Holiness of the Priests

Leviticus 21:1-22:16

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: For a dead person no one shall make himself unclean among his people,

Lev.21.1 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר יהוה אל־ משה אמר אל־ הכהנים בני אהרן ואמרת אלהם לנפש לא־ יטמא בעמיו׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • הכהנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואמרת: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • אלהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לנפש: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יטמא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בעמיו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Numbers 19:11-12 (verbal): Explicit law that anyone who touches a dead body is ritually unclean and must purify himself — provides the basic purity principle underlying the priests' prohibition.
  • Numbers 6:6-7 (thematic): The Nazirite vow forbids approach to the dead to avoid defilement, a similar concern for sacred persons to remain ritually uncontaminated.
  • Leviticus 10:6 (structural): Moses' immediate instruction to Aaron and his sons after Nadab and Abihu's deaths about appropriate conduct toward death echoes the priestly restraint from defilement in 21:1.
  • Ezekiel 44:25-27 (allusion): Ezekiel reiterates priestly purity rules — priests must not defile themselves for the dead except close kin — directly echoing and applying Levitical priestly regulations.
  • Leviticus 21:10-12 (structural): Later verses in the same chapter expand the initial command, specifying exceptions (close relatives) and further details about priests not profaning themselves or the sanctuary.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the LORD said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and you shall say to them: For a dead person no one shall make himself unclean among his people.
  • And the LORD said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and you shall say to them: For a dead person no one shall make himself unclean among his people.
2 except for his close relative who is near to him—his mother, and his father, and his son, and his daughter, and his brother—

Lev.21.2 - Details

Original Text

כי אם־ לשארו הקרב אליו לאמו ולאביו ולבנו ולבתו ולאחיו׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • אם: CONJ
  • לשארו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg
  • הקרב: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • לאמו: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,suff,3,m
  • ולאביו: PREP,pr,3,m,sg
  • ולבנו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg
  • ולבתו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg
  • ולאחיו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:1-3 (structural): Immediate context: vv.1–3 introduce the prohibition and list the same close relatives for whom a priest may become unclean; vv.2–3 contain the full list and exception wording.
  • Leviticus 22:4 (verbal): Repeats the same rule and near-kin list (mother, father, son, daughter, brother) about priests becoming unclean for the dead — a direct restatement of Lev 21:2 in a later priestly regulation.
  • Numbers 19:11-13 (thematic): Provides the general law of ritual impurity from contact with a corpse; serves as a contrast to the special exemption in Lev 21:2 (priests ordinarily avoid corpse impurity).
  • Ezekiel 44:25-27 (thematic): Ezekiel’s priestly legislation also restricts priests’ contact with the dead, permitting limited exceptions for close kin; reflects a later prophetic reiteration and reinterpretation of priestly purity rules.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Except for his kin who is near to him—for his mother and for his father and for his son and for his daughter and for his brother—
  • Only for his close flesh that is near to him—for his mother and for his father and for his son and for his daughter and for his brother—
3 and for his sister, the virgin, who is near to him, who has not been married to a man—for her he may make himself unclean.

Lev.21.3 - Details

Original Text

ולאחתו הבתולה הקרובה אליו אשר לא־ היתה לאיש לה יטמא׃

Morphology

  • ולאחתו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m
  • הבתולה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הקרובה: ADJ,f,sg,def
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • היתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • לאיש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • יטמא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Lev.21.2 (structural): Immediate context in the same pericope: establishes the general rule about priests and ceremonial uncleanness for relatives, of which 21:3 is a specific exception.
  • Lev.21.13–15 (verbal): Later verses in the chapter regulate whom a priest may marry, explicitly distinguishing virgins from widows/divorced women—echoing the concern with a 'virgin' relative in 21:3.
  • Num.19:11–12 (thematic): Laws about ritual impurity from contact with a corpse (seven‑day uncleanness) provide the broader cultic background for when priests may or may not defile themselves for the dead.
  • Lev.18:9 (allusion): Prohibition against sexual relations with a sister; 21:3’s reference to a 'virgin sister who has not known a man' touches the same kinship/sexual-boundary vocabulary and concern for chastity.
  • Ezek.44:22 (thematic): Later priestly regulations in Ezekiel likewise restrict priests’ marriages and emphasize marrying virgins and maintaining cultic purity, reflecting the ongoing priestly concern behind Lev.21:3.

Alternative generated candidates

  • and for his sister, the virgin who is near to him, who has not been with a man—for her he may make himself unclean.
  • and for his sister, the virgin who is near to him, who has not been with a man—for her he may make himself unclean.
4 He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, to profane himself.

Lev.21.4 - Details

Original Text

לא יטמא בעל בעמיו להחלו׃

Morphology

  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יטמא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בעל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בעמיו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • להחלו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:1-3 (structural): Immediate context: introduces the prohibition that priests must not make themselves unclean for the dead among their people (sets up the rule summarized in v.4).
  • Leviticus 21:11-12 (verbal): Same chapter gives the detailed exception to v.4 — priests may become unclean for certain close relatives (mother, father, son, daughter, brother, unmarried sister).
  • Numbers 19:11-13 (verbal): Laws of corpse impurity: touching a dead body or its burial makes a person ritually unclean and prescribes purification rites — the ritual background for the prohibition in Lev 21:4.
  • Numbers 6:6 (thematic): Nazirite regulation that he shall separate himself from the dead — another priestly/ascetic prohibition against contact with the dead emphasizing ritual separation.
  • Matthew 8:21-22 (thematic): Jesus' saying 'let the dead bury their own dead' resonates thematically with priorities that override customary mourning duties; contrasts ordinary mourning obligations with a vocational/dedicated call.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, to profane himself.
  • He shall not make himself unclean for one related to him by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself.
5 They shall not make a bald spot on their head, and the edge of their beard they shall not shave, and in their flesh they shall not make a cut.

Lev.21.5 - Details

Original Text

לא־ יקרחו קרחה בראשם ופאת זקנם לא יגלחו ובבשרם לא ישרטו שרטת׃

Morphology

  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקרחו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • קרחה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בראשם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,pl
  • ופאת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • זקנם: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יגלחו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ובבשרם: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ישרטו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • שרטת: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Lev.19.27 (verbal): Commands not to round off the hair at the temples or mar the edges of the beard — a closely parallel prohibition about hair and beard-shaving applied to Israel generally.
  • Deut.14.1 (verbal): Forbids cutting oneself or making baldness for the dead — similar language condemning hair-cutting and bodily marks associated with mourning.
  • Num.6.5 (verbal): Nazirite vow: no razor shall come on the head for the duration of the vow — a related prohibition on shaving the head, though in a different (vow) context.
  • Ezek.44.20 (thematic): Priestly regulation about not shaving the head or trimming the beard — a later priestly rule that echoes Leviticus’ restrictions on priests’ hair and beard practices.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They shall not make baldness on their head, and the edges of their beard they shall not shave, and in their flesh they shall not make cuts.
  • They shall not make a bald patch on their heads, and the edge of their beard they shall not shave, and in their flesh they shall not make cuts.
6 They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for the LORD’s offerings by fire, the bread of their God, they offer; therefore they shall be holy.

