Deuteronomy 16 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Observe the month of Abib, when thou shalt keep a passover unto Yahweh thy God,––for, in the month of Abib, did Yahweh thy God bring thee forth out of Egypt, by night: ² therefore shalt thou sacrifice a passover unto Yahweh thy God, of flock or herd,––in the place which Yahweh shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there. ³ Thou shalt not eat therewith, any thing leavened, seven days, shalt thou eat therewith unleavened cakes, the bread of humiliation,––for, in haste, camest thou forth out of the land of Egypt, that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt, all the days of thy life. ⁴ And there shall not be seen with thee leaven, in any of thy bounds, seven days,––neither shall there remain all night of the flesh which thou shalt sacrifice in the evening, on the first day, unto the morning. ⁵ Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover,––within any of thine own gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee; ⁶ but, in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose to make a habitation for his name, there, shalt thou sacrifice the passover, in the evening,––at the going in of the sun, at the very time thou camest forth out of Egypt. ⁷ Therefore shalt thou cook and eat it in the place which Yahweh thy God, shall choose,––and shalt turn away in the morning, and go thy way unto thy tents. ⁸ Six days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes,––and, on the seventh day, shall be a closing feast, unto Yahweh thy God, thou shalt do no work. ⁹ Seven weeks, shalt thou count unto thee,––from the beginning of thrusting in the sickle into the standing corn, shalt thou begin to count, seven weeks. ¹⁰ So shalt thou keep the festival of weeks unto Yahweh thy God, in the measure of the freewill offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give,––as Yahweh thy God, shall bless thee. ¹¹ So shalt thou rejoice before Yahweh thy God––thou, and thy son and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless and the widow, who are in thy midst,––in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there. ¹² So shalt thou remember that, a servant, thou wast, in Egypt,––and shalt observe and do these statutes. ¹³ The festival of booths, shalt thou keep for thyself, seven days,––when thou hast gathered in out of thy threshing–floor, and out of thy wine–vat. ¹⁴ And thou shalt rejoice, in thy festival,––thou, and thy son and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite and the sojourner, and the fatherless and the widow, who are within thy gates. ¹⁵ Seven days, shalt thou keep festival unto Yahweh thy God, in the place which Yahweh shall choose,––for Yahweh thy God, will bless thee, in all thine increase, and in all the work of thy hands,––therefore shalt thou do nothing but rejoice. ¹⁶ Three times in the year, shall each one of thy males see the face of Yahweh thy God, in the place which he shall choose, at the festival of unleavened cakes, and at the festival of weeks, and at the festival of booths,––and none shall see the face of Yahweh empty–handed: ¹⁷ every man, according as his hand can give,––according to the blessing of Yahweh thy God, which he hath bestowed upon thee.
¹⁸ Judges and officers, shalt thou appoint thee, in all thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, by thy tribes,––and they shall judge the people, with righteous judgment. ¹⁹ Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces,––nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for, the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men. ²⁰ What is right, what is right, shalt thou pursue,––that thou mayest live, and possess the land, which, Yahweh thy God, is giving unto thee. ²¹ Thou shalt not plant thee, as a sacred stem, any tree,––near unto the altar of Yahweh thy God, which thou shalt make for thyself; ²² neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar,––which Yahweh thy God, doth hate.

² This month, is, to you, a beginning of months,––the first, it is, to you, of the months of the year. ³ Speak ye unto all the assembly of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month, then let them take to them, each man a lamb for his ancestral household, a lamb for a household. ⁴ But, if the household be too small for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour that is near unto his house take [one], according to the number of souls,––each man according to his eating, shall ye number for the lamb. ⁵ A lamb without defect, a male a year old, shall yours be,––from the sheep, or from the goats, shall ye take it.

⁵ A lamb without defect, a male a year old, shall yours be,––from the sheep, or from the goats, shall ye take it. ⁶ So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month,––then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it, between the two evenings.

⁶ So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month,––then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it, between the two evenings.

⁶ So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month,––then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it, between the two evenings. ⁷ And they shall take of the blood, and put upon the two door–posts, and upon the upper–beam,––upon the houses wherein they are to eat it.

⁷ And they shall take of the blood, and put upon the two door–posts, and upon the upper–beam,––upon the houses wherein they are to eat it.

⁷ And they shall take of the blood, and put upon the two door–posts, and upon the upper–beam,––upon the houses wherein they are to eat it. ⁸ Then shall they eat the flesh, in the same night,––roast with fire, and with unleavened cakes, with bitter herbs, shall they eat it.

⁸ Then shall they eat the flesh, in the same night,––roast with fire, and with unleavened cakes, with bitter herbs, shall they eat it.

⁸ Then shall they eat the flesh, in the same night,––roast with fire, and with unleavened cakes, with bitter herbs, shall they eat it. ⁹ Do not eat of it underdone, nor cooked by boiling in water,––but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inward parts.

⁹ Do not eat of it underdone, nor cooked by boiling in water,––but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inward parts. ¹⁰ And ye shall let nothing thereof remain until morning,––but, that which is left remaining until morning, in the fire, shall ye consume.

¹⁰ And ye shall let nothing thereof remain until morning,––but, that which is left remaining until morning, in the fire, shall ye consume. ¹¹ And, thus, shall ye eat it,––your loins, girded, your sandals, on your feet, and, your staff, in your hand,––so shall ye eat it, in haste, it is Yahweh’s, passing over.

¹¹ And, thus, shall ye eat it,––your loins, girded, your sandals, on your feet, and, your staff, in your hand,––so shall ye eat it, in haste, it is Yahweh’s, passing over. ¹² I will pass along, therefore, throughout the land of Egypt, this night, and will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man even to beast,––and, against all the gods of Egypt, will I execute judgments––I, Yahweh. ¹³ Then shall the blood serve you for a sign, on the houses wherein ye are, then will I behold the blood, and will pass over you,––and there shall be among you no plague to destroy, when I smite the land of Egypt. ¹⁴ So shall this day serve you for a memorial, and ye shall celebrate it, as a festival to Yahweh,––to your generations––as an age–abiding statute, shall ye celebrate it.

¹⁴ So shall this day serve you for a memorial, and ye shall celebrate it, as a festival to Yahweh,––to your generations––as an age–abiding statute, shall ye celebrate it. ¹⁵ Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses,––for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day.

¹⁵ Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses,––for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day.

¹⁵ Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses,––for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day.

¹⁵ Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses,––for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day. ¹⁶ Both, on the first day, a holy convocation, and, on the seventh day––a holy convocation, shall there be to you,––no work, shall be done therein, save only what must be eaten by every soul, that alone, shall be done by you.

¹⁶ Both, on the first day, a holy convocation, and, on the seventh day––a holy convocation, shall there be to you,––no work, shall be done therein, save only what must be eaten by every soul, that alone, shall be done by you. ¹⁷ So then ye shall observe the unleavened cakes, because, on this self–same day, brought I forth your hosts out of the land of Egypt,––so then ye shall observe this day to your generations, as a statute age–abiding. ¹⁸ In the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, shall ye eat unleavened cakes,––until the one–and–twentieth [day] of the month, in the evening. ¹⁹ For seven days, leaven, shall not be found in your houses,––for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of the assembly of Israel, whether sojourner, or native of the land. ²⁰ Nothing leavened, shall ye eat,––in all your dwellings, shall ye eat unleavened cakes.

