Leviticus 11:29

Creatures that Swarm on the Land

11:29 “‘Now this is what is unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the land: ¹  the rat, the mouse, the large lizard of any kind,

Leviticus 13:7

13:7 If, however, the scab is spreading further ²  on the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his purification, then he must show himself to the priest a second time.

Leviticus 13:19

13:19 and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a reddish white bright spot, he must show himself to the priest. ³ 

Leviticus 16:23

The Concluding Rituals

16:23 “Aaron must then enter ⁴  the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there.

Leviticus 17:7

17:7 So they must no longer offer ⁵  their sacrifices to the goat demons, ⁶  acting like prostitutes by going after them. ⁷  This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations. ⁸ 

Leviticus 18:21

18:21 You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, ⁹  so that you do not profane ¹⁰  the name of your God. I am the Lord!

Leviticus 18:24

Warning against the Abominations of the Nations

18:24 “‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things, for the nations which I am about to drive out before you ¹¹  have been defiled with all these things.

Leviticus 20:23

20:23 You must not walk in the statutes of the nation ¹²  which I am about to drive out before you, because they have done all these things and I am filled with disgust against them.

Leviticus 24:7

24:7 You must put pure frankincense ¹³  on each row, ¹⁴  and it will become a memorial portion ¹⁵  for the bread, a gift ¹⁶  to the Lord.

Leviticus 25:2

25:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land must observe a Sabbath ¹⁷  to the Lord.

Leviticus 25:25

25:25 “‘If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold. ¹⁸ 

Leviticus 25:27

25:27 he is to calculate the value of the years it was sold, ¹⁹  refund the balance ²⁰  to the man to whom he had sold it, and return to his property.

Leviticus 25:39

25:39 “‘If your brother becomes impoverished with regard to you so that he sells himself to you, you must not subject him to slave service. ²¹ 

Leviticus 26:21

26:21 “‘If you walk in hostility against me ²²  and are not willing to obey me, I will increase your affliction ²³  seven times according to your sins.

Leviticus 27:24

27:24 In the jubilee year the field will return to the one from whom he bought it, the one to whom it belongs as landed property.

[11:29]  ¹ tn For zoological analyses of the list of creatures in vv. 29-30, see J. Milgrom, Leviticus (AB), 1:671-72; and J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 161-62.

[13:7]  ² tn Heb “And if spreading [infinitive absolute] it spreads [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.

[13:19]  ³ tn Some English versions translate “it shall be shown to [or “be seen by”] the priest,” taking the infection to be the subject of the verb (e.g., KJV, NASB, RSV, NRSV). Based on the Hebrew grammar there is no way to be sure which is intended.

[16:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “And Aaron shall enter.”

[17:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “sacrifice.” This has been translated as “offer” for stylistic reasons to avoid the redundancy of “sacrifice their sacrifices.”

[17:7]  ⁶ tn On “goat demons” of the desert regions see the note on Lev 16:8.

[17:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “which they are committing harlotry after them.”

[17:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “for your generations.”

[18:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “And from your seed you shall not give to cause to pass over to Molech.” Smr (cf. also the LXX) has “to cause to serve” rather than “to cause to pass over.” For detailed remarks on Molech and Molech worship see N. H. Snaith, Leviticus and Numbers (NCBC), 87-88; P. J. Budd, Leviticus (NCBC), 259-60; and J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 333-37, and the literature cited there. It could refer to either human sacrifice or a devotion of children to some sort of service of Molech, perhaps of a sexual sort (cf. Lev 20:2-5; 2 Kgs 23:10, etc.). The inclusion of this prohibition against Molech worship here may be due to some sexual connection of this kind, or perhaps simply to the lexical link between זֶרַע (zera’) meaning “seed, semen” in v. 20 but “offspring” in v. 21.

[18:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “and you shall not profane.” Regarding “profane,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above.

[18:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “which I am sending away (Piel participle of שָׁלַח [shalakh, “to send”]) from your faces.” The rendering here takes the participle as anticipatory of the coming conquest events.

[20:23]  ⁸ tc One medieval Hebrew ms, Smr, and all the major ancient versions have the plural “nations.” Some English versions retain the singular (e.g., KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV); others have the plural “nations” (e.g., NAB, NIV) and still others translate as “people” (e.g., TEV, NLT).

[24:7]  ⁹ tn This is not just any “incense” (קְטֹרֶת, qÿtoret; R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 3:913-16), but specifically “frankincense” (לְבֹנָה, lÿvonah; R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 2:756-57).

[24:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “on [עַל, ’al] the row,” probably used distributively, “on each row” (J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 395-96). Perhaps the frankincense was placed “with” or “along side of” each row, not actually on the bread itself, and was actually burned as incense to the Lord (cf. NIV “Along [Alongside CEV] each row”; NRSV “with each row”; NLT “near each row”; B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 165). This particular preposition can have such a meaning.

[24:7]  ¹¹ sn The “memorial portion” (אַזְכָרָה, ’azkharah) was normally the part of the grain offering that was burnt on the altar (see Lev 2:2 and the notes there), as opposed to the remainder, which was normally consumed by the priests (Lev 2:3; see the full regulations in Lev 6:14-23 [6:7-16 HT]).

[24:7]  ¹² sn See the note on Lev 1:9 regarding the term “gift.”

[25:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the land shall rest a Sabbath.”

[25:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the sale of his brother.”

[25:27]  ¹² tn Heb “and he shall calculate its years of sale.”

[25:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “and return the excess.”

[25:39]  ¹³ tn Heb “you shall not serve against him service of a slave.” A distinction is being made here between the status of slave and indentured servant.

[26:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “hostile with me,” but see the added preposition בְּ (bet) on the phrase “in hostility” in v. 24 and 27.

[26:21]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “your blow, stroke”; cf. TEV “punishment”; NLT “I will inflict you with seven more disasters.”