Lev.21.6 - Details

Original Text

קדשים יהיו לאלהיהם ולא יחללו שם אלהיהם כי את־ אשי יהוה לחם אלהיהם הם מקריבם והיו קדש׃

Morphology

  • קדשים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • יהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לאלהיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUF,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יחללו: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,pl
  • שם: ADV
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUF,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אשי: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUF,3,m,pl
  • הם: PRON,personal,3,m,pl
  • מקריבם: VERB,qal,part,m,sg+OBJ,3,m,pl
  • והיו: CONJ+VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,pl
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 22:2–3 (verbal): Directly parallels the language and concern: priests must not profane God’s holy name and must be separated for holy service so that God may be sanctified among Israel.
  • Leviticus 10:3 (quotation): After Nadab and Abihu’s death Moses cites God’s sanctification of those near him—an immediate precedent linking priestly conduct with God’s sanctification and honor.
  • Ezekiel 44:23–24 (thematic): Prophetic instruction that priests must teach distinction between holy and common and uphold priestly holiness and judgment—echoes the priestly role of maintaining God’s holiness.
  • Malachi 1:6–14 (thematic): Malachi rebukes priests for despising God’s name and offering polluted sacrifices—a later prophetic complaint against failures in priestly holiness and proper offering.
  • Exodus 19:6 (thematic): Israel’s vocation as 'a kingdom of priests and a holy nation' frames the wider requirement that those who minister to God (priests) remain holy and set apart.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They shall be holy to their God and shall not profane the name of their God, for the LORD’s fire-offerings, the bread of their God, they are offering; and they shall be holy.
  • They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God, for the LORD’s fire-offerings, the bread of their God, they are offering; therefore they shall be holy.
7 A woman who is a prostitute or profaned they shall not take, and a woman divorced from her husband they shall not take; for he is holy to his God.

Lev.21.7 - Details

Original Text

אשה זנה וחללה לא יקחו ואשה גרושה מאישה לא יקחו כי־ קדש הוא לאלהיו׃

Morphology

  • אשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • זנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וחללה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקחו: VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • ואשה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • גרושה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מאישה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקחו: VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • לאלהיו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Lev.21.14 (verbal): Within the same chapter; repeats the priestly marriage restriction—‘a widow, or a divorced woman, or a profaned woman shall he not take’—reinforcing the holiness rationale behind Lev 21:7.
  • Ezek.44.22 (verbal): Direct echo in Ezekiel’s priestly-restoration laws: priests must not marry a harlot or a divorced woman, with the same justification ‘for they are holy to their God.’
  • Deut.23.17-18 (thematic): Prohibits cultic prostitution and forbids deriving income from prostitutes; thematically related to keeping sacred persons and worship free from sexual impurity and profane associations.
  • Ezra 10:11 (thematic): Postexilic call to separate from foreign/wrong marriages to maintain covenantal purity; parallels the concern for preserving priestly/communal holiness through restrictions on whom one may marry.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute or profaned, and a woman divorced from her husband they shall not take, for he is holy to his God.
  • They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute or profaned, and a woman divorced from her husband they shall not take, for he is holy to his God.
8 And you shall sanctify him, for he is offering the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for holy am I, the LORD, who sanctifies you.

Lev.21.8 - Details

Original Text

וקדשתו כי־ את־ לחם אלהיך הוא מקריב קדש יהיה־ לך כי קדוש אני יהוה מקדשכם׃

Morphology

  • וקדשתו: VERB,qal,imprf,2,m,pl,obj:3,ms
  • כי: CONJ
  • את: PRT,acc
  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • מקריב: VERB,qal,part,3,m,sg
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • קדוש: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מקדשכם: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 11:44-45 (verbal): Uses the same holiness formula—'consecrate yourselves... be holy, for I am holy'—linking God's own holiness to Israel's sanctification.
  • Leviticus 19:2 (verbal): Direct repetition of the core injunction 'Be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy,' the central ethical-theological maxim echoed in Lev 21:8.
  • Leviticus 20:7-8 (verbal): Commands consecration and obedience with the explicit rationale 'I am the LORD who sanctifies you,' closely paralleling the priestly sanctification language of 21:8.
  • Leviticus 10:3 (thematic): In the context of priestly death (Nadab and Abihu) God declares 'through those near me I will be sanctified,' connecting divine sanctification with the conduct and status of the priesthood.
  • 1 Peter 1:15-16 (quotation): New Testament citation of the Levitical holiness formula ('Be holy, for I am holy') applied to Christians' moral conduct, echoing the theological ground of Lev 21:8.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And you shall sanctify him, for the bread of your God he is offering; he shall be holy to you, for I, the LORD, am holy, who sanctifies you.
  • And you shall sanctify him, for the bread of your God he is offering; he shall be holy to you, for holy am I, the LORD, who sanctifies you.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by prostitution, she profanes her father; with fire she shall be burned.

Lev.21.9 - Details

Original Text

ובת איש כהן כי תחל לזנות את־ אביה היא מחללת באש תשרף׃

Morphology

  • ובת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כהן: NOUN,m,sg,const
  • כי: CONJ
  • תחל: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • לזנות: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אביה: NOUN,m,sg,suff
  • היא: PRON,dem,3,f,sg
  • מחללת: VERB,piel,ptc,-,f,sg
  • באש: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • תשרף: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:7 (verbal): Immediate context in the same chapter: prohibits priests from taking a wife who is a harlot or profaned — both verses address priestly family members and the idea that sexual immorality profanes the priestly house.
  • Leviticus 20:10 (thematic): Prescribes capital punishment for sexual transgression (adultery); parallels the use of death as the sanction for serious sexual offences and the concern to preserve communal holiness.
  • Deuteronomy 23:17–18 (thematic): Prohibits cultic prostitution among Israel’s men and women and treats sexual impurity as incompatible with covenantal worship, echoing Leviticus’ linking of sexual misconduct to profanation of sacred status.
  • Ezekiel 44:22 (allusion): In the priestly regulations of Ezekiel’s temple-restoration vision priests are barred from marrying prostitutes and are held to strict purity rules — an echo of Leviticus’ special demands for priestly conduct and the prohibition of priestly families’ sexual profanation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by prostituting—she profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.
  • And the daughter of any man, a priest—if she prostitutes herself, it is her father she profanes; with fire she shall be burned.
10 And the priest who is greater than his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the garments—he shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall not tear his garments.

Lev.21.10 - Details

Original Text

והכהן הגדול מאחיו א‍שר־ יוצק על־ ראשו ׀ שמן המשחה ומלא את־ ידו ללבש את־ הבגדים את־ ראשו לא יפרע ובגדיו לא יפרם׃

Morphology

  • והכהן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הגדול: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • מאחיו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,3ms
  • א: REL
  • שר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יוצק: VERB,qal,imprf,3,ms,sg
  • על: PREP
  • ראשו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • שמן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • המשחה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ומלא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ידו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ללבש: INF,qal
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הבגדים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ראשו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יפרע: VERB,qal,imprf,3,ms,sg
  • ובגדיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3ms
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יפרם: VERB,qal,imprf,3,ms,sg

Parallels

  • Exod.29.7 (verbal): Prescribes pouring the anointing oil on the priest’s head ('pour oil on his head') as part of consecration—closely parallels the anointing language of Lev 21:10.
  • Lev.8.12 (quotation): Describes Moses pouring oil on Aaron’s head to consecrate him and clothing him with priestly garments—direct narrative parallel to the anointing and vesting in Lev 21:10.
  • Lev.10.6 (verbal): Moses charges Aaron and his sons not to let their hair be disheveled or tear their clothes after Nadab and Abihu’s death—the same prohibitions against dishevelment and tearing garments found in Lev 21:10.
  • Ps.133.2 (thematic): Imagery of the 'anointing oil running down Aaron’s beard' evokes the anointing of the priest’s head; thematically reinforces the sacredness and significance of priestly anointing referred to in Lev 21:10.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the priest who is greatest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the garments—his head he shall not let go unkempt, and his garments he shall not tear.
  • And the priest who is greater than his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who is ordained to wear the garments—he shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall not tear his garments.
11 And he shall not go in to any dead person; for his father or for his mother he shall not make himself unclean.

