3117H6680H1121H3478H7126H7133H3068H4057H5514