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Rh be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which are brought unto the for a burnt-offering; that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not bring; for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whosoever bringeth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the in fulfilment of a vow clearly uttered, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scabbed, or scurvy, ye shall not offer these unto the, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the. Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing too long or too short, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or torn, or cut, ye shall not offer unto the ; neither shall ye do thus in your land. Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these, because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them; they shall not be accepted for you.

And the spoke unto Moses, saying:

When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; but from the eighth day and thenceforth it may be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the. And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day. And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted. On the same day it shall be eaten; ye shall leave none of it until the morning: I am the. And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the. And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the who hallow you, that brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the.

And the spoke unto Moses, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: The appointed seasons of the, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My appointed seasons. Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work; it is a sabbath unto the in all your dwellings.

These are the appointed seasons of the, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their appointed season. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is the passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the ; seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work. And ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the seven days; in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work.

And the spoke unto Moses saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them:

When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest. And he shall wave