Leviticus 7:7

7:7 The law is the same for the sin offering and the guilt offering; ¹  it belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.

Leviticus 9:6

9:6 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do ²  so that the glory of the Lord may appear ³  to you.”

Leviticus 18:21

18:21 You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, ⁴  so that you do not profane ⁵  the name of your God. I am the Lord!

Leviticus 24:2

24:2 “Command the Israelites to bring ⁶  to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. ⁷ 

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. ⁸ 

[7:7]  ¹ tn Heb “like the sin offering like the guilt offering, one law to them.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “which the Lord commanded you shall/should do.”

[9:6]  ³ tn Heb “and the glory of the Lord will appear,” but the construction with the simple vav (ו) plus the imperfect/jussive (וְיֵרָא, vÿyera’; literally, “and he will appear”) suggests purpose in this context, not just succession of events (i.e., “so that he might appear”).

[18:21]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you shall not profane.” Regarding “profane,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above.

[24:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and let them take.” The simple vav (ו) on the imperfect/jussive form of the verb לָקַח (laqakh, “to take”) following the imperative (“Command”) indicates a purpose clause (“to bring…”).

[24:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “to cause to ascend a lamp continually.”

[25:39]  ⁵ 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.