Lev.21.11 - Details

Original Text

ועל כל־ נפשת מת לא יבא לאביו ולאמו לא יטמא׃

Morphology

  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • כל: DET
  • נפשת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מת: ADJ,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יבא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לאביו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg
  • ולאמו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יטמא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:1-3 (structural): Immediate context: the same priestly regulation forbidding priests to become unclean for the dead, with the explicit exceptions for closest relatives (father, mother, son, daughter, brother).
  • Numbers 6:6-7 (verbal): The Nazirite vow likewise forbids touching a corpse or becoming ritually unclean for the dead; similar language about refraining from defilement for the dead (parallel concern for purity).
  • Numbers 19:11-13 (thematic): Law on ritual impurity from contact with a dead body and the required purification rites (water of cleansing), providing the broader legal framework for the prohibition in Leviticus 21:11.
  • Ezekiel 44:25-27 (allusion): A later priestly prescription in Ezekiel reiterating that priests must not go near a dead body or defile themselves except for nearest kin, echoing the Levitical rule.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And for any dead person he shall not come; for his father and for his mother he shall not make himself unclean.
  • And to any dead person he shall not come; for his father and for his mother he shall not make himself unclean.
12 And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him; I am the LORD.

Lev.21.12 - Details

Original Text

ומן־ המקדש לא יצא ולא יחלל את מקדש אלהיו כי נזר שמן משחת אלהיו עליו אני יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ומן: CONJ+PREP
  • המקדש: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יצא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יחלל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • מקדש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • נזר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משחת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • אלהיו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • עליו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 29:9 (verbal): Describes the anointing and consecration of Aaron and his sons for priestly service—parallels the idea that the anointed priest bears a sacred oil and is set apart for ministry.
  • Exodus 30:30 (allusion): Speaks of the holy anointing oil and the command to anoint and sanctify Aaron and his sons; connects the sanctity of the anointed person with the special oil mentioned in Lev 21:12.
  • Leviticus 8:12 (verbal): Narrates Moses pouring the anointing oil on Aaron’s head to consecrate him—directly parallels the motif of the anointed (crown of oil) who must not profane the sanctuary.
  • Psalm 133:2 (thematic): Uses the image of precious oil poured on the head as a sign of blessing and consecration—echoes the 'crown' of anointing oil that marks sacred status in Lev 21:12.
  • Ezekiel 44:15-16 (thematic): Describes priests (sons of Zadok) who are to minister continually in the sanctuary and not profane it—parallels the obligation of the anointed priest in Leviticus to remain holy in the sanctuary.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And from the sanctuary he shall not go out, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him; I am the LORD.
  • And from the sanctuary he shall not go out, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him; I am the LORD.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Lev.21.13 - Details

Original Text

והוא אשה בבתוליה יקח׃

Morphology

  • והוא: CONJ+PRON,3,m,sg
  • אשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בבתוליה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
  • יקח: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Lev.21.14 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same priestly regulation: expands the marriage restriction by specifying whom a priest shall not take (widow, divorced, profaned), directly connected to the requirement that he take a virgin.
  • Deut.22.13-21 (thematic): Law dealing with a husband's charge that his bride was not a virgin and the evidentiary/penal consequences—reflects broader Israelite legal concern for virginity at marriage, the background for Lev.21.13.
  • Exod.22.16-17 (thematic): Provision that a man who seduces a virgin must marry her (or pay a bride-price); another legal regulation linking sexual status and marriage obligations, paralleling the concern with virginal status in Leviticus 21:13.
  • Deut.22.23-27 (thematic): Cases distinguishing a betrothed virgin (city vs. field) and the penalties for sexual violation—further legal material on the status and protection of virgins relevant to priestly marriage rules.
  • Neh.13.25-27 (structural): Post‑exilic reform action condemning men (including priests) for marrying foreign women and forcing divorces—serves as later application/ enforcement of priestly purity and marriage qualifications implicit in Leviticus 21.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he shall take a woman in her virginity.
  • And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or a profaned woman, a prostitute—these he shall not take; but only a virgin from his own people shall he take as a wife.

Lev.21.14 - Details

Original Text

אלמנה וגרושה וחללה זנה את־ אלה לא יקח כי אם־ בתולה מעמיו יקח אשה׃

Morphology

  • אלמנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וגרושה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וחללה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • זנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקח: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • אם: CONJ
  • בתולה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מעמיו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • יקח: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • אשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:7 (verbal): Near-identical priestly prohibition against taking a prostitute (or profaned woman) or a woman put away (divorced) as a wife; repeats the ban found in v.14.
  • Leviticus 21:13 (verbal): Specifies that a priest must take a virgin of his own people as a wife, directly complementing v.14's restriction against widows, divorced or profaned women.
  • Deuteronomy 22:13-21 (thematic): Laws governing proof of a bride's virginity and penalties for a non-virgin bride; provides cultural/legal background for the priestly concern with marrying virgins.
  • Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (thematic): Regulates divorce and remarriage and forbids certain remarriages; thematically related to the prohibition on priests marrying divorced (put away) women.
  • Ezekiel 44:22 (verbal): A later prophetic reiteration of priestly purity rules: priests must not marry divorced or profaned women and are to keep themselves holy—echoes Lev.21 language and intent.

Alternative generated candidates

  • A widow, or a divorced woman, or a profaned woman, a prostitute—these he shall not take; only a virgin from his people he shall take as a wife.
  • A widow, or a divorced woman, or one profaned, a prostitute—these he shall not take; but only a virgin from his people he shall take as a wife.
15 And he shall not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.

Lev.21.15 - Details

Original Text

ולא־ יחלל זרעו בעמיו כי אני יהוה מקדשו׃

Morphology

  • ולא: CONJ
  • יחלל: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • זרעו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • בעמיו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m
  • כי: CONJ
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מקדשו: VERB,hiphil,participle,3,m,sg+3,m

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:16-23 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter elaborates priestly qualifications and prohibitions (physical blemishes, restrictions) — 21:15 is part of this block preserving priestly sanctity and lineage.
  • Leviticus 19:2 (thematic): Both verses invoke divine sanctity language — “You shall be holy, for I the LORD am holy” parallels the motive clause “for I the LORD sanctify him,” linking human holiness to God’s own holiness.
  • Leviticus 20:7-8 (thematic): Commands to sanctify oneself and keep God’s statutes echo the rationale in 21:15 (do not profane/defile among your people because ‘I the LORD’ sanctify), stressing communal and priestly consecration.
  • Leviticus 22:2 (verbal): Directly related priestly prohibition about not profaning the holy things or God’s name; both verses use language of profanation/defilement and appeal to God’s role in sanctifying.
  • Ezekiel 44:23-24 (thematic): Prophetic instruction that priests must teach the people holiness and not profane the holy things resonates with Lev 21:15’s concern that a priest not profane his offspring or the community because God sanctifies him.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.
  • And he shall not profane his seed among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.
16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

Lev.21.16 - Details

Original Text

וידבר יהוה אל־ משה לאמר׃

Morphology

  • וידבר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:1 (verbal): Identical introductory formula 'And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying' used earlier in the same chapter to introduce priestly regulations—direct verbal parallel.
  • Leviticus 1:1 (structural): Same divine-speaking formula opens the sacrificial legislation; structural parallel showing the standard way laws and cultic instructions are introduced in Leviticus.
  • Leviticus 10:8 (thematic): Another occurrence of God speaking to Moses to give instructions specifically about priestly conduct (in the aftermath of Nadab and Abihu); thematically linked to priestly holiness and regulation.
  • Numbers 15:1 (verbal): Uses the same phrase 'And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying' to introduce laws concerning offerings for the community—verbal and functional parallel in Torah legislation.
  • Exodus 20:1 (structural): The formula (rendered 'And God spoke all these words, saying') introduces the Decalogue; structurally parallel as divine speech to Moses conveying core commandments.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
  • And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
17 Speak to Aaron, saying: Any man of your offspring throughout their generations in whom there is a defect shall not draw near to present the bread of his God.

