The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 'Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy (kedoshim), for I, the Lord your God, am holy (kadosh)' Leviticus 19:1-2
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"This shall be the law of the afflicted on the day of his purification: he shall be brought to the cohen" Leviticus 14:2
"And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel" Leviticus 26:1
"The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious" Exodus 34:6
"And the fire on the altar shall be kindled on it, it shall not be extinguished" Leviticus 6:5
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"No meal offering that you offer to the Lord shall be with leaven (chametz), for you shall burn no leaven (seor) or honey in any fire offering to the Lord" Leviticus 2:11
"These are the inventories of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of testimony" Exodus 38:21
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