²⁶ and it shall come to pass, that your sons shall say unto you,––What is this your service? ²⁷ Then shall ye say––A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed–over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians, but, our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.

²⁹ And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison,––and every firstborn of beasts. ³⁰ Then rose up Pharaoh by night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there arose a great outcry throughout Egypt,––for there was not a house, where there was not one dead. ³¹ So he called for Moses and for Aaron by night, and said––Rise ye, go forth out of the midst of my people, both ye, and the sons of Israel,––and go, serve Yahweh, according to your word; ³² also, your flocks and your herds, take ye, as ye spake, and go your way,––so shall ye bless, even me.

³² also, your flocks and your herds, take ye, as ye spake, and go your way,––so shall ye bless, even me. ³³ And the Egyptians became urgent with the people, to send them in haste out of the land,––for they said––We all, are dying.

³³ And the Egyptians became urgent with the people, to send them in haste out of the land,––for they said––We all, are dying. ³⁴ So the people took up their dough, ere yet it was leavened,––with their kneading–bowls, bound up in their mantles, on their shoulders. ³⁵ And, the sons of Israel, did according to the word of Moses,––and asked of the Egyptians, articles of silver and articles of gold and mantles. ³⁶ And, Yahweh, gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they gave them gladly,––so they spoiled the Egyptians.
³⁷ Then did the sons of Israel break up from Rameses, towards Succoth,––about six hundred thousand foot, of men grown, besides little ones. ³⁸ Moreover also, a mixed multitude, came up with them,––flocks also, and herds, exceeding much cattle. ³⁹ Then baked they the dough which they had brought out of Egypt––into round unleavened cakes, for it had not been leavened,––for they had been driven out of Egypt, and could not tarry, and indeed no, provisions, had they made ready for themselves.

³⁹ Then baked they the dough which they had brought out of Egypt––into round unleavened cakes, for it had not been leavened,––for they had been driven out of Egypt, and could not tarry, and indeed no, provisions, had they made ready for themselves. ⁴⁰ Now, the time during which the sons of Israel dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. ⁴¹ And it came to pass, at the end of four hundred and thirty years, yea it came to pass, on this self–same day, that all the hosts of Yahweh had come forth out of the land of Egypt. ⁴² A night of solemn observances, it is unto Yahweh, for bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt,––this same night, pertaineth to Yahweh, for solemn observances, by all the sons of Israel, to their generations.

³ And Moses said unto the people––[Ye are] to remember this day, on which ye came forth out of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, that, with strength of hand, did Yahweh bring you forth from hence,––there shall not, therefore, be eaten anything leavened. ⁴ Today, are, ye, coming forth,––in the month Abib.

⁴ Today, are, ye, coming forth,––in the month Abib. ⁵ And it shall be, when Yahweh shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite, and the Hivite and the Jebusite, which he sware to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, then shalt thou serve with this service, in this month. ⁶ Seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes,––and, on the seventh day, [shall be] a festival to Yahweh.

⁶ Seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes,––and, on the seventh day, [shall be] a festival to Yahweh. ⁷ Unleavened cakes, shall be eaten for the seven days,––neither shall there be seen with thee anything leavened, nor shall there be seen with thee leaven, within any of thy bounds.

⁷ Unleavened cakes, shall be eaten for the seven days,––neither shall there be seen with thee anything leavened, nor shall there be seen with thee leaven, within any of thy bounds.

⁷ Unleavened cakes, shall be eaten for the seven days,––neither shall there be seen with thee anything leavened, nor shall there be seen with thee leaven, within any of thy bounds. ⁸ And thou shalt tell thy son, on that day, saying,––[This is], because, of that which Yahweh did for me, when he brought me forth out of Egypt.

⁸ And thou shalt tell thy son, on that day, saying,––[This is], because, of that which Yahweh did for me, when he brought me forth out of Egypt. ⁹ And it shall be to thee for a sign upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, in order that the law of Yahweh may be in thy mouth,––for, with a strong hand, did Yahweh bring thee forth out of Egypt.

²⁵ and Moses chose men of ability out of all Israel, and set them to be heads over the people,––rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. ²⁶ And they shall judge the people, at any time,––the hard matters, shall they bring in unto Moses, but, all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge.

⁴ Thou shalt not make to thee an image, or any form, that is in the heavens above,––or that is in the earth beneath,––or that is in the waters, beneath the earth:

⁶ then shall his lord bring him near unto God, and shall bring him near unto the door, or unto the door–post,––and his lord shall pierce his ear with an awl, so shall he serve him all his life.

² Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,––neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead.

⁶ Thou shalt not pervert the vindication of thy needy one, in his quarrel. ⁷ From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away,––and, the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless man. ⁸ And, a bribe, shalt thou not take,––for, the bribe, blindeth the clear–sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

¹⁴ Three times, shalt thou keep festival to me, in the year. ¹⁵ The festival of unleavened cakes, shalt thou keep,––seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes, as I commanded thee, at the appointed time of the month Abib; for, therein, camest thou forth out of Egypt,––and they shall not see my face, empty–handed.

¹⁵ The festival of unleavened cakes, shalt thou keep,––seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes, as I commanded thee, at the appointed time of the month Abib; for, therein, camest thou forth out of Egypt,––and they shall not see my face, empty–handed. ¹⁶ And the festival of harvest, with the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou shalt sow in the field. And the festival of ingathering––at the outgoing of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours, out of the field.

¹⁶ And the festival of harvest, with the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou shalt sow in the field. And the festival of ingathering––at the outgoing of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours, out of the field. ¹⁷ Three times in the year, shall all thy males see the face of the Lord Yahweh.

¹³ For, their altars, shall ye smash, And, their pillars, shall ye shiver,––And, their sacred–stems, shall ye fell.

¹⁸ The festival of unleavened cakes, shalt thou keep, seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes, which I commanded thee, at the set time, in the month Abib,––for, in the month Abib, camest thou forth out of Egypt.

²⁰ But, the firstling of an ass, thou mayst redeem with a lamb, and, if thou wilt not redeem it, then shalt thou break its neck. Every firstborn of thy sons, shalt thou redeem, and he must not see my face, with empty hand.

²² And, the festival of weeks, shalt thou make to thee, the firstfruits of the wheat harvest,––and the festival of ingathering, at the closing in of the year:

²² And, the festival of weeks, shalt thou make to thee, the firstfruits of the wheat harvest,––and the festival of ingathering, at the closing in of the year: ²³ three times in the year, shall every one of thy males see the face of the Lord, Yahweh, the God of Israel.

²⁵ Thou shalt not slay, along with anything leavened, the blood of my sacrifice,––neither shall remain to the morning, the sacrifice of the festival of the passover.

