Leviticus 14

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Cleansing From Defiling Skin Diseases

14 The Lord said to Moses, ²“These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest:^(A) ³The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them.^(B) If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease,^[a]^(C) ⁴the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop^(D) be brought for the person to be cleansed.^(E) ⁵Then the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh water in a clay pot.^(F) ⁶He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.^(G) ⁷Seven times^(H) he shall sprinkle^(I) the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.^(J)

⁸“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes,^(K) shave off all their hair and bathe with water;^(L) then they will be ceremonially clean.^(M) After this they may come into the camp,^(N) but they must stay outside their tent for seven days. ⁹On the seventh day^(O) they must shave off all their hair;^(P) they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.^(Q)

¹⁰“On the eighth day^(R) they must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb^(S) a year old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an ephah^[b]^(T) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering,^(U) and one log^[c] of oil.^(V) ¹¹The priest who pronounces them clean shall present^(W) both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.^(X)

¹²“Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering,^(Y) along with the log of oil; he shall wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.^(Z) ¹³He is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area^(AA) where the sin offering^[d] and the burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest;^(AB) it is most holy. ¹⁴The priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.^(AC) ¹⁵The priest shall then take some of the log of oil, pour it in the palm of his own left hand,^(AD) ¹⁶dip his right forefinger into the oil in his palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of it before the Lord seven times.^(AE) ¹⁷The priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.^(AF) ¹⁸The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed^(AG) and make atonement for them before the Lord.

¹⁹“Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from their uncleanness.^(AH) After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering ²⁰and offer it on the altar, together with the grain offering, and make atonement for them,^(AI) and they will be clean.^(AJ)

²¹“If, however, they are poor^(AK) and cannot afford these,^(AL) they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah^[e] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, ²²and two doves or two young pigeons,^(AM) such as they can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.^(AN)

²³“On the eighth day they must bring them for their cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting,^(AO) before the Lord.^(AP) ²⁴The priest is to take the lamb for the guilt offering,^(AQ) together with the log of oil,^(AR) and wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.^(AS) ²⁵He shall slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.^(AT) ²⁶The priest is to pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,^(AU) ²⁷and with his right forefinger sprinkle some of the oil from his palm seven times before the Lord. ²⁸Some of the oil in his palm he is to put on the same places he put the blood of the guilt offering—on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. ²⁹The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for them before the Lord.^(AV) ³⁰Then he shall sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons, such as the person can afford,^(AW) ³¹one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,^(AX) together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed.^(AY)”

³²These are the regulations for anyone who has a defiling skin disease^(AZ) and who cannot afford the regular offerings^(BA) for their cleansing.

Cleansing From Defiling Molds

³³The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ³⁴“When you enter the land of Canaan,^(BB) which I am giving you as your possession,^(BC) and I put a spreading mold in a house in that land, ³⁵the owner of the house must go and tell the priest, ‘I have seen something that looks like a defiling mold in my house.’ ³⁶The priest is to order the house to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mold, so that nothing in the house will be pronounced unclean. After this the priest is to go in and inspect the house. ³⁷He is to examine the mold on the walls, and if it has greenish or reddish^(BD) depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the wall, ³⁸the priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.^(BE) ³⁹On the seventh day^(BF) the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls, ⁴⁰he is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into an unclean place outside the town.^(BG) ⁴¹He must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town. ⁴²Then they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and plaster the house.

⁴³“If the defiling mold reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house scraped and plastered, ⁴⁴the priest is to go and examine it and, if the mold has spread in the house, it is a persistent defiling mold; the house is unclean.^(BH) ⁴⁵It must be torn down—its stones, timbers and all the plaster—and taken out of the town to an unclean place.

⁴⁶“Anyone who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till evening.^(BI) ⁴⁷Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash their clothes.^(BJ)

⁴⁸“But if the priest comes to examine it and the mold has not spread after the house has been plastered, he shall pronounce the house clean,^(BK) because the defiling mold is gone. ⁴⁹To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.^(BL) ⁵⁰He shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.^(BM) ⁵¹Then he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop,^(BN) the scarlet yarn and the live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.^(BO) ⁵²He shall purify the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn. ⁵³Then he is to release the live bird in the open fields^(BP) outside the town. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.^(BQ)”

⁵⁴These are the regulations for any defiling skin disease,^(BR) for a sore, ⁵⁵for defiling molds^(BS) in fabric or in a house, ⁵⁶and for a swelling, a rash or a shiny spot,^(BT) ⁵⁷to determine when something is clean or unclean.

These are the regulations for defiling skin diseases and defiling molds.^(BU)

Footnotes

Leviticus 14:3 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 7, 32, 54 and 57.
Leviticus 14:10 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
Leviticus 14:10 That is, about 1/3 quart or about 0.3 liter; also in verses 12, 15, 21 and 24
Leviticus 14:13 Or purification offering; also in verses 19, 22 and 31
Leviticus 14:21 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms

Proverbs 28

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28 The wicked flee^(A) though no one pursues,^(B)
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.^(C)

²When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

³A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁴Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.

⁵Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

⁶Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.^(D)

⁷A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.^(E)

⁸Whoever increases wealth by taking interest^(F) or profit from the poor
amasses it for another,^(G) who will be kind to the poor.^(H)

⁹If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
even their prayers are detestable.^(I)

¹⁰Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,^(J)
but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

¹¹The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

¹²When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;^(K)
but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.^(L)

¹³Whoever conceals their sins^(M) does not prosper,
but the one who confesses^(N) and renounces them finds mercy.^(O)

¹⁴Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

¹⁵Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

¹⁶A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

¹⁷Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder
will seek refuge^(P) in the grave;
let no one hold them back.

¹⁸The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,^(Q)
but the one whose ways are perverse will fall^(R) into the pit.^[b]

¹⁹Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.^(S)

²⁰A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.^(T)

²¹To show partiality^(U) is not good^(V)—
yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.^(W)

²²The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.^(X)

²³Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.^(Y)

²⁴Whoever robs their father or mother^(Z)
and says, “It’s not wrong,”
is partner to one who destroys.^(AA)

²⁵The greedy stir up conflict,^(AB)
but those who trust in the Lord^(AC) will prosper.

²⁶Those who trust in themselves are fools,^(AD)
but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.^(AE)

²⁷Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,^(AF)
but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.^(AG)

²⁸When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;^(AH)
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

Footnotes

Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

Psalm 100

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Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

¹Shout for joy^(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
²    Worship the Lord^(B) with gladness;
    come before him^(C) with joyful songs.
³Know that the Lord is God.^(D)
    It is he who made us,^(E) and we are his^[a];
    we are his people,^(F) the sheep of his pasture.^(G)

⁴Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(H)
    and his courts^(I) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(J)
⁵For the Lord is good^(K) and his love endures forever;^(L)
    his faithfulness^(M) continues through all generations.