Leviticus 21:6

21:6 “‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane ¹  the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts, ²  the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy. ³ 

Leviticus 25:8

Regulations for the Jubilee Year of Release

25:8 “‘You must count off ⁴  seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, ⁵  and the days of the seven weeks of years will amount to forty-nine years. ⁶ 

Leviticus 25:45

25:45 Also you may buy slaves ⁷  from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are ⁸  with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property.

¹ sn Regarding “profane,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above.

² sn Regarding the Hebrew term for “gifts,” see the note on Lev 1:9 above (cf. also 3:11 and 16 in combination with the word for “food” that follows in the next phrase here).

³ tc Smr and all early versions have the plural adjective “holy” rather than the MT singular noun “holiness.”

⁴ tn Heb “And you shall count off for yourself.”

⁵ tn Heb “seven years seven times.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they shall be for you, the days of the seven Sabbaths of years, forty-nine years.”

⁷ tn The word “slaves” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied here.

⁸ tn Heb “family which is” (i.e., singular rather than plural).