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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:15 - in the
2.
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22:3-6, Leviticus 15:31, Numbers 6:3-8
that they profane not: This is the very ground of the prohibition, that they might preserve in their minds a holy reverence for the Divine Majesty. Hence when they approached unto him, they must be free from every legal impurity. If great men are to be approached with respect, how much more must Jehovah be approached with holy reverence! Leviticus 22:32, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:12, Leviticus 20:3, Leviticus 21:6
hallow: Exodus 13:12, Exodus 28:38, Numbers 18:32, Deuteronomy 15:19
Reciprocal: Numbers 5:9 - offering Numbers 18:11 - every one Ezra 2:63 - should not Ezra 8:28 - the vessels Isaiah 52:11 - be Ezekiel 22:26 - profaned Ezekiel 44:8 - ye have not
3.
Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
having his uncleanness upon him: That is, in other words, "when he is unclean." Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 7:21
that soul: That is, according to some, thrust out of the priest's office, or from officiating at the altar; or, according to others, cut off by some immediate stroke of divine justice, like Nadab and Abihu.
from my: Exodus 33:14, Exodus 33:15, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 51:11, Matthew 25:41, 2 Thessalonians 1:9
Reciprocal: Leviticus 6:18 - every one Leviticus 22:2 - General Numbers 5:9 - offering Numbers 18:11 - every one Numbers 19:13 - his uncleanness 2 Chronicles 30:19 - though he be not Ezra 2:63 - should not Ezra 8:28 - the vessels Ezekiel 14:8 - I will cut Galatians 5:12 - cut
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What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
the seed: These words include the daughters as well as the sons of Aaron.
a leper: Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:44-46
running issue: Heb. running of the reins, Leviticus 15:2, Leviticus 15:3
holy things: Leviticus 2:3, Leviticus 2:10, Leviticus 6:25-29, Leviticus 21:22, Numbers 18:9, Numbers 18:19
until: Leviticus 14:2-32, Leviticus 15:13-15
unclean: Leviticus 21:1, Numbers 19:11-16
whose: Leviticus 15:16
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:3 - the uncleanness Leviticus 7:21 - the uncleanness Ezekiel 44:25 - General
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Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
whosoever: Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:43, Leviticus 11:44
or a man: Leviticus 15:7, Leviticus 15:19
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The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 16:24-28, Numbers 19:7-10, Haggai 2:13, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Hebrews 10:22
Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:46 - shall be unclean Deuteronomy 23:11 - wash himself Hebrews 9:10 - divers
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And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
8.
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 17:15, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 14:21, Ezekiel 44:31
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:3 - Every Genesis 31:39 - torn of Leviticus 7:24 - beast Leviticus 11:40 - eateth Malachi 1:13 - torn
9.
They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
bear sin for it: That is, be punished if he break it. Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 10:2, Leviticus 16:2, Exodus 28:43, Numbers 18:22, Numbers 18:32
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:38 - bear the iniquity Exodus 29:44 - sanctify also Leviticus 10:3 - I will be Leviticus 22:15 - General Leviticus 22:16 - for I Numbers 9:13 - bear his sin Numbers 18:1 - shall bear Hebrews 9:1 - had 1 Peter 2:24 - his own self
10.
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
The word zar, a stranger, does not mean one of another nation, a foreigner, which is expressed by hechar, but one who is not of the seed of Aaron, or does not belong to his family. 1 Samuel 21:6, Matthew 12:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:43 - There shall Exodus 12:45 - General Exodus 29:33 - a stranger Leviticus 21:22 - and of the holy Numbers 1:51 - the stranger Numbers 16:40 - that no Ezra 2:63 - should not Proverbs 20:25 - a snare
11.
But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
his money: Heb. the purchase of his money, Genesis 17:13, Numbers 18:11-13
12.
If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
a stranger: Heb. a man
a stranger: Leviticus 21:3, Isaiah 40:13, *marg.
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:24 - cleave
13.
But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
returned unto her father's house: A widow in Bengal not unfrequently returns to her father's house on the death of her husband: the union between her and her own family is never so dissolved as among European nations. Genesis 38:11
as in her: Leviticus 10:14, Numbers 18:11-19
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:24 - cleave Exodus 21:9 - betrothed her unto Deuteronomy 24:2 - she may go
14.
And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
Leviticus 5:15-19, Leviticus 27:13, Leviticus 27:15
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:16 - make Ezra 2:63 - should not
15.
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
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Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
suffer them to bear the iniquity of the trespass, or, lade themselves with the iniquity of trespass in their eating, bear. Leviticus 7:18, Psalms 38:4, Isaiah 53:11, Isaiah 53:12, 1 Peter 2:24
for I: Leviticus 22:9, Leviticus 20:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 29:44 - sanctify also Leviticus 10:17 - to bear Leviticus 22:32 - hallow you
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
18.
