Parsha Tzav

(6,1) And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

(6,2) Command Aharon and his sons, saying; this is the law of the burnt-offering. It is the burnt-offering [which remains] on its pyre on the altar all night, until the morning, and the fire of the altar will be kept burning on it.

(6,3) The kohein shall dress in his linen garment and he shall wear linen pants on his [body] skin; and he shall separate the ashes when the fire consumes the burnt-offering on the altar and place it next to the altar.

(6,4) He shall [then] remove his garments and dress in other garments. He shall take out the ashes beyond the encampment, to a pure [undefiled] place.

(6,5) The fire on the altar shall be kindled with it it shall not go out. The kohein shall burn logs upon it each and every morning and arrange the burnt-offering on it and burn upon it the fats of the peace-offering.

(6,6) A continual fire shall be lit on the altar; it shall not go out.

(6,7) This is the law of the meal-offering. The sons of Aharon bring it before Adonoy, to the front of the altar.

(6,8) He shall separate from it, when he takes his fistful, from some of the meal-offerings fine flour and some of its oil and all the frankincense which is on the meal-offering. He shall burn, on the altar a pleasing fragrance; its memorial portion, to Adonoy.

(6,9) Whatever remains from it shall be eaten by Aharon and his sons. It must be eaten as matzoh, in a sacred place. In the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting they shall eat it.

(6,10) It should not be baked [as] leavened. I have given it to them as their portion from my fire-offerings. It is holy of holies [most holy], as [are] the sin-offering and as the guilt-offering.

(6,11) Every male descendant of Aharon may eat it, an everlasting statute for all your descendants from the fire-offerings of Adonoy. whatever shall touch them will become sacred.

(6,12) And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

(6,13) This is the offering of Aharon and his sons that they shall offer to Adonoy on the day that he is anointed; one tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a meal-offering, always [daily]. Half of it [he shall offer] in the morning and half of it [he shall offer] in the evening.

(6,14) In a frying pan, with oil it shall be made; you shall bring it saturated, well-baked, a meal-offering of broken pieces, you shall bring a pleasing fragrance to Adonoy.

(6,15) The kohein who is anointed in his stead from among his sons, he shall [also] do it; an everlasting statute to Adonoy, it shall be entirely burnt.

(6,16) Every meal-offering of a kohein shall be completely burnt and may not be eaten.

(6,17) And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

(6,18) Speak to Aharon and his sons, saying: this is the law of the sin-offering. In the place where the burnt-offering is slaughtered, the sin-offering shall be slaughtered, before Adonoy; it is holy of holies [most holy].

(6,19) The kohein who offers it as a sin-offering, shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a sacred place, in the Courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

(6,20) Whatever shall touch its flesh shall become holy and when of its blood is sprinkled on the garment, whatever it is sprinkled upon, you shall wash in a sacred place.

(6,21) An earthenware vessel in which it was cooked, must be broken. If it was cooked in a copper vessel, it must be scoured and rinsed with water.

(6,22) Every male among the kohanim may eat it; it is holy of holies [=most holy].

(6,23) Every sin-offering whose blood is to be brought inside the Tent of Meeting to bring about atonement inside the Sanctuary may not be eaten; it must be burned in fire.

(7,1) This is the law of the guilt-offering; it is holy of holies [=most holy].

(7,2) In the place where they will slaughter the burnt-offering they shall slaughter the guilt-offering, and they shall sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

(7,3) He shall bring all its fat from it; the [fat] tail, the fat covering the innards,

(7,4) the two kidneys and the fat on them that are on the flanks. The lobe on the liver, he shall remove together with the kidneys.

(7,5) The kohein shall burn them on the altar, a fire-offering to Adonoy; it is a guilt-offering.

(7,6) All males among the kohanim may eat it. It must be eaten in a sacred place; it is most holy.

(7,7) As the sin-offering is, so is the guilt-offering; one law applies to them both; the kohein who will bring about atonement with it, it shall belong to him.

(7,8) The kohein who brings a burnt-offering of an individual, the skin of the burnt-offering that he brought, shall belong to the kohein, it shall belong to him.