Lev.21.17 - Details

Original Text

דבר אל־ אהרן לאמר איש מזרעך לדרתם אשר יהיה בו מום לא יקרב להקריב לחם אלהיו׃

Morphology

  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מזרעך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • לדרתם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • מום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקרב: VERB,qal,impr,3,m,sg
  • להקריב: VERB,hiph,inf
  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 22:2 (verbal): Repeats the prohibition that any descendant of Aaron with a defect may not approach to offer the food of his God—near‑identical wording applying the rule to priests generally.
  • Leviticus 21:23 (structural): Continues the same priestly regulations, specifying that a priest with a defect must not come near the veil or approach the altar—clarifies spatial and ritual consequences of the defect.
  • Leviticus 22:20–25 (thematic): Prohibits offering animals that are blind, maimed, or have defects; parallels the concern for ritual fitness and purity of what and who may minister before God.
  • Deuteronomy 23:1 (thematic): Excludes those with certain bodily defects from entering the assembly of the LORD, reflecting a related legal concern with bodily wholeness and access to sacred space.
  • Malachi 1:8 (thematic): Condemns offering blemished or sick animals to God and the priests' acceptance of them—echoes the ethical and cultic principle that offerings (and those who serve) must be acceptable.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Speak to Aaron, saying: Any man from your seed throughout their generations in whom there is a blemish shall not approach to offer the bread of his God.
  • Speak to Aaron, saying: Any man from your seed throughout their generations in whom there is a blemish shall not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 For any man who has a defect shall not draw near: a blind man or a lame man, or one with a deformed nose, or one with a limb too long,

Lev.21.18 - Details

Original Text

כי כל־ איש אשר־ בו מום לא יקרב איש עור או פסח או חרם או שרוע׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כל: DET
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • מום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקרב: VERB,qal,impr,3,m,sg
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • פסח: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • חרם: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • שרוע: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:17-23 (verbal): Immediate context: the same chapter enumerates the specific bodily defects that disqualify a priest from approaching the holy things; direct, verbal continuation of the law in v.18.
  • Leviticus 22:20-25 (thematic): Parallel cultic principle: blemished animals are unacceptable for sacrifice (may not be offered to the LORD), reflecting the broader rule that blemished persons or things are excluded from sacred service.
  • Deuteronomy 23:1 (thematic): A related exclusionary rule: one who has been emasculated (physically mutilated) may not enter the assembly of the LORD — another law barring certain physical conditions from full cultic participation.
  • 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 (structural): Narrative illustration of exclusion from the sanctuary: King Uzziah is struck with leprosy for unlawfully entering the temple and thereafter is barred from the house of the LORD, showing application of holiness exclusions in practice.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For any man in whom there is a blemish shall not approach: a blind man, or lame, or disfigured, or with a limb too long,
  • For any man in whom there is a blemish shall not approach: a blind man or a lame man, or one disfigured, or with a limb too long,
19 or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,

Lev.21.19 - Details

Original Text

או איש אשר־ יהיה בו שבר רגל או שבר יד׃

Morphology

  • או: CONJ
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • שבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • רגל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • שבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יד: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Lev.21:18-23 (structural): Immediate context: the surrounding verses list the physical defects (blindness, lameness, broken limb, etc.) that disqualify a priest from ministering; v.19 is one item in this legal catalogue.
  • Lev.22:20-25 (verbal): Parallel legal principle applied to sacrifices: offerings must be without blemish; the concern for physical wholeness for what approaches the sanctuary mirrors the priestly qualifications in 21:19.
  • Lev.1:3 (verbal): Requirement that animals for burnt offerings be 'without blemish' reflects the same ideal of bodily integrity required for priests and sacrifices.
  • Deut.23:1 (thematic): A related legal restriction excluding those with certain bodily mutilations from assembly—shows a broader Torah pattern of restricting cultic or communal status on the basis of physical defects.

Alternative generated candidates

  • or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,
  • or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,
20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one with a defect in his eye, or with a scab or ringworm, or with crushed testicles.

Lev.21.20 - Details

Original Text

או־ גבן או־ דק או תבלל בעינו או גרב או ילפת או מרוח אשך׃

Morphology

  • או: CONJ
  • גבן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • דק: ADJ,m,sg
  • או: CONJ
  • תבלל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בעינו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • או: CONJ
  • גרב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • ילפת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • מרוח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשך: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:16-23 (structural): Immediate context: the surrounding verses enumerate physical defects that disqualify a priest from performing sacrificial duties; v.20 is one item in this list.
  • Leviticus 22:20-25 (thematic): Extends the purity/fitness principle to sacrificial animals: blemished animals are unacceptable for offerings, paralleling the requirement that priests be without disqualifying defects.
  • Deuteronomy 23:1 (verbal): Explicitly bars those whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off from entering the assembly of the LORD; directly parallels the prohibition in Lev 21:20 concerning certain genital or bodily defects.
  • Isaiah 56:3-5 (thematic): Offers a contrasting theological development: despite Mosaic exclusions of eunuchs/maimed persons from some cultic roles, Isaiah promises inclusion and a lasting place for eunuchs who keep God's covenant.

Alternative generated candidates

  • or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or with a cloud in his eye, or scab or rash, or with crushed testicles.
  • or hunchbacked or a dwarf, or with a blemish in his eye, or scab or ringworm, or a crushed testicle.
21 Any man who has a defect, of the offspring of Aaron the priest, shall not approach to present the LORD’s offerings by fire; a defect is in him; he shall not approach to present the bread of his God.

Lev.21.21 - Details

Original Text

כל־ איש אשר־ בו מום מזרע אהרן הכהן לא יגש להקריב את־ אשי יהוה מום בו את לחם אלהיו לא יגש להקריב׃

Morphology

  • כל: DET
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • מום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מזרע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הכהן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יגש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • להקריב: VERB,hiph,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אשי: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יגש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • להקריב: VERB,hiph,inf

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:17-23 (verbal): Immediate context: a series of laws detailing which physical blemishes disqualify a son of Aaron from approaching to offer the Lord's offerings; 21:21 is part of this contiguous legal cluster.
  • Leviticus 22:2-4 (thematic): Reiterates the rule that priests with blemishes or who are ceremonially defiled must not approach to burn offerings before the LORD, affirming the separation of cultic purity and fitness for service.
  • Leviticus 22:20-25 (thematic): Applies the principle of blemish-free offerings to sacrificial animals — animals with defects may not be offered — paralleling the demand that those who serve at the altar be without defect.
  • Deuteronomy 23:1 (thematic): States that the physically mutilated (e.g., emasculated) shall not enter the assembly of the LORD; thematically akin to Leviticus' exclusion of those with bodily defects from cultic participation.
  • Isaiah 56:3-5 (allusion): Offers a prophetic development/contrast: eunuchs and foreigners who keep God's covenant are promised a place and a name before the LORD, implicitly addressing and revising earlier exclusions based on bodily status.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Any man in whom there is a blemish, from the seed of Aaron the priest, shall not approach to offer the LORD’s fire-offerings; a blemish is in him; the bread of his God he shall not approach to offer.
  • Any man in whom there is a blemish from the seed of Aaron the priest shall not draw near to offer the LORD’s fire-offerings; a blemish is in him; the bread of his God he shall not draw near to offer.
22 The bread of his God, from the most holy and from the holy, he may eat.

