Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Purity of the Camp 1 TheLordsaid to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin diseaseor a discharge of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean because of a dead body. 3 Send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they […]

The Nazirite 1 TheLordsaid to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to theLordas a Nazirite, 3 they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented […]

Offerings at the Dedication of the Tabernacle 1 When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings. He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils. 2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who […]

Setting Up the Lamps 1 TheLordsaid to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’ ” 3 Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as theLordcommanded […]

The Passover 1 TheLordspoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said, 2 “Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time. 3 Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in […]

The Silver Trumpets 1 TheLordsaid to Moses: 2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. 3 When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 4 If only one is […]

Fire From the Lord 1 Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of theLord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from theLordburned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. 2 When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to theLordand the fire […]

Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has theLordspoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And theLordheard this. 3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else […]

Exploring Canaan 1 TheLordsaid to Moses, 2 “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.” 3 So at theLord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites. 4 […]

The People Rebel 1 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3 Why is theLordbringing us to this land only to […]