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This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.
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“Say to them: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice
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and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord must be cut off from the people of Israel.
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“‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people.
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Therefore I say to the Israelites, “None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.”
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“‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth,
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because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God.
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“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
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“‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.
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“Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him.
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So Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
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“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the Lord.
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“Say to them: ‘For the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord, that person must be cut off from my presence. I am the Lord.
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The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the Lord
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“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel—presents a gift for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
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Do not profane my holy name, for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who made you holy
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest.
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“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.
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“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days.
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Live in temporary shelters for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in such shelters
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so your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’”
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So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed festivals of the Lord.
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“Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually.