⁷ And, if his hand cannot reach sufficient for a lamb, then shall he bring in to bear his guilt––for that he hath sinned––two turtle–doves, or two young pigeons, unto Yahweh,––one for a sin–bearer, and one for an ascending–sacrifice.

⁸ But, if her hand findeth not sufficiency for a lamb, then shall she take two turtle doves or two young pigeons, one for an ascending–sacrifice, and one for a sin–bearer,––so shall the priest put a propitiatory–covering over her, and she shall be clean.

¹⁵ Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great,––In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

⁵ In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, is a Passover unto Yahweh; ⁶ and, on the fifteenth day of this month, is the festival of unleavened cakes unto Yahweh,––seven days––unleavened cakes, shall ye eat.

⁶ and, on the fifteenth day of this month, is the festival of unleavened cakes unto Yahweh,––seven days––unleavened cakes, shall ye eat. ⁷ On the first day––a holy convocation, shall there be to you: no laborious work, shall ye do. ⁸ So then ye shall bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh, seven days,––on the seventh day, [shall there be] a holy convocation, no laborious work, shall ye do.

¹⁵ Then shall ye keep count to yourselves, from the morrow of the sabbath, from the day ye brought in the wave sheaf,––seven sabbaths complete, shall there be: ¹⁶ until, on the morrow of the seventh sabbath, ye count fifty days,––then shall ye bring near a new meal–offering unto Yahweh.

³⁴ Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying:––On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, shall be the festival of booths, for seven days, unto Yahweh. ³⁵ On the first day, [shall be] a holy convocation,––no laborious work, shall ye do. ³⁶ Seven days, shall ye bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh: on the eighth day––a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, so shall ye bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh––the closing of the feast, it is, no laborious work, shall ye do.

³⁶ Seven days, shall ye bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh: on the eighth day––a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, so shall ye bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh––the closing of the feast, it is, no laborious work, shall ye do.

³⁶ Seven days, shall ye bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh: on the eighth day––a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, so shall ye bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh––the closing of the feast, it is, no laborious work, shall ye do. ³⁷ These, are the appointed seasons of Yahweh, which ye shall proclaim, as holy convocations,––for bringing near, as an altar–flame unto Yahweh, an ascending–sacrifice, and a meal–offering, a sacrifice and a drink–offering, each day’s appointment on its own day:–– ³⁸ besides the sabbaths of Yahweh, and besides your presents, and besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which ye shall give unto Yahweh. ³⁹ Surely, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the yield of the land, shall ye celebrate the festival of Yahweh, seven days,––on the first day, a sacred rest, and, on the eighth day, a sacred rest. ⁴⁰ So then ye shall take you, on the first day, boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm–trees, and boughs of thick trees, and poplars of the ravine,––and shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, seven days. ⁴¹ So shall ye celebrate it as a festival unto Yahweh, seven days in the year,––a statute age–abiding, to your generations. In the seventh month, shall ye celebrate it; ⁴² In booths, shall ye dwell seven days; ––All the home–born in Israel, shall dwell in booths:

²⁶ And, when, any man, hath no kinsman,––but his own hand getteth enough, so that he findeth what is needed to redeem it,

¹ Ye shall not make unto you idols,––neither image, nor pillar, shall ye set up for yourselves, nor, sculptured stone, shall ye place in your land, to bow yourselves down thereunto,––For, I Yahweh, am your God.

⁸ But, if he be, too poor, for thine estimate, then shall he present himself before the priest, and the priest shall estimate him,––according to that which the hand of him who would vow can attain to, shall the priest estimate him.

² Let the sons of Israel, therefore, keep the passover, in its appointed season: ³ on the fourteenth day of this month, between the two evenings, shall ye keep it, in its appointed season,––according to all the statutes thereof, and according to all the regulations thereof, shall ye keep it.

³ on the fourteenth day of this month, between the two evenings, shall ye keep it, in its appointed season,––according to all the statutes thereof, and according to all the regulations thereof, shall ye keep it. ⁴ Then spake Moses unto the sons of Israel, that they should keep the passover. ⁵ So they kept the passover, in the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the month, between the two evenings, in the desert of Sinai,––according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did the sons of Israel.

¹¹ In the second month, on the fourteenth day between the two evenings, shall they keep it,––with unleavened cakes and bitter herbs, shall they eat it.

¹⁶ And, on the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, shall be a passover unto Yahweh;

¹⁶ And, on the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, shall be a passover unto Yahweh; ¹⁷ and, on the fifteenth day of this month, a festival,––seven days, unleavened cakes, shall be eaten.

¹⁷ and, on the fifteenth day of this month, a festival,––seven days, unleavened cakes, shall be eaten. ¹⁸ On the first day, a holy convocation,––no laborious work, shall ye do; ¹⁹ but ye shall bring near––as an altar–flame––an ascending–sacrifice unto Yahweh,––two choice bullocks, and one ram,––and seven he–lambs a year old, without defect, must they be for you;

²⁶ And, on the day of firstfruits, when ye bring near a new meal–offering unto Yahweh, in your weeks, a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, no laborious work, shall ye do; ²⁷ but ye shall bring near as an ascending–sacrifice, for a satisfying odour unto Yahweh, two choice bullocks, one ram,––seven he–lambs a year old; ²⁸ also their meal–offering, fine meal, overflowed with oil,––three–tenths for each bullock, two–tenths for the one ram; ²⁹ a tenth, severally, for each lamb,––of the seven lambs; ³⁰ one young he–goat,––for putting a propitiatory–covering over you:

¹² And, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, no laborious work, shall ye do,––but ye shall celebrate a festival unto Yahweh, seven days.

¹² And, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, no laborious work, shall ye do,––but ye shall celebrate a festival unto Yahweh, seven days. ¹³ Then shall ye bring near as an ascending–sacrifice––an altar–flame of a satisfying odour unto Yahweh,––thirteen choice bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect, shall they be;

¹³ Then shall ye bring near as an ascending–sacrifice––an altar–flame of a satisfying odour unto Yahweh,––thirteen choice bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect, shall they be; ¹⁴ and, as their meal–offering, fine–meal over–flowed with oil, three–tenths to each bullock, of the thirteen bullocks, two–tenths to each ram, of the two rams;

¹⁴ and, as their meal–offering, fine–meal over–flowed with oil, three–tenths to each bullock, of the thirteen bullocks, two–tenths to each ram, of the two rams; ¹⁵ and a tenth severally, to each lamb,––of the fourteen lambs;

¹⁵ and a tenth severally, to each lamb,––of the fourteen lambs; ¹⁶ also one young he–goat, as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof.

¹⁶ also one young he–goat, as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof. ¹⁷ And, on the second day, twelve choice bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect;

¹⁷ And, on the second day, twelve choice bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect; ¹⁸ with their meal–offerings and their drink–offerings––to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation;

¹⁸ with their meal–offerings and their drink–offerings––to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation; ¹⁹ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with its meal–offering, and their drink–offerings.