Lev.21.22 - Details

Original Text

לחם אלהיו מקדשי הקדשים ומן־ הקדשים יאכל׃

Morphology

  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • מקדשי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ומן: CONJ+PREP
  • הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 22:10–12 (verbal): Directly related legal material specifying who may eat the holy things (priests and authorized kin); echoes the restriction/entitlement expressed in Lev 21:22.
  • Leviticus 24:5–9 (verbal): Description of the showbread (bread of the Presence) set before the LORD and designated for Aaron and his sons to eat — parallel language about priestly bread.
  • Numbers 18:8–13 (thematic): Regulations granting priests the portions of offerings and holy food as their inheritance; develops the theme of priests' entitlement to sacred bread and portions.
  • 1 Samuel 21:1–6 (allusion): Narrative where David is given and eats the consecrated (show) bread; illustrates application and exceptions to rules about who may eat holy bread.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The bread of his God, from the most holy things and from the holy things, he may eat.
  • The bread of his God, of the most holy things and of the holy things, he may eat.
23 Only he shall not go in to the veil, and he shall not approach the altar, for a defect is in him; and he shall not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Lev.21.23 - Details

Original Text

אך אל־ הפרכת לא יבא ואל־ המזבח לא יגש כי־ מום בו ולא יחלל את־ מקדשי כי אני יהוה מקדשם׃

Morphology

  • אך: PART
  • אל: NEG
  • הפרכת: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יבא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • המזבח: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יגש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • מום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יחלל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • מקדשי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • כי: CONJ
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מקדשם: VERB,piel,part,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 21:16-22 (structural): Immediate context: the larger section listing physical defects that disqualify a priest from service; v.23 is the concluding rule of this unit.
  • Leviticus 22:2-3 (verbal): Repeats the prohibition against allowing those who are unclean or defective to profane the holy things — echoes the language of not defiling/ profaning God's sanctuaries and God’s claim 'I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'
  • Numbers 18:7 (thematic): Requires Aaron’s descendants to keep charge of the sanctuary so as not to profane it; parallels the concern that priests must not profane holy things by improper approach or conduct.
  • Ezekiel 44:25-27 (thematic): Postexilic regulation that persons with physical defects are not to come near to offer the sacrifices or minister at the sanctuary — closely parallels the disqualification in Lev 21:23.
  • Malachi 1:6-8 (thematic): Prophetic rebuke of priests who disrespect God by offering defective or contemptible sacrifices; thematically linked in stressing the holiness of God and the duty of priests not to profane the sanctuary.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Only to the veil he shall not come, and to the altar he shall not approach, because a blemish is in him; and he shall not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  • Only to the curtain he shall not come, and to the altar he shall not approach, for a blemish is in him; and he shall not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
24 And Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel.

Lev.21.24 - Details

Original Text

וידבר משה אל־ אהרן ואל־ בניו ואל־ כל־ בני ישראל׃

Morphology

  • וידבר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • בניו: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • כל: DET
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Lev.21.1 (structural): Divine commission — the LORD tells Moses to speak to the priests (sons of Aaron); v.24 records Moses actually speaking to Aaron, his sons, and Israel, completing that commission.
  • Lev.22.2 (verbal): Uses the same direct address formula — “Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons” — continuing instructions given through Moses to the priestly family.
  • Num.5.1 (structural): Another instance of the pattern “the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the children of Israel,” showing the common sequence of divine command to Moses followed by Moses’ address to Israel.
  • Deut.5.1 (thematic): Moses summons all Israel to deliver statutes and judgments; thematically parallels Moses’ role here as mediator who speaks God’s laws and regulations to Aaron, his sons, and the congregation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel.
  • And Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel.
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

Lev.22.1 - Details

Original Text

וידבר יהוה אל־ משה לאמר׃

Morphology

  • וידבר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Leviticus 1:1 (verbal): Nearly identical opening formula—YHWH addresses Moses to introduce priestly/ritual instructions, marking the same communicative pattern within Leviticus.
  • Exodus 20:1 (thematic): Divine speech formula introducing law (the Ten Commandments); parallels Lev 22:1 in function—YHWH speaks to Moses to deliver legal/ethical instruction.
  • Numbers 1:1 (structural): Same structural formula—'The LORD spoke unto Moses' at the outset of a block of covenantal/administrative legislation (the census and organization), paralleling Leviticus' law-introduction pattern.
  • Exodus 6:2 (verbal): Direct divine address to Moses using the same wording; both verses present proclamational speech from YHWH to Moses, often introducing theological or legal revelations.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
  • And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they keep away from the holy things of the sons of Israel, and not profane my holy name which they sanctify to me; I am the LORD.

Lev.22.2 - Details

Original Text

דבר אל־ אהרן ואל־ בניו וינזרו מקדשי בני־ ישראל ולא יחללו את־ שם קדשי אשר הם מקדשים לי אני יהוה׃

Morphology

  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • בניו: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • וינזרו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • מקדשי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יחללו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שם: ADV
  • קדשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1,m,sg
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הם: PRON,personal,3,m,pl
  • מקדשים: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,pl
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 10:3 (verbal): After Nadab and Abihu's transgression God says he will be sanctified by those near him—links the sanctification of the priests and the danger of profaning God's name.
  • Leviticus 21:6 (thematic): Instruction that priests must not defile themselves (e.g., for the dead) underscores the broader requirement that priests remain separate and not profane holy things.
  • Leviticus 22:32 (verbal): Close verbal and thematic parallel: 'I will be sanctified among the people; I am the LORD'—reiterates the command that God's name and things be kept holy.
  • Malachi 2:7–9 (thematic): Accuses the priesthood of failing to guard knowledge and corrupting the covenant, thereby causing God's name to be despised—echoes the warning that priests must not profane God's holy name.
  • 1 Samuel 2:12–17 (thematic): Description of Eli's sons profaning the offerings and treating sacred things as common; an illustrative narrative of priestly profanation and its seriousness.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they keep away from the holy things of the sons of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name, which they are sanctifying to me; I am the LORD.
  • Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they keep themselves away from the holy things of the sons of Israel, and that they not profane my holy name, which they consecrate to me; I am the LORD.
3 Say to them: Throughout your generations, any man from all your offspring who approaches the holy things that the sons of Israel sanctify to the LORD, while his uncleanness is upon him—that person shall be cut off from before me; I am the LORD.

Lev.22.3 - Details

Original Text

אמר אלהם לדרתיכם כל־ איש ׀ אשר־ יקרב מכל־ זרעכם אל־ הקדשים אשר יקדישו בני־ ישראל ליהוה וטמאתו עליו ונכרתה הנפש ההוא מלפני אני יהוה׃

Morphology

  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אלהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לדרתיכם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יקרב: VERB,qal,impr,3,m,sg
  • מכל: PREP
  • זרעכם: NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,mp
  • אל: NEG
  • הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יקדישו: VERB,qal,impf,3,mp,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וטמאתו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • עליו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • ונכרתה: CONJ+VERB,niphal,perf,3,f,sg
  • הנפש: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ההוא: DEM,ms,sg
  • מלפני: PREP
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 7:20-21 (verbal): Forbids an unclean person from eating/partaking of holy sacrificial food; uses the same penalty language (the soul being cut off), closely matching Leviticus 22:3's sanction.
  • Leviticus 21:1-3 (thematic): Priestly purity laws: priests must not make themselves unclean for the dead and must remain holy in service to the sanctuary; shares the concern for approaching holy things only in a state of purity and the rationale 'I am the LORD.'
  • Leviticus 15:31 (verbal): Commands Israel to keep themselves separate from uncleanness so they do not die or defile the sanctuary; similar prohibition against approaching sacred things while impure and similar language about defiling the holy place.
  • Ezekiel 44:25-27 (allusion): Prophetic reiteration of priestly purity rules: priests who are unclean are forbidden to enter the sanctuary or serve at offerings; echoes the ban on approaching holy things while defiled and the stress on holiness before the LORD.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Say to them: Throughout your generations, any man from all your seed who approaches the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate to the LORD while his uncleanness is upon him—that person shall be cut off from before me; I am the LORD.
  • Say to them: Throughout your generations, any man from all your seed who approaches the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate to the LORD while his uncleanness is upon him—that person shall be cut off from before me; I am the LORD.
4 Any man of the offspring of Aaron who is leprous or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean; and anyone who touches anything made unclean by a dead person, or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,

