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Purification of Diseased Skin Infections
14 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “This is the law of the diseased person on the day of his purification, when[a] he is brought to the priest.[b] 3 The priest is to go outside the camp and examine the infection.[c] If the infection of the diseased person has been healed,[d] 4 then the priest will command that two live clean birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric,[e] and some twigs of hyssop[f] be taken up[g] for the one being cleansed.[h] 5 The priest will then command that one bird be slaughtered[i] into a clay vessel over fresh water.[j] 6 Then[k] he is to take the live bird along with the piece of cedar wood, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the twigs of hyssop, and he is to dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird slaughtered over the fresh water, 7 and sprinkle it seven times on the one being cleansed[l] from the disease, pronounce him clean,[m] and send the live bird away over the open countryside.[n]
The Seven Days of Purification
8 “The one being cleansed[o] must then wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water, and so be clean.[p] Then afterward he may enter the camp, but he must live outside his tent seven days. 9 When the seventh day comes[q] he must shave all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, all his hair—and he must wash his clothes, bathe his body in water, and so be clean.[r]
The Eighth-Day Atonement Rituals
10 “On the eighth day he[s] must take two flawless male lambs, one flawless yearling female lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour as a grain offering mixed with olive oil,[t] and one log of olive oil,[u] 11 and the priest who pronounces him clean will have the man who is being cleansed stand along with these offerings[v] before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.
12 “The priest is to take one male lamb[w] and present it for a guilt offering[x] along with the log of olive oil and present them as a wave offering before the Lord.[y] 13 He must then slaughter[z] the male lamb in the place where[aa] the sin offering[ab] and the burnt offering[ac] are slaughtered,[ad] in the sanctuary, because, like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest;[ae] it is most holy. 14 Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed,[af] on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe[ag] of his right foot. 15 The priest will then take some of the log of olive oil and pour it into his own left hand.[ah] 16 Then the priest is to dip his right forefinger into the olive oil[ai] that is in his left hand, and sprinkle some of the olive oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. 17 The priest will then put some of the rest of the olive oil that is in his hand[aj] on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the guilt offering, 18 and the remainder of the olive oil[ak] that is in his hand the priest is to put on the head of the one being cleansed. So the priest is to make atonement for him before the Lord.
19 “The priest must then perform the sin offering[al] and make atonement for the one being cleansed from his impurity. After that he[am] is to slaughter the burnt offering, 20 and the priest is to offer[an] the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest is to make atonement for him and he will be clean.
The Eighth-Day Atonement Rituals for the Poor Person
21 “If the person is poor and does not have sufficient means,[ao] he must take one male lamb as a guilt offering for a wave offering to make atonement for himself, one-tenth of an ephah of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,[ap] 22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons,[aq] which are within his means.[ar] One will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.[as]
23 “On the eighth day he must bring them for his purification to the priest at the entrance[at] of the Meeting Tent before the Lord, 24 and the priest is to take the male lamb of the guilt offering and the log of olive oil and wave them[au] as a wave offering before the Lord. 25 Then he is to slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed,[av] on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe[aw] of his right foot. 26 The priest will then pour some of the olive oil into his own left hand,[ax] 27 and sprinkle some of the olive oil that is in his left hand with his right forefinger[ay] seven times before the Lord. 28 Then the priest is to put some of the olive oil that is in his hand[az] on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the guilt offering, 29 and the remainder of the olive oil that is in the hand[ba] of the priest he is to put[bb] on the head of the one being cleansed to make atonement for him before the Lord.
30 “He will then make one of the turtledoves[bc] or young pigeons, which are within his means,[bd] 31 a sin offering and the other a burnt offering along with the grain offering.[be] So the priest is to make atonement for the one being cleansed before the Lord. 32 This is the law of the one in whom there is a diseased infection,[bf] who does not have sufficient means for his purification.”[bg]
Purification of Disease-Infected Houses
33 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 34 “When you enter the land of Canaan which I am about to give[bh] to you for a possession, and I put[bi] a diseased infection in a house in the land you are to possess,[bj] 35 then whoever owns the house[bk] must come and declare to the priest, ‘Something like an infection is visible to me in the house.’ 36 Then the priest will command that the house be cleared[bl] before the priest enters to examine the infection[bm] so that everything in the house[bn] does not become unclean,[bo] and afterward[bp] the priest will enter to examine the house. 37 He is to examine the infection, and if[bq] the infection in the walls of the house consists of yellowish green or reddish eruptions,[br] and it appears to be deeper than the surface of the wall,[bs] 38 then the priest is to go out of the house to the doorway of the house and quarantine the house for seven days.[bt] 39 The priest must return on the seventh day and examine it, and if[bu] the infection has spread in the walls of the house, 40 then the priest is to command that the stones that had the infection in them be pulled and thrown[bv] outside the city into an unclean place. 41 Then they shall scrape[bw] the house all around on the inside,[bx] and the plaster[by] which they have scraped off[bz] must be dumped outside the city into an unclean place. 42 They are then to take other stones and replace those stones,[ca] and he is to take other plaster and replaster the house.