¹⁹ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with its meal–offering, and their drink–offerings. ²⁰ And, on the third day, eleven bullocks, two rams,––and fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect;

²⁰ And, on the third day, eleven bullocks, two rams,––and fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect; ²¹ with their meal–offering and their drink–offerings, to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation;

²¹ with their meal–offering and their drink–offerings, to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation; ²² also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer, in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof.

²² also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer, in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof. ²³ And, on the fourth day, ten bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect;

²³ And, on the fourth day, ten bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect; ²⁴ their meal–offering, and their drink–offerings, to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation;

²⁴ their meal–offering, and their drink–offerings, to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation; ²⁵ also one he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof.

²⁵ also one he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof. ²⁶ And, on the fifth day, nine bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect;

²⁶ And, on the fifth day, nine bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect; ²⁷ with their meal–offering and their drink–offerings,––to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation;

²⁷ with their meal–offering and their drink–offerings,––to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation; ²⁸ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof.

²⁸ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof. ²⁹ And, on the sixth day, eight bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect;

²⁹ And, on the sixth day, eight bullocks, two rams,––fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect; ³⁰ with their meal–offering and their drink–offerings––to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation;

³⁰ with their meal–offering and their drink–offerings––to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs, by their number, according to the regulation; ³¹ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offerings thereof.

³¹ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offerings thereof. ³² And, on the seventh day, seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect;

³² And, on the seventh day, seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he–lambs a year old, without defect; ³³ with their meal–offering and their drink–offering, to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs––by their number, according to their regulation;

³³ with their meal–offering and their drink–offering, to the bullocks, to the rams, and to the lambs––by their number, according to their regulation; ³⁴ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof

³⁴ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof ³⁵ [And], on the eighth day, a closing feast, shall there be unto you,––no laborious work, shall ye do;

³⁵ [And], on the eighth day, a closing feast, shall there be unto you,––no laborious work, shall ye do; ³⁶ but ye shall bring near––as an ascending–sacrifice, an altar–flame of a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh––one bullock, one ram,––seven he–lambs a year old, without defect:

³⁶ but ye shall bring near––as an ascending–sacrifice, an altar–flame of a satisfying odour, unto Yahweh––one bullock, one ram,––seven he–lambs a year old, without defect: ³⁷ [with] their meal–offering and their drink–offerings––to the bullock to the ram, and to the lambs––by their number, according to the regulation;

³⁷ [with] their meal–offering and their drink–offerings––to the bullock to the ram, and to the lambs––by their number, according to the regulation; ³⁸ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof.

³⁸ also one young he–goat as a sin–bearer,––in addition to the continual ascending–sacrifice, with the meal–offering thereof, and the drink–offering thereof. ³⁹ These, shall ye offer unto Yahweh, in your appointed seasons,––besides your vow–offerings and your freewill offerings––as your ascending–sacrifices, and as your meal–offerings, and as your drink–offerings, and as your peace–offerings. ⁴⁰ So Moses told the sons of Israel,––According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

²⁸ Then shalt thou levy a tribute unto Yahweh––from the men of war, who went forth in the host, one living thing, out of five hundred,––of the human beings, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock:

³⁷ and so, the tribute unto Yahweh, out of the flock, was––six hundred and seventy–five;

¹⁵ So I took heads for your tribes, wise men and known, and placed them as heads over you,––captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and overseers for your tribes. ¹⁶ And I charged your judges, at that time, saying,––Ye are to hear, between your brethren, and shall judge righteously, between each man and his brother, and his sojourner. ¹⁷ Ye shall not take note of faces, in judgment––so, the small, as, the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth,––but, the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.

¹ Now, therefore, O Israel, hearken thou unto the statutes, and unto the regulations, which, I, am teaching you, to do [them], ––to the end ye may live, and enter, and possess the land, which, Yahweh, the God of your fathers, is giving unto you.

⁵ Verily, thus, shall ye do unto them: Their altars, shall ye tear down, And, their pillars, shall ye break in pieces,––And, their sacred stems, shall ye hew down, And, their carved images, shall ye burn up in the fire.

¹³ and will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee,––and bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground, thy corn, and thy new wine and thine oil, the young of thy kine, and the ewes of thy flock, upon the soil, which he swart unto thy fathers to give unto thee.

¹⁷ For, as touching Yahweh your God, he, is God of gods, and Lord of lords; the great, the mighty, and the fearful GOD, who respecteth not persons, nor accepteth a bribe;

⁵ but, unto the place, which Yahweh your God shall choose, out of all your tribes, to put his name there,––as his habitation, shall ye ask your way, and come in thither;

⁵ but, unto the place, which Yahweh your God shall choose, out of all your tribes, to put his name there,––as his habitation, shall ye ask your way, and come in thither; ⁶ and bring in thither your ascending–offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave–offering of your hand,––and your vow–offerings, and your freewill–offerings, and the firstlings of your herd, and of your flock; ⁷ and shall eat there, before Yahweh your God, and rejoice in all whereunto ye are putting your hand, ye, and your households,––wherewith Yahweh thy God hath blessed thee.

¹¹ then shall it be, that, unto the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there, thither, shall ye bring in all that I am commanding you,––your ascending–offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave–offering of your hand, and all your chosen vow–offerings which ye shall vow unto Yahweh. ¹² So shall ye rejoice before Yahweh your God, Ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your servants, and your handmaids,––and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath neither portion nor inheritance with you.

¹⁴ but, in the place which Yahweh shall choose in one of thy tribes, there, shalt thou cause thine ascending–sacrifice to go up, and, there, shalt thou do all that I am commanding thee.

¹⁸ but, before Yahweh thy God, shalt thou eat it, in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates,––so shalt thou rejoice before Yahweh thy God, in all whereunto thou puttest thy hand.

²⁶ Howbeit, thy holy things which thou shalt have, and thy vow–offerings, shalt thou take and come in, unto the place which Yahweh shall choose;

³¹ Thou shalt not do likewise unto Yahweh thy God,––for, everything that is an abomination unto Yahweh, which he doth hate, have they done unto their gods, for, even their sons and their daughters, do they consume with fire unto their gods.

¹⁵ and thou shalt remember, that, a servant, thou wast, in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God, redeemed thee,––for this cause, am I commanding thee this thing, today.

²⁰ before Yahweh thy God, shalt thou eat it, year by year, in the place which Yahweh shall choose,––thou, and thy household.

² therefore shalt thou sacrifice a passover unto Yahweh thy God, of flock or herd,––in the place which Yahweh shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there.

⁶ but, in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose to make a habitation for his name, there, shalt thou sacrifice the passover, in the evening,––at the going in of the sun, at the very time thou camest forth out of Egypt.

¹⁰ So shalt thou keep the festival of weeks unto Yahweh thy God, in the measure of the freewill offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give,––as Yahweh thy God, shall bless thee. ¹¹ So shalt thou rejoice before Yahweh thy God––thou, and thy son and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless and the widow, who are in thy midst,––in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there.