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
Whatsoever: Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 17:10, Leviticus 17:13
of the strangers: Numbers 15:14-16
vows: Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 23:38, Numbers 15:3, Deuteronomy 12:6, Psalms 22:25, Psalms 56:12, Psalms 61:5, Psalms 61:8, Psalms 65:1, Psalms 66:13, Psalms 116:14, Psalms 116:18, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Jonah 1:16, Jonah 2:9, Nahum 1:15, Acts 18:18
freewill: Numbers 15:3, Deuteronomy 12:6, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 16:10
Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:11 - General Deuteronomy 12:26 - thy vows 2 Chronicles 31:14 - the freewill Amos 4:5 - proclaim
19.
Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 4:32, Exodus 12:5, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:19, Matthew 27:24, Matthew 27:54, Luke 23:14, Luke 23:41, Luke 23:47, John 19:4, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 5:27, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:22-24, 1 Peter 3:18
Reciprocal: Leviticus 1:2 - If any Leviticus 3:1 - a sacrifice Leviticus 3:12 - a goat Leviticus 19:5 - ye shall Malachi 1:8 - if ye offer the blind Malachi 1:13 - torn
20.
But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Leviticus 22:25, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 17:1, Malachi 1:8, Malachi 1:13, Malachi 1:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 29:1 - without Leviticus 21:17 - blemish Leviticus 22:22 - Blind Leviticus 22:24 - broken Numbers 19:2 - no blemish Numbers 28:19 - they shall Ezekiel 45:18 - without blemish Hebrews 9:14 - without
21.
And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
peace: Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:6, Leviticus 7:11-38
to accomplish: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 35:1-3, Numbers 15:3, Numbers 15:8, Deuteronomy 23:21-23, Psalms 50:14, Proverbs 7:14, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Ecclesiastes 5:5
sheep: or, goats
it shall be perfect: This law is so founded on the nature of the thing itself, that it has been in force among all nations that sacrificed victims to their deities.
Reciprocal: Leviticus 1:3 - his own Leviticus 1:4 - be accepted Leviticus 19:5 - a sacrifice Numbers 19:2 - a red heifer Numbers 29:39 - beside your vows
22.
Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
Blind: Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 21:18-21, Malachi 1:8
an offering: Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 3:3, Leviticus 3:5
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 23:1 - wounded
23.
Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
lamb: or, kid
superfluous: Leviticus 21:18
Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:16 - a voluntary Leviticus 7:18 - it shall Leviticus 19:5 - ye shall Leviticus 19:7 - it shall Numbers 15:3 - or in a freewill Luke 11:2 - Hallowed
24.
Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
broken: or, cut, Leviticus 22:20, Deuteronomy 23:1
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:21 - General
25.
Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
a stranger's: Numbers 15:14-16, Numbers 16:40, Ezra 6:8-10
the bread: Leviticus 21:6, Leviticus 21:8, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:22, Malachi 1:7, Malachi 1:8, Malachi 1:12-14
because: Ephesians 2:12, 1 John 5:18
Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:11 - the food Leviticus 7:18 - it shall Leviticus 19:7 - it shall Leviticus 22:20 - General Leviticus 22:27 - seven days Numbers 9:14 - General Ezekiel 44:7 - ye have brought
26.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
27.
When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
seven days: It was necessary for the mother's health that the young one should suck so long; and prior to this time, the process of nutrition in a young animal can scarcely be considered as completely formed. Besides this, it may justly be asserted, that the flesh of very young animals is comparatively innutritive. There is something brutish in eating the young of beast or fowl, before the hair and hoofs are perfect in the one, and feathers and claws in the other; and before this period, their flesh is not good for food, consequently they were not fit for sacrifice, which is termed the bread or food of God - Leviticus 22:25. Leviticus 22:25, Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:3, Leviticus 19:23, Leviticus 19:24, Exodus 22:30
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:38 - accepted Leviticus 1:4 - be accepted Leviticus 9:1 - the eighth day
28.
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
ewe: or, she goat
ye shall not kill it: This law was certainly intended to inculcate mercy and tenderness of heart; and so the Jews have understood it. Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 22:7
29.
And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
Leviticus 7:12-15, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 116:17, Hosea 14:2, Amos 4:5, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5
Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:14 - a meat offering Leviticus 7:16 - a voluntary Leviticus 19:5 - ye shall
30.
On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 7:15-18, Leviticus 19:7, Exodus 16:19, Exodus 16:20
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:10 - General
31.
Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 18:4, Leviticus 18:5, Leviticus 19:37, Numbers 15:40, Deuteronomy 4:40, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:1 - unto the statutes
32.
Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
Leviticus 22:2, Leviticus 18:21
I will: Leviticus 10:3, Isaiah 5:16, Matthew 6:9, Luke 11:2
hallow you: Leviticus 22:16, Leviticus 20:8, Leviticus 21:8, Leviticus 21:15, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, John 17:17, 1 Corinthians 1:2
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:38 - and to be
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That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 11:45, Leviticus 19:36, Leviticus 25:38, Exodus 6:7, Exodus 20:2, Numbers 15:41
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:45 - whom I 1 Chronicles 6:49 - Aaron