(7,9) Every meal-offering that shall be baked in an oven and every one made in a deep pot or frying pan, [belong] to the kohein who offers it; it shall belong to him.

(7,10) Every meal-offering mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aharon, each equally.

(7,11) This is the law of the peace-offering that one will bring to Adonoy.

(7,12) If he brings it as thanksgiving offering he shall bring along with his thanksgiving offering matzoh [unleavened] loaves mixed with oil, matzoh [unleavened] wafers anointed with oil and loaves of saturated fine flour mixed with oil.

(7,13) With loaves of leavened bread he shall bring his offering, along with his peace-offering of thanksgiving.

(7,14) From it, he shall bring one from each offering as separated portion to Adonoy. To that kohein who sprinkles the blood of the peace-offering, it shall belong to him.

(7,15) The flesh of his thanksgiving peace-offering on the day of its sacrifice it may be eaten. He shall not leave over any of it until morning.

(7,16) If either a vow or a voluntary offering, are the sacrifices of his offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering. And on the next day, the remnant of it may [also] be eaten.

(7,17) Whatever flesh is left over from the offering shall be burned in fire, on the third day.

(7,18) If it will be eaten, of the flesh of the peace-offering on the third day, it will not be favorably accepted. [As to] whoever brings it, it will not be credited to him; it is an abomination and anyone who eats of it shall bear [the burden of] its iniquity.

(7,19) The flesh [of offerings] that will touch any unclean [thing] may not be eaten; it shall be burned in fire. [As to] the [pure] flesh, every [ritually] pure person may eat [the] meat.

(7,20) The person who eats of the flesh of the peace-offering belonging to Adonoy while his uncleaness is yet on him, that persons soul shall be cut off from its people.

(7,21) A person who touches anything unclean, be it the impurities of man or an unclean animal, or any unclean creeping creature and then eats some flesh of the peace-offering belonging to Adonoy, that persons soul shall be cut off from its people.

(7,22) And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

(7,23) Speak to Bnei Yisroel, saying: any fat of oxen, sheep or goats you must not eat.

(7,24) The fat of an improperly slaughtered animal and the fat of a fatally wounded animal may be used for any purpose, but you are surely not permitted to eat it.

(7,25) For, anyone who eats fat of an animal from which is offered a fire-offering to Adonoy, the soul who ate it shall be cut off from its people.

(7,26) You shall not eat any blood, in all your dwelling places, be it of fowl or of beast.

(7,27) Any person who eats any blood, that soul shall be cut off from its people.

(7,28) And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

(7,29) Speak to Bnei Yisroel, saying: Whoever shall bring the sacrifice of his peace-offering to Adonoy, he shall bring his offering to Adonoy from his peace-offering.

(7,30) His hands shall bring the fire-offerings of Adonoy; he shall bring the fat on the breast and the breast [itself] to wave them as a wave-offering before Adonoy.

(7,31) The kohein shall burn the fat on the altar and the breast shall belong to Aharon and to his sons.

(7,32) The right thigh you shall give as a separated portion to the kohein, from your peace-offerings.

(7,33) Whoever offers the blood of the peace-offering and the fat who is of the sons of Aharon, the right thigh shall belong to him as a portion.

(7,34) Because the breast wave-offering and the thigh [that is] the uplifted portion I have taken from Bnei Yisroel. from their peace-offerings and I have given them to Aharon the kohein and to his sons, as an everlasting statute, from Bnei Yisroel.

(7,35) This is [for] the anointing of Aharon and [for] the anointing of his sons from the fire-offering of Adonoy, on the day He brought them to serve before Adonoy,

(7,36) that Adonoy commanded to give to them, on the day He anointed them, from Bnei Yisroel, an everlasting statute for all their descendants.

(7,37) This is the law for the burnt-offering, the meal-offering, the sin-offering and the guilt-offering; for the installation-sacrifices and for the peace-offering,

(7,38) that Adonoy commanded Moshe on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded Bnei Yisroel to bring their offerings to Adonoy in the desert of Sinai.