¹⁴ And thou shalt rejoice, in thy festival,––thou, and thy son and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite and the sojourner, and the fatherless and the widow, who are within thy gates. ¹⁵ Seven days, shalt thou keep festival unto Yahweh thy God, in the place which Yahweh shall choose,––for Yahweh thy God, will bless thee, in all thine increase, and in all the work of thy hands,––therefore shalt thou do nothing but rejoice. ¹⁶ Three times in the year, shall each one of thy males see the face of Yahweh thy God, in the place which he shall choose, at the festival of unleavened cakes, and at the festival of weeks, and at the festival of booths,––and none shall see the face of Yahweh empty–handed:

¹⁶ Three times in the year, shall each one of thy males see the face of Yahweh thy God, in the place which he shall choose, at the festival of unleavened cakes, and at the festival of weeks, and at the festival of booths,––and none shall see the face of Yahweh empty–handed: ¹⁷ every man, according as his hand can give,––according to the blessing of Yahweh thy God, which he hath bestowed upon thee.

⁹ and shalt come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge, who shall be in those days,––and shalt enquire, and they shall declare unto thee, the sentence of judgment;

¹² And, the man who shall do presumptuously by not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there to Yahweh thy God, or unto the judge, that man, shall die, and so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of Israel.

¹⁷ then shall the two men who are at variance, stand before Yahweh,––before the priests and the judges, who shall be in those days; ¹⁸ and the judges shall make diligent inquisition,––and lo! if the witness be, a false witness and, falsely, have answered against his brother,

² then shall thine elders and thy judges go forth,––and measure unto the cities that are round about the slain;

¹⁷ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless,––neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;

¹³ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights,––a great and a small. ¹⁴ Thou shalt not have in thy house divers measures,––a great and a small. ¹⁵ A weight, full and just, shalt thou have, a measure, full and just, shalt thou have,––that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee. ¹⁶ For, an abomination unto Yahweh thy God, is every one that doeth these things,––every one that doeth unjustly.

¹¹ and shalt rejoice in all the good things which Yahweh thy God, hath given unto thee, and unto thy house,––thou and the Levite, and the sojourner who is in thy midst.

¹⁹ Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say––Amen.

⁸ Yahweh will command to be with thee, the blessing, in thy storehouses, and in all whereunto thou settest thy hand,––and will bless thee in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee: ⁹ Yahweh will confirm thee unto himself for a holy people, as he sware unto thee,––because thou dost keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God, and dost walk in his ways. ¹⁰ And all the peoples of the earth shall see that, the name of Yahweh, hath been called upon thee,––and shall be afraid of thee. ¹¹ And Yahweh will cause thee to abound in that which is good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy soil,––upon the soil which Yahweh sware unto thy fathers, to give unto thee: ¹² Yahweh will open unto thee his rich storehouse––the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless every work of thy hand, so shalt thou lend unto many nations, but, thou, shalt not borrow:

¹⁶ for thou must keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God, which I am commanding thee, today, to love Yahweh thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes, and his regulations,––so shalt thou live and multiply, and Yahweh thy God will bless thee, in the land which thou art entering to possess.

¹⁰ And Moses commanded them, saying,––At the end of seven years, in the appointed season of the year of release, during the festival of booths;

⁷ Thus did the sons of Israel the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, and forgat Yahweh their God,––and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

³ Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion,––and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

³ Behold me! testify against me, before Yahweh, and before his Anointed––Whose, ox, have I taken? or whose, ass, have I taken? or whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed? or at whose, hands, have I taken a bribe, to cover up mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it unto you.

²⁵ And Solomon used to offer, three times a year, ascending–sacrifices and peace–offerings, upon the altar which he had built unto Yahweh, and to offer incense at the altar which was before Yahweh,––thus Solomon gave completeness unto the house.

¹⁵ Therefore will Yahweh smite Israel, as a reed shaketh in water, and will root out Israel, from off this goodly soil, which he gave unto their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River[=Euphrates], ––because they have made their Sacred Stems, provoking Yahweh to anger:

³³ And Ahab made the Sacred Stem,––and Ahab did yet more to provoke to anger Yahweh God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

²⁷ and thou shalt say––Thus, saith the king, Put this man into the prison,––and let him eat the bread of oppression, with the water of oppression, until I enter in peace.

¹⁶ But they forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made for themselves something molten––two calves, and made a Sacred Stem, and bowed themselves down to all the army of the heavens, and served Baal;

³ He again built the high places, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed,––and reared altars to Baal, and made a Sacred Stem, as did Ahab, king of Israel, and bowed down to all the army of the heavens, and served them.

²³ save only, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, when this passover was held unto Yahweh, in Jerusalem.

⁴ Of these––to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty–four thousand,––and officers and judges, six thousand;

²⁹ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons, were for the outward business over Israel,––as officers, and as judges.

³ And yet further, because of my delighting in the house of my God, having a treasure of mine own in gold and silver, I have given for the house of my God, above and beyond all that I have prepared for the holy house: ⁴ three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,––and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the recesses. ⁵ Of gold for the gold, and of silver for the silver, and for all manner of work in the hand of artificers,––Who then is ready to offer willingly, by filling his hand today, unto Yahweh? ⁶ Then offered they willingly––the ancestral rulers and the rulers of the tribes of Israel, and the rulers of thousands and hundreds, even to the rulers of the work of the king; ⁷ and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold, five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and, of silver, ten thousand talents, and, of bronze, eighteen thousand talents,––and, of iron, one hundred thousand talents. ⁸ And, every one with whom were found precious stones, gave to the treasure of the house of Yahweh,––unto the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. ⁹ So the people rejoiced because they willingly offered, for, with a perfect heart, offered they willingly unto Yahweh,––moreover also, David the king, rejoiced with great joy.

¹⁴ And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee; ¹⁵ for, sojourners, are we before thee, and strangers, like all our fathers,––like a shadow, are our days upon the earth, and there is no hope. ¹⁶ O Yahweh our God, all this abundance which we have prepared, to build thee a house for thy holy Name, out of thine own hand, it is, and, thine, is the whole. ¹⁷ But I know, O my God, that, thou, art proving the heart, and, with uprightness, wilt thou be pleased,––I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things, now, therefore, thy people who are found here, have I seen with joy, offering willingly unto thee.

³ And all the men of Israel came together unto the king, in the festival,––the same, was the seventh month.

⁸ And Solomon made a festival––at that time––for seven days, and all Israel with him, an exceeding great convocation,––from the entering in of Hamath, unto the ravine of Egypt. ⁹ And they made, on the eighth day, a closing feast,––because, the dedication of the altar, they had kept seven days and a festival seven days.

⁹ And they made, on the eighth day, a closing feast,––because, the dedication of the altar, they had kept seven days and a festival seven days. ¹⁰ And, on the twenty–third of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their own homes,––rejoicing and glad in heart, over the goodness which Yahweh had performed unto David and unto Solomon, and unto Israel his people.

