NKJV Bible in 365 Days
Day of Atonement & Holy Living — February 2
Leviticus 16-18
Leviticus 16
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord , and died; 365N 33.1
2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. 365N 33.2
3 [a] “Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. 365N 33.3
4 He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. 365N 33.4
5 And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. 365N 33.5
6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. 365N 33.6
7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 365N 33.7
8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. 365N 33.8
9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord ’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 365N 33.9
10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord , to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness. 365N 33.10
11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. 365N 33.11
12 Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord , with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 365N 33.12
13 And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord , that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die. 365N 33.13
14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. 365N 33.14
15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 365N 33.15
16 So he shall make atonement for the Holy Place , because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 365N 33.16
17 There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place , until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 365N 33.17
18 And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord , and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 365N 33.18
19 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and consecrate [b] it from the [c] uncleanness of the children of Israel. 365N 33.19
20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place , the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 365N 33.20
21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 365N 33.21
22 The goat [d] shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an [e] uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. 365N 33.22
23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place , and shall leave them there. 365N 33.23
24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make [f] atonement for himself and for the people. 365N 33.24
25 The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. 365N 33.25
26 And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 365N 33.26
27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place , shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal. 365N 33.27
28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. 365N 33.28
29 “ This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall [g] afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who [h] dwells among you. 365N 33.29
30 For on that day the priest shall make [i] atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord . 365N 33.30
31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. 365N 33.31
32 And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; 365N 33.32
33 then he shall make [j] atonement for [k] the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. 365N 33.33
34 This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. 365N 33.34
Leviticus 17
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 365N 33.35
2 “Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying: 365N 33.36
3 “Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, 365N 33.37
4 and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord , the guilt of bloodshed shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be [a] cut off from among his people, 365N 33.38
5 to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the Lord . 365N 33.39
6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet aroma to the Lord . 365N 33.40
7 They shall no more offer their sacrifices to [b] demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’ 365N 33.41
8 “Also you shall say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, 365N 33.42
9 and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the Lord , that man shall be [c] cut off from among his people. 365N 33.43
10 ‘And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 365N 33.44
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’ 365N 33.45
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.’ 365N 33.46
13 “Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust; 365N 33.47
14 for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ 365N 33.48
15 “And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts , whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean. 365N 33.49
16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his [d] guilt.” 365N 33.50
Leviticus 18
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 365N 33.51
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 365N 33.52
3 According to [a] the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their [b] ordinances. 365N 33.53
4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. 365N 33.54
5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord . 365N 33.55
6 ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord . 365N 33.56
7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. 365N 33.57
8 The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness. 365N 33.58
9 The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover. 365N 33.59
10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. 365N 33.60
11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 365N 33.61
12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father. 365N 33.62
13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. 365N 33.63
14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. 365N 33.64
15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 365N 33.65
16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. 365N 33.66
17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness. 365N 33.67
18 Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive. 365N 33.68
19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity. 365N 33.69
20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her. 365N 33.70
21 And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord . 365N 33.71
22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 365N 33.72
23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion. 365N 33.73
24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. 365N 33.74
25 For the land is defiled; therefore I visit [c] the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. 365N 33.75
26 You shall therefore [d] keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 365N 33.76
27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), 365N 33.77
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. 365N 33.78
29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [e] cut off from among their people. 365N 33.79
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My [f] ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’ ” 365N 33.80