268. That no priest shall marry a divorced woman; for it is written, shall they take a woman put away from her husband."

"Neither

Lev. xxi. 7.

269. To sanctify the children of Aaron, and to let them have precedence in all holy affairs, because the Lord has chosen them, and set them apart for His service; for it is written, "Thou shalt sanctify him therefore," etc. Lev. xxi. 8. 270. The high priest is not to enter the tent containing any dead; even where other priests are bound to incur defilement; for it is written, "Neither shall he go in to any dead body." Lev. xxi. 11.

271. The high priest must not defile himself by touching a dead body, either directly or indirectly, not even those of his parents; for it is written, "Nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother."

Lev. xxi. 11.

272. The high priest is to marry a maid; but she must neither be in her minority, nor far advanced in age; for it is written, "And he shall take a wife," etc.

Lev. xxi. 13.

273. He is not to marry a widow, even if she had been only betrothed; for it is written, "A widow, etc., shall he not take." Lev. xxi. 14.

274.* (See note on p. 215.)

275. That no priest that is afflicted with a lasting blemish is to serve in the temple; for it is written, "Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God."

Lev. xxi. 17. 276. That no priest afflicted with a temporary blemish is to serve in the temple as long as the blemish is on him; for it is written, "Let him not approach to offer." Lev. xxi. 17. 277. That no priest afflicted with a blemish is to enter the temple; for it is written, "Only he shall not go in unto the vail," etc. Lev. xxi. 23. 278. That no priest, when in a state of uncleanness, is to perform any service in the temple; for it is written, "Profane not My holy name." Lev. xxii. 2. 279. No priest, while in an unclean state, is to eat of the heave offerings; for it is written, "What man soever of the seed of Aaron, etc., he shall not eat of the holy things until he be clean."

Lev. xxii. 4.

280. No stranger is to eat of the heave offerings; (the "first-fruits" are also called heave offerings); for it is written, "There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing." Lev. xxii. 10.

281. No sojourner, or hired servant, of the priest, is to eat of the holy things; for it is written, "A sojourner, etc., shall not eat of the holy thing." Lev. xxii. 10. 282. No uncircumcised priest is to partake of the holy things; this is a deduction from similar expressions. The terms "sojourner and hireling" are used in Exod. xii. 45, concerning the paschal lamb, and in Lev. xxii. 10, concerning holy things.

283. The "profane" woman is not to partake of the holy things; viz., the heave offering, the breast, and the shank, which any other daughter of the priest might eat; for it is written, "If the priest's daughter also, etc., she may not eat of an offering of the holy things." Lev. xxii. 12.

284. Not to partake of things of which the tithes and heave offerings have not yet been given; for it is written, " And they shall not profane the holy things, etc., which they offer unto the Lord." Lev. xxii. 15. 285. Not to bring any animal with a blemish near the altar (even when not sacrificed); for it is written, "But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer." Lev. xxii. 20.

286. That all animals brought as sacrifices be perfect in their kind, and free from blemishes; for it is written, "It shall be perfect to be accepted."

Lev. xxii. 21. 287. Not to make a blemish in the holy things; for it is written, "There shall be no blemish therein." Lev. xxii. 21. 288. Not to slaughter for a sacrifice any animal having a blemish; for it is written, "Blind, or broken, etc., ye shall not offer these unto the Lord."

Lev. xxii. 22. 289. Not to burn as an offering the "parts" of any animal that had a blemish; for it is written, "Nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar."

Lev. xxii. 22.

290. Not to sprinkle the blood of unsound animals on the altar; for it is written, "Ye shall not offer," etc.

Lev. xxii. 24.

291. This is a Talmudical precept, founded on Lev. xxii. 24. 292. Not to offer as sacrifices unsound animals, presented by heathens for that purpose; for though we infer from Lev. xxii. 18, that we may receive from their hands vows and freewill offerings, yet it is unlawful to sacrifice an unsound animal in their behalf; for it is written, "Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these." Lev. xxii. 25.

293. The animals offered as sacrifices to be not less than eight days old; for it is written, "When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day," etc. Lev. xxii. 27.

294. Not to slaughter an animal and its young in one day; for it is written, "Ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day." Lev. xxii. 28. 295. Not to do any thing from which might proceed a profanation of His name, (blessed be His name!) who has chosen us among all nations to be His beloved people; for it is written, "Neither shall ye profane My holy name."

Lev. xxii. 32.

296. To glorify the holy name. We are bound to observe the commandments,

even if we should forfeit our life through it; for it is written, "I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you."

Lev. xxii. 32. 297. To rest from servile work on the first day of the Passover; for it is written, "In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein." Lev. xxiii. 7.

298. Not to do any servile work on the first day of the Passover; for it is written, "In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein." Lev. xxiii. 7. 299. To offer an additional sacrifice all the seven days of the Passover; for it is written, "Ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days."

Lev. xxiii. 8. 300. To rest from servile work on the seventh day of the Passover; for it is written, “In the seventh day is an holy convocation." Lev. xxiii. 8.

301. Not to do any servile work on the seventh day of the Passover; for it is written, "In the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."

Lev. xxiii. 8.

302. On the second day of the Passover to bring an offering of a sheaf of barley, together with a lamb without blemish, one year old, as a burnt offering; for it is written, "Then ye shall bring a sheaf, etc.; on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it." Lev. xxiii. 10, 11.