¹³ even according to the duty of each a day upon [its own] day, offering up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the appointed feasts, three times in the year,––in the festival of unleavened cakes and in the festival of weeks, and in the festival of booths;

⁵ And he stationed judges in the land, throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city; ⁶ and said unto the judges, See what, ye, are doing, inasmuch as, not for man, must ye judge, but for Yahweh,––who will be with you, in the word of justice. ⁷ Now, therefore, let the dread of Yahweh be upon you,––observe and do, for there is, with Yahweh our God, neither perversity nor respect of persons nor the taking of bribes. ⁸ And, even in Jerusalem, did Jehoshaphat station some of the Levites and the priests, and of the ancestral chiefs of Israel, to pronounce the just sentence of Yahweh, and to settle disputes,––when they returned to Jerusalem. ⁹ And he laid charge upon them, saying,––Thus, shall ye act, in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully and with an undivided heart. ¹⁰ Any dispute that shall come in unto you from among your brethren who are dwelling in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment and statutes and regulations, then shall ye warn them, that they may not become guilty against Yahweh, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren,––Thus, shall ye act, and not incur guilt. ¹¹ And lo! Amariah the chief priest, is over you as to every matter of Yahweh, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael the chief ruler for the house of Judah, as to every matter of the king, and, as officers, the Levites are before you,––Be strong and act, and Yahweh be with the good!

³ And he again built the high places, which Hezekiah his father had thrown down,––and set up altars to the Baalim, and made Sacred Stems, and bowed in prostration unto all the army of the heavens, and served them;

⁷ And Josiah presented to the sons of the people––of flocks, young sheep and the young of the goats, the whole for the passover offerings, for all present, to the number of thirty thousand, and, of bullocks, three thousand,––these, out of the substance of the king.

¹³ And they cooked the passover with fire, according to the regulation,––but, the hallowed things, cooked they in cauldrons and in pots and in bowls, and then took quickly, unto all the sons of the people.

⁶³ and the governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things,––until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

⁴ And they kept the festival of booths, as it was written,––and the ascending–offering of each day upon its own day, by number, according to regulation, the matter of a day upon its day;

⁹ Then Nehemiah––he, was the governor––and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who were causing the people to understand, said unto all the people, Today, is, holy, unto Yahweh your God, do not mourn, nor weep,––for, weeping, were all the people, when they heard the words of the law. ¹⁰ So he said unto them––Go your way, eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day, unto our Lord,––and be not grieved, for, the joy of Yahweh, is your strength. ¹¹ And, the Levites, were quieting all the people, saying––Hush! for, the day, is holy,––and be not grieved. ¹² And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing,––because they had understood the words which were made known unto them.

¹⁴ And they found written in the law,––that Yahweh gave command through Moses, that the sons of Israel should dwell in booths, during the festival of the seventh month; ¹⁵ and that they should publish and send along a proclamation throughout all their cities and throughout Jerusalem, saying, Forth to the mountain, and bring in branches of olive, and branches of oleaster, and branches of myrtle, and branches of palms, and branches of thick trees,––to make booths, as it is written. ¹⁶ So the people went forth, and brought in, and made themselves booths, every one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water–gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim. ¹⁷ And all the convocation of them who had returned out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in booths, for, since the days of Jeshua son of Nun, had not the sons of Israel done so, unto that day,––and there was very great rejoicing. ¹⁸ So he read in the book of the law of God, day by day, from the first day unto the last day, and they kept the festival seven days, and, on the eighth day, a closing feast, according to the regulation.

¹⁸ So he read in the book of the law of God, day by day, from the first day unto the last day, and they kept the festival seven days, and, on the eighth day, a closing feast, according to the regulation.

²¹ If I shook––against the fatherless––my hand, when I saw, in the gate, his need of my help, ²² Let, my shoulder, from the shoulder–blade, fall, and, my arm, from the upper bone, be broken;

¹⁴ Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,––My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body; ¹⁵ Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me.

² How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.] ³ Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

⁸ Give to Yahweh, the glory of his Name, Bring a present, and enter his courts;

⁹ For, ashes––like bread, have I eaten, And, my drink––with my tears, have I mingled;

⁴ A memorial, hath he made by his wonders, Gracious and compassionate, is Yahweh.

² Vain for you,––to be early in rising, to be late in lying down, to be eating the bread of wearisome toil, So, would he give his beloved one sleep.

⁹ Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase; ¹⁰ So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.

²² The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

²³ A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

²³ These things also, concern the wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good.

²⁸ Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

⁷ For, oppression, maddeneth the wise,––and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.

⁷ Go thy way––eat, with gladness, thy food, and drink, with a happy heart, thy wine,––when already God is well pleased with thy works.

¹⁷ Learn to do well––Seek justice, Correct the oppressor,––Vindicate the fatherless, Plead the cause of the widow.

²³ Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards,––The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.

¹ Thou shalt say, therefore, in that day, I will praise thee, O Yahweh! Though thou hast been angry with me, Thine anger turneth back, And thou dost comfort me. ² Lo, GOD, is my salvation! I will trust, and not dread,––For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation. ³ Therefore shall ye draw water, with rejoicing,––out of the fountains of salvation.
⁴ And ye shall say, in that day, Praise Yahweh, Call upon his Name, Make known among the peoples, his doings,––Bring to remembrance, that, exalted, is his Name! ⁵ Praise in song Yahweh, For, a splendid thing, hath he done,––Well known, is this, in all the earth. ⁶ Make shrill thy voice and sing out, thou inhabitress of Zion,––That, great in the midst of thee, is, the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁸ But, her merchandise and her hire, shall be hallowed unto Yahweh, It shall not be stored up, nor hoarded,––For, to them who dwell before Yahweh, shall her merchandise belong, That they may eat to satisfaction, And have stately apparel.

⁶ Then will Yahweh of hosts prepare, for all the peoples, in this mountain, A banquet of fat things, A banquet of old wines,––Of fat things full of marrow, Of old wines well refined; ⁷ And he will swallow up, in this mountain, The mask of the veil, the veil that is upon all the peoples,––And the web that is woven over all the nations. ⁸ Having swallowed up death itself victoriously, My Lord, Yahweh, will wipe away, tears from off all faces,––And, the reproach of his own people, will he remove from off all the earth, For, Yahweh, hath spoken.

²⁹ A song, shall ye have, As in the night of hallowing a festival,––And gladness of heart, As when one goeth with the flute to enter, Into the mountain of Yahweh, Unto the Rock of Israel.

¹⁵ He that walketh righteously, And speaketh uprightly,––He that refuseth the gain of exactions, That shaketh his hands free from holding a bribe, That stoppeth his ear from hearkening to deeds of blood, And shutteth his eyes from giving countenance to wrong,

¹⁰ And, the ransomed of Yahweh, shall return, And shall enter Zion with shouting, With gladness age–abiding, upon their head, Joy and gladness, shall overtake [them], And sorrow, and sighing, shall flee away.

