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13 “‘This is the offering you must offer: a sixth of an ephah from a homer of wheat, a sixth of an ephah from a homer of barley, 14 and as the prescribed portion of olive oil, one-tenth of a bath from each cor (which is ten baths or a homer, for ten baths make a homer); 15 and one sheep from each flock of 200, from the watered places of Israel, for a grain offering, burnt offering, and peace offering, to make atonement for them, declares the Sovereign Lord. 16 All the people of the land will contribute[a] to this offering for the prince of Israel. 17 It will be the duty of the prince to provide the burnt offerings, the grain offering, and the drink offering at festivals, on the new moons and Sabbaths, at all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel; he will provide the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
18 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you must take an unblemished young bull and purify the sanctuary. 19 The priest will take some of the blood of the sin offering and place it on the doorpost of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the doorpost of the gate of the inner court. 20 This is what you must do on the seventh day of the month for anyone who sins inadvertently or through ignorance; so you will make atonement for the temple.
21 “‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you will celebrate the Passover, and for the seven days of the festival bread made without yeast will be eaten. 22 On that day the prince will provide for himself and for all the people of the land a bull for a sin offering. 23 And during the seven days of the feast he will provide as a burnt offering to the Lord seven bulls and seven rams, all without blemish, on each of the seven days, and a male goat daily for a sin offering. 24 He will provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a gallon[b] of olive oil for each ephah of grain.[c] 25 In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, at the feast,[d] he will make the same provisions for the sin offering, burnt offering, and grain offering, and for the olive oil, for the seven days.
The Prince’s Offerings
46 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court that faces east[e] will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened. 2 The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening. 3 The people of the land will bow down at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons. 4 The burnt offering that the prince will offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day will be six unblemished lambs and one unblemished ram. 5 The grain offering will be an ephah with the ram, and the grain offering with the lambs will be as much as he is able to give,[f] and a gallon[g] of olive oil with an ephah. 6 On the day of the new moon he will offer[h] an unblemished young bull and six lambs and a ram, all without blemish. 7 He will provide a grain offering: an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wishes,[i] and a gallon[j] of olive oil with each ephah of grain.[k] 8 When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way.
9 “‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate; whoever enters by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate. No one will return by way of the gate they entered but will go out straight ahead. 10 When they come in, the prince will come in with them, and when they go out, he will go out.
11 “‘At the festivals and at the appointed feasts the grain offering will be an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as one is able,[l] and a gallon[m] of olive oil with each ephah of grain.[n] 12 When the prince provides a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings as a voluntary offering to the Lord, the gate facing east will be opened for him, and he will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings just as he did on the Sabbath. Then he will go out, and the gate will be closed after he goes out.[o]
13 “‘You[p] will provide a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering daily to the Lord; morning by morning he will provide it. 14 And you[q] will provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a gallon[r] of olive oil to moisten the choice flour, as a grain offering to the Lord; this is a perpetual statute. 15 Thus they will provide the lamb, the grain offering, and the olive oil morning by morning, as a perpetual burnt offering.
16 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince should give a gift to one of his sons as[s] his inheritance, it will belong to his sons; it is their property by inheritance. 17 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will be his until the year of liberty;[t] then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance will only remain with his sons. 18 The prince will not take away any of the people’s inheritance by oppressively removing them from their property. He will give his sons an inheritance from his own possessions so that my people will not be scattered, each from his own property.’”
19 Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced north. There I saw[u] a place at the extreme western end. 20 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out to the outer court to transmit holiness to the people.”
21 Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me past the four corners of the court, and I noticed[v] that in every corner of the court there was a court. 22 In the four corners of the court were small[w] courts, 70 feet[x] in length and 52½ feet[y] in width; the four were all the same size. 23 There was a row of masonry around each of the four courts, and places for boiling offerings were made under the rows all around. 24 Then he said to me, “These are the houses for boiling, where the ministers of the temple boil the sacrifices of the people.”
13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action[a] by being fully sober, and set your hope[b] completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.[c] 14 Like obedient children, do not comply with[d] the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,[e] 15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.”[f] 17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here[g] in reverence. 18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed—not by perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ. 20 He was foreknown[h] before the foundation of the world but[i] was manifested in these last times[j] for your sake. 21 Through him you now trust[k] in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 You have purified[l] your souls by obeying the truth[m] in order to show sincere mutual love.[n] So[o] love one another earnestly from a pure heart.[p] 23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For
all flesh[q] is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of the grass;[r]
the grass withers and the flower falls off,
25 but the word of the Lord[s] endures forever.[t]
And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
2 So get rid of[u] all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 And[v] yearn[w] like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk,[x] so that by it you may grow up to[y] salvation,[z] 3 if you have experienced[aa] the Lord’s kindness.[ab]
A Living Stone, a Chosen People
4 So as you come to him,[ac] a living stone rejected by men but[ad] chosen and precious[ae] in God’s sight, 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer[af] spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it says[ag] in scripture, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone,[ah] and whoever believes[ai] in him[aj] will never[ak] be put to shame.”[al] 7 So you who believe see[am] his value,[an] but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the[ao] cornerstone,[ap] 8 and a stumbling-stone[aq] and a rock to trip over.[ar] They stumble[as] because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.[at] 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues[au] of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 You[av] once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy,[aw] but now you have received mercy.
ה (He)
33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes,[a]
so that I might observe it continually.[b]
34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law,
and keep it with all my heart.[c]
35 Guide me[d] in the path of your commands,
for I delight to walk in it.[e]
36 Give me a desire for your rules,[f]
rather than for wealth gained unjustly.[g]
37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless.[h]
Revive me with your word.[i]
38 Confirm to your servant your promise,[j]
which you made to the one who honors you.[k]
39 Take away the insults that I dread.[l]
Indeed,[m] your regulations are good.
40 Look, I long for your precepts.
Revive me with your deliverance.[n]
ו (Vav)
41 May I experience your loyal love,[o] O Lord,
and your deliverance,[p] as you promised.[q]
42 Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me,[r]
for I trust in your word.
43 Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony,[s]
for I await your justice.
44 Then I will keep[t] your law continually
now and for all time.[u]
45 I will be secure,[v]
for I seek your precepts.
46 I will speak[w] about your regulations before kings
and not be ashamed.
47 I will find delight in your commands,
which I love.
48 I will lift my hands to[x] your commands,
which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
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