303. Not to eat of new corn before the expiration of the 16th of the month Nisan (the second day of the Passover); for it is written, "And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day," etc.

Lev. xxiii. 14. 304. Not to eat (new) parched corn before the expiration of the 16th day of Nisan; for it is written, "Nor parched corn," etc. Lev. xxiii. 14. 305. Nor green ears before the same day; for it is written, "Nor green ears," etc. Lev. xxiii. 14. 306. To count the days of Omer (sheaf) daily and weekly, from the day on which the sheaf is offered until the end of seven weeks; for it is written, And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath, etc., even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days." Lev. xxiii. 15, 16.

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307. To offer on the Pentecost two leavened loaves of wheat, and the sacrifices pertaining thereto, besides the additional sacrifice for the day; the bread must be the produce of the holy land; for it is written, "Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves." Lev. xxiii. 17. 308. To rest from servile work on the Pentecost, which is called a "solemn assembly," and on which day the law was given; for it is written, "And ye

shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you." Eec. xxiii. 21. 309. Not to do any servile work on the day of "solemn assembly;" for it is written, "Ye shall do no servile work therein." Lev. xxiii. 21.

310. To rest from servile work on the first of Tishri, which is New Year's Day; for it is written, "In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a niemorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation." Lev. xxiii. 24. 311. Not to do any work on the New Year's Day; for it is written, "Ye shall do no servile work therein."

312. To offer an additional sacrifice on the New Year's Day; "But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord."

Lev. xxiii. 25. for it is written,

Lev. xxiii. 25.

313. To fast on the 10th of Tishri, which is the day of atonement; for it is written, "Also on the 10th day of this 7th month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls."

314. To offer an additional sacrifice on the day of atonement; "And offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord." 315. Not to do any kind of work on the day of atonement; "And ye shall do no work in that same day."

Lev. xxiii. 27. for it is written, Lev. xxiii. 27. for it is written,

Lev. xxiii. 28.

316. Not to eat or drink on the day of atonement; for it is written, "For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off."

Lev. xxiii. 29.

317. To rest from all kinds of work on the day of atonement; for it is written, "It shall be unto you a Sabbath of rest." Lev. xxiii. 32.

318. To rest from servile work on the first day of the feast of tabernacles: for it is written, "The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles, etc. On the first day shall be an holy convocation." Lev. xxiii. 34, 35. 319. Not to do any servile work on the first day of the feast of tabernacles; for it is written, "Ye shall do no servile work therein." Lev. xxiii. 35.

320. To offer an additional sacrifice on the feast of tabernacles (the additional sacrifices of this feast are not the same every day, for the number of bullocks are diminished every day, as stated in Num. xxix. 13-36); for it is written, "Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord." Lev. xxiii. 36.

321. To rest from work on the eighth day of the tabernacles, which is called the solemn assembly; for it is written, "On the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you." Lev. xxiii. 36.

322. On the day of the solemn assembly to offer an additional sacrifice of one bullock, one ram, seven lambs; and one kid for a sin offering; for it is written, "And ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord." Lev. xxiii. 36.

323. Not to do any servile work on the feast of the solemn assembly; for it is written," And ye shall do no servile work therein." Lev. xxiii. 36. 324. To take on the days of tabernacles a palm-branch, a citron, two twigs of the willow tree, and three twigs of pure myrtle; for it is written, "And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook," etc. Lev. xxiii. 40.

325. To dwell in a booth during the seven days of the feast; for it is written, "Ye shall dwell in booths seven days." Lev. xxiii. 42. 326. Not to till the land in the seventh year; for it is written, "But in the seventh year, etc., thou shalt neither sow thy field,” etc. Lev. xxv. 4.

327. Not to do any horticultural labour in the seventh year; for it is written, "Nor prune thy vineyard." Lev. xxv. 4.

328. Not to reap in the usual manner whatever the land may produce in the seventh year from seeds dropped during the last harvest; for it is written, “That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap."

Lev. xxv. 5. 329. Not to gather the fruits produced by the trees in the seventh year; for it is written, "Neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed." Lev. xxv. 5. 330. That the high senate count every year of the fifty, and every week in the year, until the year of "jubilee" arrives, in the same manner that we count the days of the omer or sheaf number; for it is written, "And thou shalt number seven Sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years." Lev. xxv. 8.

331. To blow the trumpet on the day of atonement in the year of "jubilee ;" for it is written, "Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land, etc., and proclaim liberty."

Lev. xxv. 9, 10. 332. To sanctify the fiftieth year by abstaining from tilling the land, and leaving free whatever it may produce, as in the year of release; for it ye shall hallow the fiftieth year."

is written, "And

Lev. xxv. 10.

in the year of

333. Not to till the land, nor to do any horticultural labour jubilee; for it is written, “A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow."

Lev. xxv. 11. 334. Not to gather, nor to reap in the usual manner any fruit grown of itself in the year of jubilee; for it is written, "Neither reap that which groweth of itself in it." Lev. xxv. 11. 335. Not to gather in the usual manner the fruits of the trees in the year of jubilee; for it is written, "Nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed."

Lev. xxv. 11.