⁶ The multitude of camels, shall cover thee, The young camels of Midian and Ephah, All they of Sheba, shall come,––Gold and frankincense, shall they bring, And, the praises of Yahweh, shall they joyfully tell: ⁷ All the flocks of Kedar, shall be gathered unto thee, The rams of Nebaioth, shall wait upon thee,––They shall come up, with acceptance, on mine altar, And, my beautiful, house, will I adorn. ⁸ Who are these, that, As a cloud, do fly? and, As doves to their cotes?
⁹ Surely, for me, shall, Coastlands, wait, And the ships of Tarshish, first, To bring in thy sons, from far, Their silver and their gold with them,––Unto the name of Yahweh, thy God, And unto the Holy One of Israel, Because he hath adorned thee.

⁵ Yet didst thou meet, Him who was rejoicing, and working righteousness, Even them who, in thy ways, remembered thee,––Lo! thou, hast been vexed, And truly we had sinned, Among them, was [the prospect of] an age [to come], That we might be saved.

¹⁰ Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and exult over her, All ye who love her,––Joy with her, right joyfully, All ye who used to mourn over her: ¹¹ That ye may draw, to satisfaction, out of the fountain of her consolations,––That ye may drain out and get exquisite delight from the abundance of her glory. ¹² For, thus, saith Yahweh,––Behold me! extending unto her, like a river, prosperity, And, as a torrent overflowing, the glory of the nations, That ye may draw it forth––Upon the side, shall ye be carried, and, Upon the knees, shall ye be caressed: ¹³ As one whom, his mother, consoleth, So, will, I, console you, And, in Jerusalem, shall ye be consoled. ¹⁴ As soon as ye have seen it, your heart, shall be joyful, And, your bones, like green herbage, shall thrive,––So shall be known, The hand of Yahweh with his servants, But indignation with his foes!

²⁸ They have waxed fat, they shine, Yea, they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless, that they might prosper,––Yea, justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.

⁴ yet I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes, sending them, saying, Do not, I pray you, commit this abominable thing, which I hate!

¹⁹ Remember my humiliation and my fleeings, the wormwood and poison; ²⁰ Thou wilt, indeed remember, that, bowed down concerning myself, is my soul;

⁵ But, when, any man, shall be righteous,––and do justice and righteousness:

⁹ In my statutes, hath walked, And, my regulations, hath observed, to do them in truth, Righteous, he is, He shall, surely live, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

¹² Bribes, have they accepted in thee, For the sake of shedding blood,––Interest and increase, hast thou accepted, And thou hast overreached thy neighbour, by oppression, And, me, hast thou forgotten, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

¹⁴ Hallow ye a fast, Call a solemn assembly, Gather, O elders, all the inhabitants of the land, unto the house of Yahweh your God,––and make ye outcry unto Yahweh.

¹⁴ Who knoweth, he may turn and grieve,––and leave behind him, a blessing, a meal–offering and a drink–offering, to Yahweh your God?

⁸ He hath told thee, O son of earth, what is good,––what then is, Yahweh, seeking of thee, but, to do justice, to delight in lovingkindness, and humbly to walk with thy God?

³ Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand––and the judge––for a recompense,––and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!

⁴ For which cause, benumbed is the law, and there is never any going forth of justice,––for, the lawless, doth circumvent the righteous, for which cause, justice doth go forth perverted?

¹⁸ Yet, I, in Yahweh, will rejoice,––I will exult in the God of my salvation.

³ Her rulers in her midst, are roaring lions,––her judges, evening wolves, they have left nothing until morning! ⁴ Her prophets, are reckless, treacherous men! her priests, have profaned the holy, done violence to law. ⁵ Yahweh, the Righteous One, is in her midst, he dealeth not perversely,––Morning by morning, his justice, bringeth he forth the light, He is not found lacking, but the perverse man knoweth no shame.

⁹ When ye looked for much, then lo! it came to little, when ye brought it home, then I did blow into it,–– Because of what? Demandeth Yahweh of hosts, Because of my house, the which is in ruins, while ye keep running every man to his own house.

¹⁵ Now, therefore, I pray you apply your heart, from this day and upwards,––So long as there had not been laid one stone upon another in the temple of Yahweh, ¹⁶ So long were things thus, that, on coming unto a heap of twenty, then was it found to be ten,––on coming unto the vat to draw off fifty measures, then were there found to be twenty. ¹⁷ I smote you with blight and with mildew and with hail, in all the work of your hands,––Yet ye did not return unto me, Declareth Yahweh. ¹⁸ Apply your heart, I pray you, from this day and upwards,––from the twenty–fourth day of the ninth month, even from the day when was founded the temple of Yahweh, apply your heart: ¹⁹ Is the seed yet in the store–house? Howbeit, though at present neither, the vine nor the fig–tree nor the pomegranate nor the olive tree, hath brought forth, from this very day, will I bless you.

¹⁷ And let, no man, devise, the injury of his neighbour, in your heart, and the oath of falsehood, do not love,––for, all these, are things which I hate, declareth Yahweh.

¹⁰ But I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem, the spirit of favour, and of supplications, and they will look unto me, whom they have pierced,––and will wail over him, as one waileth over an only son, and will make bitter outcry over him, as one maketh bitter outcry over a firstborn.

¹⁶ And it shall come to pass, that, as for every one that is left out of all the nations that came against Jerusalem, that they shall come up, from year to year, to bow down to the king, Yahweh of hosts, and to celebrate the festival of booths. ¹⁷ And it shall come to pass that––whoso shall not come up out of the families of the earth unto Jerusalem, to bow down to the king, Yahweh of hosts,––there shall not, on them, be any rain. ¹⁸ And, if the family of Egypt shall not come up, and shall not enter in, upon whom there falleth none, then shall smite them the plague wherewith Yahweh, did plague, the nations, because they came not up to celebrate the festival of booths.

¹⁰ Bring ye all the tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, Yea, I pray you, put me to the proof hereby, saith Yahweh of hosts, whether I will not open to you the sluices of the heavens, and pour out for you blessing, until there be no room. ¹¹ Then will I rebuke, for you, the devourer that he spoil not, for you, the fruit of the ground,–– neither shall the vine in the field, be barren to you, saith Yahweh of hosts.

¹¹ and, coming into the house, they saw the child, with Mary its mother,––and, falling down, prostrated themselves unto it, and, opening their treasures, offered unto it gifts––gold and frankincense and myrrh;

² Ye know that, after two days, the passover, taketh place,––and, the Son of Man, is to be delivered up, to be crucified.

¹⁷ And, on the first of the days of unleavened bread, the disciples came unto Jesus, saying––Where wilt thou, that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

²⁰ And, when, evening, came, he was reclining with the twelve [disciples];

³ and, taking him, they beat him, and sent him away, empty.

⁴¹ And, taking his seat over against the treasury, he was observing how, the multitude, was casting in copper into the treasury, and, man rich, were casting in, much. ⁴² And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing. ⁴³ And, calling near his disciples, he said to them––Verily, I say unto you, this destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in, of those casting into the treasury; ⁴⁴ For, they all, out of their surplus, cast in, but, she, out of her deficiency, all, as much as she had, cast in,––the whole of her living.