(8,1) And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, to say:

(8,2) Take Aharon, along with his sons, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin-offering, the two rams and a basket of matzos.

(8,3) Assemble the entire congrega-tion at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

(8,4) Moshe did that which Adonoy commanded him and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

(8,5) Moshe said to the congregation, This is the edict that Adonoy commanded to do.

(8,6) Moshe brought Aharon and his sons near and bathed them in water.

(8,7) He placed the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him girded him with the ephod-sash and tightened it for him.

(8,8) He put the breastplate on him and he placed in the breastplate the urim and the tumim.

(8,9) He placed the turban on his head and he placed, on the front of the turban, the golden plate, the crown of holiness, just as Adonoy commanded Moshe.

(8,10) Moshe took the anointing-oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything inside it and sanctified them.

(8,11) He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times; he anointed the altar and all its utensils, the washing basin and its base, to sanctify them.

(8,12) He poured some of the anointing-oil on Aharons head and anointed him, to sanctify him.

(8,13) Moshe brought near the sons of Aharon and dressed them in tunics, girded them with sashes, and tied high turbans for them [to wear], just as Adonoy commanded Moshe.

(8,14) He brought near the sin-offering bullock and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the sin-offering bullock.

(8,15) He slaughtered it; and Moshe took the blood and put it atop the corners of the altar all around with his finger and he purified the altar. He poured the blood into the base of the altar and sanctified it, to atone upon it.

(8,16) He took all the fat on the innards, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and their fats and Moshe burned [them] on the altar.

(8,17) The bullock, its skin, its flesh and its waste [that are in its intestines], he burned in fire, beyond the encampment, just as Adonoy commanded Moshe.

(8,18) He brought the burnt-offering ram and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the rams head.

(8,19) He slaughtered it; and Moshe sprinkled the blood all around the altar.

(8,20) He severed the rams limbs; and Moshe burned the head and the severed limbs and the fat.

(8,21) He washed the innards and feet in water; and Moshe burned the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt-offering; for a pleasing fragrance, a fire-offering to Adonoy, just as Adonoy commanded Moshe.

(8,22) He brought the second ram, the ram for the installation-offering; and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the rams head.

(8,23) He slaughtered it; and Moshe took some of its blood and he put it on Aharons right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand and the big toe of his right foot.

(8,24) He brought the sons of Aharon; and Moshe put some blood on their right earlobes and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Moshe sprinkled the blood all around the altar.

(8,25) He took the fat and the fat tail, all the fat on the innards, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and their fats and the right thigh.

(8,26) From the basket of matzos which [was] before Adonoy he took one matzoh loaf, one oil-bread and one wafer and he placed them on the fats and on the right thigh.

(8,27) He put them all on Aharons palms and on the palms of his sons and he waved them as a wave-offering before Adonoy.

(8,28) Moshe took them from their palms and he burned them on the altar in addition to the burnt-offering; they are installation-offerings for a pleasing fragrance, it is a fire-offering to Adonoy.

(8,29) Moshe took the breast and waved it [as] a wave-offering before Adonoy. From the ram for the installation-offering—that was the portion of Moshe—just as Adonoy commanded Moshe.

(8,30) Moshe took some anointing-oil and some blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aharon, on his garments, and on his sons and on his sons garments with him. He sanctified Aharon and his garments and his sons and his sons garments with him.

(8,31) Moshe said to Aharon and to his sons Cook the flesh at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and you shall eat it there [with] the bread that is in the installation basket just as I commanded, saying; Aharon and his sons shall eat them.

(8,32) Whatever flesh and bread is left over, you shall burn them in fire.

(8,33) From the entrance of the Tent of Meeting you shall not go out for seven days until the time that your days of installation are complete, because for seven days your hands will be filled.

(8,34) Just as you have done on this day, Adonoy commanded him to do, to bring about atonement.

(8,35) At the entrance of the Tent of Meeting you shall sit day and night for seven days and keep the charge of Adonoy and you will not die, because I have been thus commanded.

(8,36) Aharon and his sons fulfilled all the edicts that Adonoy commanded through Moshe.