Leviticus 17:16

17:16 But if he does not wash his clothes ¹  and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.’” ² 

Leviticus 21:15

21:15 He must not profane his children among his people, ³  for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.’”

Leviticus 23:44

23:44 So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of the Lord. ⁴ 

Leviticus 24:12

24:12 So they placed him in custody until they were able ⁵  to make a clear legal decision for themselves based on words from the mouth of the Lord. ⁶ 

[17:16]  ¹ tn The words “his clothes” are not in the Hebrew text, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.

[17:16]  ² tn Heb “and he shall bear his iniquity.” The rendering “bear the punishment for the iniquity” reflects the use of the word “iniquity” to refer to the punishment for iniquity. This is sometimes referred to as the consequential use of the term (cf. Lev 5:17; 7:18; 10:17; etc.).

[21:15]  ³ tc The MT has literally, “in his peoples,” but Smr, LXX, Syriac, Targum, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “in his people,” referring to the Israelites as a whole.

[23:44]  ⁵ sn E. S. Gerstenberger (Leviticus [OTL], 352) takes v. 44 to be an introduction to another set of festival regulations, perhaps something like those found in Exod 23:14-17. For others this verse reemphasizes the Mosaic authority of the preceding festival regulations (e.g., J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 390).

[24:12]  ⁷ tn The words “until they were able” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

[24:12]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew here is awkward. A literal reading would be something like the following: “And they placed him in custody to give a clear decision [HALOT 976 s.v. פרשׁ qal] for themselves on the mouth of the Lord.” In any case, they were apparently waiting for a direct word from the Lord regarding this matter (see vv. 13ff).