The Living Bible (504 page)
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38:4
in the firebox,
implied.
38:27
95 pounds,
literally, “a talent.” The exact weight cannot be ascertained.
39:6-7
two . . . two,
implied.
reminders to Jehovah concerning the people of Israel,
literally, “to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel.”
39:15-18
to the ephod,
implied.
39:24
embroidered,
implied.
39:33-40
gold,
implied.
1:4
as the penalty for his sins,
literally, “to make atonement for him.”
1:6-7
the priests will skin,
literally, “he shall skin.”
1:9
they will be an acceptable burnt offering with which the Lord is pleased,
literally, “it will be a sweet savor unto the Lord.”
1:15-17
the Lord will have pleasure in this sacrifice,
literally, “it will be a sweet savor unto the Lord.”
2:2
take a handful, representing the entire amount,
literally, “shall burn the memorial portion thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire.”
2:9
a representative portion,
literally, “the memorial.”
2:12
but not as burnt offerings,
literally, “but not for a sweet savor on the altar.”
2:13
seasoned with salt.
In many of the languages of the ancient Near East, the word
salt
is a homonym of the word
good.
It was used symbolically for
goodness
in making covenants.
4:15
leaders,
literally, “elders.”
4:26
thank offering,
literally, “peace offering.” Also in vv. 31, 35.
5:6
he shall be freed from his sin, and need not fulfill the vow,
implied.
5:15
worth whatever fine,
literally, “using the standard of the shekel of the sanctuary.”
5:16
or the tithe omitted,
implied in remainder of the verse.
6:18
But only the priests,
literally, “[only] whoever is holy may touch them,” or “whoever touches them shall become holy.”
7:12
unleavened short bread,
literally, “unleavened loaves mingled with oil.”
7:20
he has defiled what is sacred,
literally, “it pertains unto Jehovah.”
8:8
the Urim and the Thummim.
Apparently a kind of sacred lot used to determine the Lord’s will by simple yes or no alternatives.
8:24
The rest of the blood he sprinkled back and forth upon the altar,
literally, “Moses threw the blood upon the altar round about.”
8:28
along with the burnt offering,
literally, “upon the burnt offering.”
9:15
the sin offering for himself.
See vv. 8-11.
10:1
placed unholy fire in their censers . . . and offered the incense before the Lord,
or “placed fire in their censers . . . and offered unholy fire.” Their fatal error is not clearly identified.
12:5
shall continue her recovery,
literally, “shall continue in her blood of purification.”
13:3
must declare him a leper,
literally, “shall declare him unclean.”
13:25
must pronounce him a leper,
literally, “must pronounce him unclean.” Also v. 27.
13:34
he is free,
literally, “he is clean.”
13:45
I am a leper, I am a leper,
literally, “unclean, unclean.”
13:55
through and through,
literally, “whether the bareness be within or without,” or “whether it be bald in the head thereof or in the forehead thereof.”
14:19
and again,
implied.
15:1-2
a genital discharge,
literally, “an issue out of his flesh.”
15:32
is defiled by a genital disease,
literally, “has an issue.”
16:8, 10
sent away
and
sent out . . . as a scapegoat,
literally, “for Azazel” or “for removing.”
16:15
Then he must go out,
implied.
16:19
making it holy,
literally, “hallowing it.”
16:22
where no one lives,
literally, “a solitary land.”
16:26
the goat out into the desert,
literally, “for Azazel” or “for removing.”
16:29-30
on the twenty-fifth day of September
(which was “on the tenth day of the seventh month” of the Hebrew calendar).
16:31
in quiet humility,
or “in fasting.”
17:3-4
sacrifices,
literally, “slaughters.”
17:7
evil spirits,
literally, “hairy ones.”
17:11
because it is the life,
implied.
17:14
every bird and animal,
literally, “every creature.”
18:4-5
shall live,
literally, “shall live in them” or “shall live by them.”
18:6
marry,
literally, “uncover the nakedness of,” that is, “have sexual intercourse with.”
18:10
for she is a close relative,
literally, “for theirs is your own nakedness.”
18:14
nor your aunt—the wife of your father’s brother.
This prohibition applied not only while her husband lived, but also after his death.
18:16
for she is your brother’s.
Except when the brother died and left no heir, in which case his wife was left to a brother to beget children for her to carry on the name and inheritance of the deceased. See Deuteronomy 25:5.
18:25
and will throw them out of the land,
literally, “the land vomits out her inhabitants.”
18:28
or I will throw you out of the land, just as I will throw out,
literally, “that the land vomit not you out also . . . as it vomited out.”
19:16
Don’t falsely accuse your neighbor of some crime,
literally, “Neither shall you stand against the blood of your neighbor.”
19:20
slave girl,
literally, “not yet redeemed, nor given her freedom.”
19:23
for they are considered ceremonially defiled,
literally, “you shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision.”
19:27
as the heathen do,
implied.
20:3
my Tabernacle,
literally, “my sanctuary.”
20:16
for they deserve their punishment,
literally, “their blood shall be upon them.”
20:21
his brother’s wife.
However, marriage to his brother’s widow was required if she had no children. See Deuteronomy 25:5.
20:22
so that I will not throw you out of your new land,
literally, “that the land I give you will not vomit you out again.”
21:2-3
unmarried,
literally, “a virgin.”
21:11
not even his father or mother.
Note this rule applied to the High Priest, while the contrary instructions in v. 1 applied to ordinary priests.
21:12
when on duty,
implied.
21:14-15
for he must not be the father of children of mixed blood—half priestly and half ordinary,
literally, “he must not profane his offspring among his people.”
22:12
the sacred offerings,
literally, “the elevation of the holy things.”
23:3
your Sabbaths,
implied.
23:5
This is to be celebrated on the first day of April,
literally, “on the fourteenth day of the first month” (of the Hebrew calendar). This corresponds approximately to our April first.
23:7
all ordinary work shall cease,
literally, “you shall do no hard work.”
23:17
of the first sampling of your later crops,
literally, “as first fruits to the Lord.”
23:18
very acceptable to Jehovah,
literally, “of a sweet odor to the Lord.”
23:23-24
Mid-September,
literally, “the first day of the seventh month” (of the Hebrew calendar).