Lev.22.4 - Details

Original Text

איש איש מזרע אהרן והוא צרוע או זב בקדשים לא יאכל עד אשר יטהר והנגע בכל־ טמא־ נפש או איש אשר־ תצא ממנו שכבת־ זרע׃

Morphology

  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מזרע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • והוא: CONJ+PRON,3,m,sg
  • צרוע: ADJ,m,sg
  • או: CONJ
  • זב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בקדשים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • עד: PREP
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יטהר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • והנגע: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • טמא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • נפש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • או: CONJ
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • תצא: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • ממנו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • שכבת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • זרע: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 22:3 (verbal): Same chapter forbids anyone defiled (by touching unclean things or a dead body) from eating holy offerings or entering the sanctuary—closely parallel wording and legal prohibitions.
  • Leviticus 21:1-4 (verbal): Priestly purity laws: priests must avoid contact with the dead and other forms of defilement; the passage frames the special purity expectations for Aaron's descendants reflected in 22:4.
  • Leviticus 15:2-15 (verbal): Detailed laws about bodily discharges and the resulting uncleanness; 22:4's reference to a man with a flow of seed (שכבת זרע) directly echoes these impurity regulations.
  • Ezekiel 44:25-27 (thematic): Prophetic restatement: priests who have a skin disease or become unclean by a corpse are prohibited from officiating or partaking in sacred things until cleansed—a later parallel to Levitical priestly exclusion.
  • 2 Chronicles 26:16-18 (thematic): Historical episode where Uzziah (a king) is struck with leprosy and the priests refuse him access to the sanctuary duties—illustrates the social enforcement of priestly purity rules like those in Lev 22:4.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Any man from the seed of Aaron who is leprous or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean; and whoever touches anything unclean from a dead person, or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,
  • Any man of the seed of Aaron who is leprous or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean; and whoever touches anything unclean by the dead, or a man from whom semen has gone out,
5 or a man who touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean, or a human being who makes him unclean—for any of his uncleannesses—

Lev.22.5 - Details

Original Text

או־ איש אשר יגע בכל־ שרץ אשר יטמא־ לו או באדם אשר יטמא־ לו לכל טמאתו׃

Morphology

  • או: CONJ
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יגע: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שרץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יטמא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • או: CONJ
  • באדם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יטמא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • לכל: PREP
  • טמאתו: NOUN,f,sg,cons,3,m

Parallels

  • Lev.22.4 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same chapter—prohibits anyone who touches an unclean thing (human or animal) from eating holy things until he washes; near-verbatim rule and context.
  • Lev.7.20-21 (verbal): Similar prescription: one made unclean by touching any such thing shall not eat of the holy offerings until he washes his flesh—same ritual exclusion and cleansing requirement.
  • Lev.11.29-31 (thematic): Lists the 'creeping things' (שרצים) that render a person unclean when touched; connects to the specific category of impurity (שרץ) named in Lev 22:5.
  • Lev.15.16-18 (thematic): Rules about impurity from bodily discharges requiring washing of the body and temporary exclusion from cultic life—parallels the requirement to wash before partaking of holy things.
  • Num.19:11-22 (thematic): Regulates impurity from contact with the dead and prescribes purification (water of cleansing) before reentry into ritual life—related logic of exclusion from sacred things until ritual cleansing is effected.

Alternative generated candidates

  • or a man who touches any swarming thing that makes him unclean, or a person by whom he is made unclean according to all his uncleanness,
  • or a man who touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a person by whom he may be made unclean—for any of his uncleannesses—
6 the person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has washed his flesh in water.

Lev.22.6 - Details

Original Text

נפש אשר תגע־ בו וטמאה עד־ הערב ולא יאכל מן־ הקדשים כי אם־ רחץ בשרו במים׃

Morphology

  • נפש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • תגע: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • וטמאה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • הערב: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מן: PREP
  • הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • אם: CONJ
  • רחץ: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בשרו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • במים: PREP

Parallels

  • Lev.22.4 (verbal): Same chapter and legal context; repeats the rule about a person who touches anything unclean through contact with a corpse being unclean until evening and therefore excluded from eating holy offerings.
  • Lev.11.24-28 (verbal): Uses the same phraseology about becoming unclean by touching a carcass/unclean thing and remaining unclean until evening; establishes the general principle of corpse‑related impurity.
  • Num.19.11-13 (thematic): Deals specifically with impurity from contact with a corpse and prescribes washing and other rites (including water of purification) as the remedy for corpse‑related defilement.
  • Lev.17.15 (thematic): Addresses impurity resulting from eating what has died and prescribes washing and cleansing before one is ritually clean, paralleling the prohibition on eating sacred food while unclean.
  • Num.31.19-24 (thematic): Regulates purification of persons and objects after contact with the dead (washing clothes, bathing) and outlines when items are clean for reuse, reflecting the same concern to prevent corpse‑defilement from contaminating cultic items and practices.

Alternative generated candidates

  • a person who touches such shall be unclean until evening, and he shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his flesh in water.
  • the person who touches such shall be unclean until evening, and he shall not eat of the holy things unless he has washed his flesh in water.
7 And when the sun sets, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, for it is his bread.

Lev.22.7 - Details

Original Text

ובא השמש וטהר ואחר יאכל מן־ הקדשים כי לחמו הוא׃

Morphology

  • ובא: VERB,qal,imprf,3,m,sg
  • השמש: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • וטהר: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ואחר: CONJ
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מן: PREP
  • הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לחמו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,poss:3,m,sg
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Lev.22.6 (verbal): Immediate context—continues the same rule about a person who was unclean becoming clean at sunset and then being permitted to eat of the holy things.
  • Lev.22.4 (structural): Same chapter/legal unit: prescribes that touching a source of uncleanness renders one unclean 'until evening' and bars eating holy food until purified.
  • Lev.15.16-18 (verbal): Uses the same technical phrase 'wash and be unclean until the evening' for bodily discharges — parallels the notion of impurity lasting until sunset before restoration.
  • Lev.24.9 (verbal): On priests eating sacred bread in a holy place—explicitly treats certain sacred foods as the priests' provision, echoing 'for it is his food.'
  • Num.9.6-11 (thematic): Illustrates the broader principle that ritual impurity (e.g., contact with the dead) excludes participation in sacred rites/foods until restored, comparable to the Levitical exclusion until cleansing.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And when the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, for it is his bread.
  • And when the sun sets, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, for it is his bread.
8 He shall not eat a carcass or what is torn, to become unclean by it; I am the LORD.

Lev.22.8 - Details

Original Text

נבלה וטרפה לא יאכל לטמאה־ בה אני יהוה׃

Morphology

  • נבלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וטרפה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לטמאה: PREP+ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 14:21 (verbal): Directly forbids eating anything that dies of itself (nevelah); closely parallels the prohibition in wording and concern about consumption of carcasses.
  • Leviticus 11:39-40 (verbal): States that if an animal that may be eaten dies, anyone who touches or eats it is unclean until evening—same prohibition and ritual-impurity consequence as Lev 22:8.
  • Leviticus 17:15 (verbal): Declares that anyone who eats what dies of itself or is torn by beasts shall be unclean until evening; parallels both the prohibition and the impurity prescription.
  • Numbers 19:11-13 (thematic): Treats contact with the dead as a source of ritual impurity requiring purification rites; thematically related to Lev 22:8's assertion that carcasses defile (I am the LORD).

