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3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the
Lord meant when he said,
‘I will display my holiness
through those who come near me.
I will display my glory
before all the people.’”
And Aaron was silent.
4 Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron’s cousins, the sons of Aaron’s
uncle Uzziel. He said to them, “Come forward
and carry away the bodies of your relatives from
in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the
camp.” 5 So they came forward and picked them
up by their garments and carried them out of
the camp, just as Moses had commanded.
6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving
your hair uncombed* or by tearing your clothes.
If you do, you will die, and the Lord’s anger will
strike the whole community of Israel. However,
the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may
mourn because of the Lord’s fiery destruction of
Nadab and Abihu. 7 But you must not leave the
entrance of the Tabernacle* or you will die, for
you have been anointed with the Lord’s anointing oil.” So they did as Moses commanded.
Instructions for Priestly Conduct
8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, 9 “You and your
descendants must never drink wine or any other
alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from
generation to generation. 10 You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean
and what is clean. 11 And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the Lord has given
them through Moses.”
12 Then Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take what is
left of the grain offering after a portion has been
presented as a special gift to the Lord, and eat it
beside the altar. Make sure it contains no yeast,
for it is most holy. 13 You must eat it in a sacred
place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the special gifts
presented to the Lord. These are the commands
I have been given. 14 But the breast and thigh
that were lifted up as a special offering may be
eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean.
These parts have been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the peace offerings
presented by the people of Israel. 15 You must lift
up the thigh and breast as a special offering to
the Lord, along with the fat of the special gifts.
These parts will belong to you and your descendants as your permanent right, just as the Lord
has commanded.”
16 Moses then asked them what had happened
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to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became
very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s
remaining sons. 17 “Why didn’t you eat the sin
offering in the sacred area?” he demanded. “It
is a holy offering! The Lord has given it to you to
remove the guilt of the community and to purify
the people, making them right with the Lord.*
18 Since the animal’s blood was not brought into
the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat
in the sacred area as I ordered you.”
19 Then Aaron answered Moses, “Today my
sons presented both their sin offering and their
burnt offering to the Lord. And yet this tragedy
has happened to me. If I had eaten the people’s
sin offering on such a tragic day as this, would
the Lord have been pleased?” 20 And when
Moses heard this, he was satisfied.
Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals
Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2 “Give the following instructions to the
people of Israel.
“Of all the land animals, these are the ones
you may use for food. 3 You may eat any animal
that has completely split hooves and chews the
cud. 4 You may not, however, eat the following
animals* that have split hooves or that chew the
cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but
does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. 5 The hyrax* chews the cud
but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.
6 The hare chews the cud but does not have split
hooves, so it is unclean. 7 The pig has evenly
split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it
is unclean. 8 You may not eat the meat of these
animals or even touch their carcasses. They are
ceremonially unclean for you.
9 “Of all the marine animals, these are ones
you may use for food. You may eat anything
from the water if it has both fins and scales,
whether taken from salt water or from streams.
10 But you must never eat animals from the sea
or from rivers that do not have both fins and
scales. They are detestable to you. This applies
both to little creatures that live in shallow water
and to all creatures that live in deep water.
11 They will always be detestable to you. You
must never eat their meat or even touch their
dead bodies. 12 Any marine animal that does not
have both fins and scales is detestable to you.
13 “These are the birds that are detestable to
you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
14 the kite, falcons of all kinds, 15 ravens of all
kinds, 16 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the
seagull, hawks of all kinds, 17 the little owl,
11
10:6 Or by uncovering your heads. 10:7 Hebrew Tent of
Meeting; also in 10:9. 10:17 Or to make atonement for the
people before the Lord. 11:4 The identification of some of
the animals, birds, and insects in this chapter is uncertain.
11:5 Or coney, or rock badger.