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Bible Reading for February 14

Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto
his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is
the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, [4] And
bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to
offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices,
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the
LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. [6] And the priest shall
sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off
from among his people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will
even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood
that maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. [13]
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that
may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with
dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood
thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. [15] And every soul that
eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts,
whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even:
then shall he be clean. [16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh;
then he shall bear his iniquity.

Leviticus 18
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. [4] Ye shall do my
judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your
God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. [6] None of you shall approach to
any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. [8]
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. [12] Thou shalt
not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near
kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she
is thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. [15] Thou shalt not
uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou
shalt not uncover her nakedness. [16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness
of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. [19] Also thou shalt not
approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart
for her uncleanness. [20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy
neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to
Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. [22]
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. [23]
Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither
shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you: [25] And the land is
defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land
itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. [26] Ye shall therefore keep my
statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations;
neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;) [28] That the land spue not you out
also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. [30] Therefore
shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these
abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not
yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto all the
congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be
holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. [3] Ye shall fear every man his
mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall
offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. [7] And if
it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be
accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut
off from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy
harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I
am the LORD your God.
[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God: I am the LORD. [13] Thou shalt not defraud thy
neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide
with thee all night until the morning. [14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the
LORD. [15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not
respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in
righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. [16] Thou shalt not go up and
down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the
blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. [17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother
in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer
sin upon him. [18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the
children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am
the LORD. [19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle
gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed:
neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. [20]
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to
an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be
scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. [21]
And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
[22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the
trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the
sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. [23] And when ye shall come
into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye
shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as
uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. [24] But in the fourth
year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
[25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. [26] Ye shall
not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor
observe times.
[27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
the corners of thy beard.
[28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
[29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the
land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. [30] Ye
shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. [31]
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to
be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. [32] Thou shalt rise up before
the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am
the LORD. [33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall
not vex him. [34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you
as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were
strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. [35] Ye shall do no
unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
[36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
[37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and
do them: I am the LORD.

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