Alternative generated candidates

  • What dies of itself or is torn he shall not eat, to make himself unclean by it; I am the LORD.
  • A carcass or that which is torn he shall not eat, to make himself unclean by it; I am the LORD.
9 And they shall keep my charge, and not bear sin because of it and die thereby, for they profane it; I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Lev.22.9 - Details

Original Text

ושמרו את־ משמרתי ולא־ ישאו עליו חטא ומתו בו כי יחללהו אני יהוה מקדשם׃

Morphology

  • ושמרו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • משמרתי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,1cs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ישאו: VERB,qal,imperf,3,pl
  • עליו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • חטא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ומתו: CONJ+VERB,qal,imperf,3,_,pl
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • יחללהו: VERB,hiphil,impf,3,m,sg+3m,sg_obj
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מקדשם: VERB,hiphil,ptcp,3,m,sg+3m,pl_obj

Parallels

  • Numbers 18:7 (verbal): Uses the same charge language for the priests—'you shall keep my charge'—linking priestly responsibilities to guarding the sanctuary and avoiding profanation.
  • Leviticus 10:3 (thematic): After Nadab and Abihu's unlawful offering God declares his holiness and vindication—death for profaning the holy and the claim 'I will be sanctified' echo the sanction and sanctifying claim in 22:9.
  • Leviticus 22:2–3 (structural): Immediate context: direct instructions to Aaron and his sons about who may approach the holy things and the death-penalty for profaning them, closely paralleling the warning and sanctifying formula of 22:9.
  • Ezekiel 44:23–24 (thematic): Ezekiel assigns priests the duty to distinguish and teach 'holy' versus 'common' and to keep the charge of the sanctuary—echoing the priestly custody and holiness concerns of Leviticus 22:9.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They shall keep my charge and not bear sin because of it and die by it, for they profane it; I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  • And they shall keep my charge, and they shall not bear sin because of it and die thereby, for they profane it; I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
10 And no outsider shall eat of the holy thing; a resident of a priest or a hired worker shall not eat of the holy thing.

Lev.22.10 - Details

Original Text

וכל־ זר לא־ יאכל קדש תושב כהן ושכיר לא־ יאכל קדש׃

Morphology

  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • זר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • תושב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כהן: NOUN,m,sg,const
  • ושכיר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 29:33 (verbal): Uses the same prohibition language about strangers not eating the consecrated/priestly portions (‘no stranger shall eat thereof’), paralleling the exclusion of non-priests from holy food.
  • Leviticus 22:11 (verbal): Immediate chapter parallel that reiterates who among the priest’s household may eat holy things and explicitly denies the right to strangers and hired servants—same legal rule in a continued context.
  • Numbers 18:8–13 (thematic): Sets out the Levites’ and priests’ exclusive rights to certain offerings and portions and emphasizes that these sacred shares are reserved for the priestly household, not for outsiders—same priestly-allotment principle.
  • Ezekiel 44:29–31 (thematic): Prophetic restatement of priestly entitlement to holy offerings and restrictions on who may partake, reflecting the enduring rule that holy food is for the priests and not for strangers.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And no layman shall eat any holy thing; a resident of a priest and a hired worker shall not eat any holy thing.
  • And no outsider shall eat a holy thing; a resident with a priest and a hired worker shall not eat a holy thing.
11 But if a priest acquires a person by purchase, the acquisition of his money, he may eat of it; and those born in his house—they may eat of his bread.

Lev.22.11 - Details

Original Text

וכהן כי־ יקנה נפש קנין כספו הוא יאכל בו ויליד ביתו הם יאכלו בלחמו׃

Morphology

  • וכהן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • יקנה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • נפש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • קנין: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כספו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ויליד: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ביתו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הם: PRON,personal,3,m,pl
  • יאכלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בלחמו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 22:10-16 (structural): Immediate context — same pericope setting out who may and may not eat holy things; v.11 is part of this block of rules about priests and consumption of sacred food.
  • Leviticus 7:28-34 (thematic): Rules about priests' entitlement to portions of peace offerings and how they are to eat them — parallels the rule that certain persons attached to a priest may eat sacred food.
  • Numbers 18:8-13 (verbal): God's instructions about the Levitical/priestly portions (what belongs to Aaron and his sons); closely related legal material on who may eat consecrated offerings.
  • Deuteronomy 18:1-4 (thematic): Provision of priestly support and their due portions from the people’s offerings — echoes the principle that priests (and their households) receive portions of sacred food.
  • Leviticus 25:39-46 (thematic): Laws on purchasing persons and the status of bought servants — parallels the feature in Lev 22:11 about a priest who 'buys' a person with money and the attendant rights to eat of his food.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But if a priest acquires a person as a purchase with his money, he may eat of it, and those born in his house—they may eat of his bread.
  • But if a priest buys a person, the purchase of his money, he may eat of it; and those born in his house—they may eat of his bread.
12 And the daughter of a priest, if she is married to a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.

Lev.22.12 - Details

Original Text

ובת־ כהן כי תהיה לאיש זר הוא בתרומת הקדשים לא תאכל׃

Morphology

  • ובת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,suff
  • כהן: NOUN,m,sg,const
  • כי: CONJ
  • תהיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,sg
  • לאיש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • זר: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • בתרומת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • תאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Numbers 18:8-13 (verbal): Assigns 'holy things' to Aaron and his sons and specifies who may not eat them (strangers, hired men), using similar language and legal logic about priestly portions.
  • Leviticus 22:13 (structural): Immediate neighboring provision that creates the complementary exception to v.12 (a priest's daughter who returns as a widow/divorcee may eat), directly linked within the same regulatory unit.
  • Deuteronomy 18:1-8 (thematic): Articulates the Levites' and priests' entitlement to portions from sacred offerings, providing the broader legal and theological background for restrictions on who may eat holy food.
  • 1 Samuel 21:4-6 (allusion): Narrative instance concerning 'holy' or consecrated bread reserved for priests (the priestly right to sacred food) — illustrates the practical application and occasional exceptions to the rule seen in Leviticus 22:12.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And a priest’s daughter, if she becomes the wife of a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.
  • And if a priest’s daughter becomes the wife of an outsider, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.
13 But the daughter of a priest, if she becomes a widow or divorced and has no offspring, and she returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s bread; but no outsider shall eat of it.

Lev.22.13 - Details

Original Text

ובת־ כהן כי תהיה אלמנה וגרושה וזרע אין לה ושבה אל־ בית אביה כנעוריה מלחם אביה תאכל וכל־ זר לא־ יאכל בו׃

Morphology

  • ובת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • כהן: NOUN,m,sg,const
  • כי: CONJ
  • תהיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,sg
  • אלמנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וגרושה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וזרע: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אין: PART,neg
  • לה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • ושבה: CONJ+VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביה: NOUN,m,sg,suff
  • כנעוריה: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
  • מלחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביה: NOUN,m,sg,suff
  • תאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • זר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Lev.22:11-12 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same chapter repeating the rule about a priest’s daughter who is widowed or divorced returning to her father’s house and eating of her father’s bread; same language and legal provision.
  • Lev.21:7,14 (thematic): Priestly family regulations governing marriage and purity (which women a priest may take), related to status of priestly daughters and concerns for sanctity of priestly household.
  • Num.18:11-13 (thematic): Allocates the sacred portions and meals to the priests and Levites, establishing their entitlement to certain foods — background for rules about who may eat priestly provisions.
  • Deut.18:1-5 (thematic): Describes the Levites’ (and priests’) share of offerings and their dependence on such provisions from the people — legal context for priestly household support and rights to food.
  • Ezek.44:29-31 (thematic): Later priestly legislation about which offerings priests may eat and under what purity conditions — echoes concerns about who may partake of sacred food within the priestly family.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But a priest’s daughter, if she becomes a widow or divorced, and she has no child, and returns to her father’s house as in her youth—she may eat of her father’s bread; but no layman shall eat of it.
  • But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and she has no seed, and she returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s bread; but no outsider shall eat of it.
14 And if a man eats a holy thing unwittingly, then he shall add a fifth to it and give to the priest the holy thing.