43 “If the infection returns and breaks out in the house after he has pulled out the stones, scraped the house, and it is replastered,[cb] 44 the priest is to come and examine it, and if[cc] the infection has spread in the house, it is a malignant disease in the house. It is unclean. 45 He must tear down the house,[cd] its stones, its wood, and all the plaster of the house, and bring all of it[ce] outside the city to an unclean place. 46 Anyone who enters[cf] the house all the days the priest[cg] has quarantined it will be unclean until evening. 47 Anyone who lies down in the house must wash his clothes. Anyone who eats in the house must wash his clothes.
48 “If, however, the priest enters[ch] and examines it, and the[ci] infection has not spread in the house after the house has been replastered, then the priest is to pronounce the house clean because the infection has been healed. 49 Then he[cj] is to take two birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop[ck] to purify[cl] the house, 50 and he is to slaughter one bird into a clay vessel over fresh water.[cm] 51 He must then take the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times. 52 So he is to purify the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the live bird, the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, and the scrap of crimson fabric, 53 and he is to send the live bird away outside the city[cn] into the open countryside. So he is to make atonement for the house and it will be clean.
Summary of Purification Regulations for Infections
54 “This is the law for all diseased infections, for scall,[co] 55 for the diseased garment,[cp] for the house,[cq] 56 for the swelling,[cr] for the scab,[cs] and for the bright spot,[ct] 57 to teach when something is unclean and when it is clean.[cu] This is the law for dealing with infectious disease.”[cv]
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
30 Then[a] the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat). 32 So they went away by themselves in a boat[b] to some remote place. 33 But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot[c] from all the towns[d] and arrived there ahead of them.[e] 34 As Jesus[f] came ashore[g] he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So[h] he taught them many things.
35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is an isolated place[i] and it is already very late. 36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” 37 But he answered them,[j] “You[k] give them something to eat.” And they said, “Should we go and buy bread for 200 silver coins[l] and give it to them to eat?” 38 He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39 Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He[m] gave them to his[n] disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full. 44 Now[o] there were 5,000 men[p] who ate the bread.[q]
Walking on Water
45 Immediately Jesus[r] made his disciples get into the boat[s] and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd. 46 After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray. 47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land. 48 He[t] saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending,[u] he came to them walking on the sea,[v] for[w] he wanted to pass by them.[x] 49 When they saw him walking on the water[y] they thought he was a ghost. They[z] cried out, 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:[aa] “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished, 52 because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
Healing the Sick
53 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret[ab] and anchored there. 54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.[ac] 55 They ran through that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever he was rumored to be.[ad] 56 And wherever he would go—into villages, towns, or countryside—they would place the sick in the marketplaces,[ae] and would ask him if[af] they could just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
Psalm 40[a]
For the music director, a psalm of David.
40 I relied completely[b] on the Lord,
and he turned toward me
and heard my cry for help.
2 He lifted me out of the watery pit,[c]
out of the slimy mud.[d]
He placed my feet on a rock
and gave me secure footing.[e]
3 He gave me reason to sing a new song,[f]
praising our God.[g]
May many see what God has done,
so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord.[h]
4 How blessed[i] is the one[j] who trusts in the Lord[k]
and does not seek help from[l] the proud or from liars.[m]
5 O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things;
you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us.[n]
No one can thwart you.[o]
I want to declare your deeds and talk about them,
but they are too numerous to recount.[p]
6 Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern.[q]
You make that quite clear to me.[r]
You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.
7 Then I say,
“Look, I come!
What is written in the scroll pertains to me.[s]
8 I want to do what pleases you,[t] my God.
Your law dominates my thoughts.”[u]
9 I have told the great assembly[v] about your justice.[w]
Look, I spare no words.[x]
O Lord, you know this is true.
10 I have not failed to tell about your justice;[y]
I spoke about your reliability and deliverance.
I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.[z]
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