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“Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.
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No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord. He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.
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He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;
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and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.’”
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and who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.”
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You must not eat any bread, or roasted or new grain, until the very day you bring this offering to your God. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
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“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.’”
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Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God.
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On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
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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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Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who curses their God will be held responsible;
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You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the Lord your God.’”
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Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God.
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Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
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I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
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Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.
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for the Israelites belong to me as servants. They are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
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Reward for Obedience
“‘Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.
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I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
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I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.
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Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the Lord their God.
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But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought out of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am the Lord.’”