Lev.22.14 - Details

Original Text

ואיש כי־ יאכל קדש בשגגה ויסף חמשיתו עליו ונתן לכהן את־ הקדש׃

Morphology

  • ואיש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • יאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בשגגה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ויסף: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • חמשיתו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m
  • עליו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • ונתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לכהן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הקדש: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 5:6-7 (verbal): Prescribes that one who wrongs another must confess, restore what was taken and add a fifth — the same formula of adding one-fifth as in Lev 22:14.
  • Leviticus 5:15-16 (verbal): Within the same priestly law code; requires restoration of what was wrongfully taken and addition of a fifth before presenting a guilt offering — uses the same restitution + 1/5 prescription.
  • Leviticus 6:2-5 (6:1-7 in some numberings) (structural): Part of the trespass/guilt-offering material that governs restitution procedures; mirrors the remedial structure (restore + add a fifth + bring offering) applied to violations of holiness.
  • Exodus 22:1 (thematic): Gives an earlier law of compensation for theft (restoration with additional payment); thematically related as part of Israel’s broader restitution principle for wrongs against others or sacred property.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And if a man eats a holy thing by mistake, then he shall add its fifth to it and give to the priest the holy thing.
  • And if a man eats a holy thing unintentionally, then he shall add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest.
15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they lift up to the LORD,

Lev.22.15 - Details

Original Text

ולא יחללו את־ קדשי בני ישראל את אשר־ ירימו ליהוה׃

Morphology

  • ולא: CONJ
  • יחללו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • קדשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ירימו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Lev.22.2 (verbal): Same chapter/setting: direct instruction to Aaron and his sons to separate and not profane the holy things of Israel offered to the LORD—closely parallel language and legal concern.
  • Num.18:9–11 (thematic): Commands concerning the holiness of gifts/offerings to the LORD and the special treatment due them (the Levites/priests), reinforcing that offerings dedicated to God must not be profaned.
  • 1 Sam.2:12–17 (thematic): Narrative example of priests (Eli’s sons) profaning the LORD’s offerings by abusing them—illustrates the real-world violation that Leviticus law seeks to prevent.
  • Mal.1:6–8 (thematic): Prophetic denunciation of priests who show contempt for God by offering defective sacrifices—theologically parallels the charge against profaning what is holy to the LORD.
  • Ezek.44:7–9 (allusion): Ezekiel condemns those who profaned the sanctuary and treats the purity of sacred things as central to covenant faithfulness, echoing Leviticus’ prohibition against profaning holy offerings.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they lift up to the LORD,
  • And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel that they raise up to the LORD,
16 and so cause them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Lev.22.16 - Details

Original Text

והשיאו אותם עון אשמה באכלם את־ קדשיהם כי אני יהוה מקדשם׃

Morphology

  • והשיאו: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,pl
  • אותם: PRON,3,m,pl,obj
  • עון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • באכלם: PREP+VERB,qal,inf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • קדשיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מקדשם: VERB,piel,ptc,3,m,sg+3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Leviticus 22:15 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same pericope: repeats the warning that a priest who approaches the sanctuary improperly or eats what is holy will be guilty — closely connected wording and legal concern.
  • Leviticus 10:10–11 (thematic): Commands priests to distinguish between holy and common and to teach Israel the statutes of the sanctuary — same theme of preserving holiness and preventing profanation of sacred things.
  • Exodus 29:33–34 (verbal): Regulates who may eat the consecrated portions of priestly offerings (priests but not strangers) — an earlier law governing consumption of holy food, comparable legal restriction.
  • 1 Samuel 21:6 (allusion): Narrative example of a priest (Ahimelech) giving David consecrated/showbread to eat; raises questions about who may lawfully eat holy bread and illustrates exceptions/tensions in the laws about sacred food.
  • Matthew 12:3–4 (quotation): Jesus cites the allowability of priests eating consecrated bread (and David’s act) to address legal and moral questions about law and necessity — explicitly invokes the same priestly privilege and the status of holy food.

Alternative generated candidates

  • and so cause them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  • and so make them bear the iniquity of guilt by eating their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: For a dead person no one shall make himself unclean among his people,

except for his close relative who is near to him—his mother, and his father, and his son, and his daughter, and his brother—

and for his sister, the virgin, who is near to him, who has not been married to a man—for her he may make himself unclean.

He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, to profane himself.

They shall not make a bald spot on their head, and the edge of their beard they shall not shave, and in their flesh they shall not make a cut.

They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for the LORD’s offerings by fire, the bread of their God, they offer; therefore they shall be holy.

A woman who is a prostitute or profaned they shall not take, and a woman divorced from her husband they shall not take; for he is holy to his God. And you shall sanctify him, for he is offering the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for holy am I, the LORD, who sanctifies you. And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by prostitution, she profanes her father; with fire she shall be burned. And the priest who is greater than his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the garments—he shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall not tear his garments. And he shall not go in to any dead person; for his father or for his mother he shall not make himself unclean. And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him; I am the LORD. And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

A widow, or a divorced woman, or a profaned woman, a prostitute—these he shall not take; but only a virgin from his own people shall he take as a wife. And he shall not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to Aaron, saying: Any man of your offspring throughout their generations in whom there is a defect shall not draw near to present the bread of his God.

For any man who has a defect shall not draw near: a blind man or a lame man, or one with a deformed nose, or one with a limb too long,

or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,

or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one with a defect in his eye, or with a scab or ringworm, or with crushed testicles.

Any man who has a defect, of the offspring of Aaron the priest, shall not approach to present the LORD’s offerings by fire; a defect is in him; he shall not approach to present the bread of his God.

The bread of his God, from the most holy and from the holy, he may eat.

Only he shall not go in to the veil, and he shall not approach the altar, for a defect is in him; and he shall not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them. And Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they keep away from the holy things of the sons of Israel, and not profane my holy name which they sanctify to me; I am the LORD.

Say to them: Throughout your generations, any man from all your offspring who approaches the holy things that the sons of Israel sanctify to the LORD, while his uncleanness is upon him—that person shall be cut off from before me; I am the LORD.

Any man of the offspring of Aaron who is leprous or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean; and anyone who touches anything made unclean by a dead person, or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,

or a man who touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean, or a human being who makes him unclean—for any of his uncleannesses—

the person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has washed his flesh in water. And when the sun sets, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, for it is his bread.

He shall not eat a carcass or what is torn, to become unclean by it; I am the LORD. And they shall keep my charge, and not bear sin because of it and die thereby, for they profane it; I am the LORD who sanctifies them. And no outsider shall eat of the holy thing; a resident of a priest or a hired worker shall not eat of the holy thing. But if a priest acquires a person by purchase, the acquisition of his money, he may eat of it; and those born in his house—they may eat of his bread. And the daughter of a priest, if she is married to a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things. But the daughter of a priest, if she becomes a widow or divorced and has no offspring, and she returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s bread; but no outsider shall eat of it. And if a man eats a holy thing unwittingly, then he shall add a fifth to it and give to the priest the holy thing. And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they lift up to the LORD,

and so cause them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.