¹² And, on the first day of the unleavened cakes, when, the passover, they were slaying, his disciples say unto him––Where wilt thou, we depart and make ready, that thou mayest eat the passover?

⁸ And he sent forth Peter and John, saying––Go, and make ready, for us, the passover, that we may eat.

¹⁵ And he said unto them––I have greatly desired, to eat, this passover, with you before I suffer;

¹⁹ And, taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave unto them, saying––This is my body [which in your behalf is being given: this, be ye doing, in remembrance, of me.

¹³ And, near, was the passover of the Jews; and, Jesus, went up unto Jerusalem.

²³ Now, when he was in Jerusalem, during the passover, during the feast, many, believed on his name, viewing his signs which he was doing.

² But the feast of the Jews was near, that of the pitching of tents.

⁵⁵ Now the passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up unto Jerusalem, out of the country, before the passover, that they might purify themselves.

¹ And, when the day of pentecost was filling up [the number of days] they were all together with one intent; ––

³⁴ And Peter, opening his mouth, said––Of a truth, I find that God is no respecter of persons;

³⁷ But, Paul, said unto them––Beating us, in public, uncondemned, men that are Romans, they thrust us into prison; ––and, now, by stealth, are they thrusting us forth? Nay, verily! but let them come, themselves, and lead us out!

³ Then, Paul, unto him, said––God is about to be smiting thee, thou whited wall! Dost, thou, then sit to judge me according to the law, and, unlawfully, orderest me to be smitten?

¹¹ And, not only, so, but are even boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus [Christ], ––through whom, now, the reconciliation we have received.

¹⁷ But thanks be unto God, that––whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient out of the heart unto the mould of teaching into which ye were delivered; ¹⁸ And, being freed from sin, ye were made servants unto righteousness; ––

⁵ For, Moses, writeth that––as touching the righteousness that is by law, The man that hath done [it], shall live thereby;

¹ Let, every soul, unto protecting authorities be in subjection; for there is no authority save by God, and, they that are in being, have by God been arranged,–– ² So that, he who rangeth himself against the authority, against the arrangement of God opposeth himself, and, they who oppose, shall unto themselves a sentence of judgment receive. ³ For, they who bear rule, are not a terror unto the good work but unto the evil. Wouldst thou not be afraid of the authority? That which is good, be thou doing, and thou shall have praise of the same; ⁴ For, God’s minister, is he unto thee for that which is good. But, if, that which is evil, thou be doing, be afraid! For, not in vain, the sword he beareth; for, God’s minister, he is,––an avenger, unto anger, to him who practiseth what is evil. ⁵ Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection,––not only because of the anger, but also because of the conscience; ⁶ For, because of this, are ye paying tribute also,––for, God’s ministers of state, they are, unto this very thing, giving constant attendance.

⁷ Purge ye out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump,––even as ye are unleavened; for, our passover, hath even been sacrificed––Christ: ⁸ So then, let us be keeping the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of baseness and wickedness,––but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

²⁴ And, giving thanks, brake it, and said––This, is my body, which is for you,––this, do ye, in remembrance of me; ²⁵ In the same manner, the cup also, after they had taken supper, saying––This cup, is, the new covenant in my blood, this, do ye, as often soever as ye may be drinking it, in remembrance of me. ²⁶ For, as often as ye may be eating this loaf, and, the cup, may be drinking, The death of the Lord, do ye announce, until he come.

² Upon the first of the week, let, each one of you, put, by itself, in store, as he may be prospering,––lest, as soon as I come, then, collections, should be in progress.

⁸ But I remain in Ephesus, until the Pentecost,

²⁴ Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are, helpers, of your joy, for, by your faith, ye stand.

¹⁰ For, grief according to God, worketh, repentance unto salvation, not to be regretted; although, the grieving of the world, worketh, death. ¹¹ For lo! this very thing––the being caused to grieve, according to God:––what manner of diligence it wrought out in you,––nay! defence,––nay! sore displeasure,––nay! fear,––nay! earnest desire,––nay! jealousy,––nay! avenging. In every way, ye shewed yourselves to be, chaste, in the matter.

¹⁰ And, a judgment, herein, do I give,––for, this, unto you, is profitable,––who, indeed, not only of the doing, but of the desiring, made for yourselves a beginning a year ago; ––

¹² For, if the forwardness is set forth, according to what one may have, he is well approved, not according to what one hath not.

⁵ Necessary, therefore, I regarded it, to exhort the brethren that they would go forward unto you, and make up beforehand your previously– promised blessing. The same, to be ready––thus, as a blessing, and not as of constraint.
⁶ As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:

⁶ As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap: ⁷ Each one, according as he hath purposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of necessity,––for, a cheerful giver, God, loveth.

⁷ Each one, according as he hath purposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of necessity,––for, a cheerful giver, God, loveth. ⁸ Moreover God is able to cause, every gracious gift, to superabound unto you, in order that, having in every thing, at every time, every kind of sufficiency of your own, ye may be superabounding unto every good work; ⁹ Even as it is written––He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy,––his righteousness, abideth to futurity. ¹⁰ Now, he that supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and cause to grow your fruits of righteousness: ¹¹ In every thing, being enriched, unto every kind of liberality,––which, indeed, worketh out, through us, thanksgiving unto God;

¹ [Unto] you also––being dead by your offences and sins, ² In which at one time ye walked, according to the age of the world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, of the spirit that now energiseth in the sons of disobedience, ³ Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger––even as the rest,––

¹¹ Wherefore, keep in remembrance––that, at one time, ye, the nations in flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by the so–called Circumcision in flesh, made by hand,

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I will say––rejoice!

⁸ For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are dignified, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are chaste, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report,––if there be any virtue, and if any praise, the same, be taking into account;

⁶ And, ye, became, imitators of us, and of the Lord, giving welcome unto the word, in much tribulation, with joy of Holy Spirit;

¹⁶ Evermore, rejoice,

² At the end of these days, He hath spoken unto us in his Son,––whom he hath appointed heir of all things, through whom also he hath made the ages; ³ Who, being an eradiated brightness of his glory, and an exact representation of his very being, also bearing up all things by the utterance of his power, purification of sins, having achieved, sat down on the right hand of the majesty in high places:

¹ For this cause, it behoveth us, with unwonted firmness, to be holding fast unto the things that have been heard, lest, at any time, we drift away.

²⁶ Else had it been needful for him, ofttimes, to suffer, from the foundation of the world; but, now, once for all, upon a conjunction of the ages, for a setting aside of sin through means of his sacrifice, hath he been made manifest;

¹⁹ But with precious blood, as of a lamb, unblemished and unspotted, of an Anointed One,–– ²⁰ Foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, but made manifest at a last stage of the times, for the sake of you

⁶ But, this, thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitanes, which, I also, hate.

¹⁵ thus, even, thou, hast such as hold fast the teaching of the Nicolaitanes, in like manner.