"They shall be on Aaronand on his sonswhen they enterthe tentof meeting,orwhen they approachthe altarto ministerin the holyplace, so that they do not incurguiltand die.It [shall be] a statuteforeverto him and to his descendantsafterhim.
And you shall not goup by stepsto My altar,sothat your nakednesswill not be exposedon it.'
"In the tentof meeting,outsidethe veilwhichis beforethe testimony,Aaronand his sonsshall keepit in orderfrom eveningto morningbeforethe LORD;[it shall be] a perpetualstatutethroughout their generationsfor the sonsof Israel.
"So they shall washtheir handsand their feet,so that they will not die;and it shall be a perpetualstatutefor them, for Aaron and his descendantsthroughout their generations."
"It shall be that when they enterat the gatesof the innercourt,they shall be clothedwith linengarments;and woolshall not be on them while they are ministeringin the gatesof the innercourtand in the house.
"He shall putthe incenseon the firebeforethe LORD,that the cloudof incensemay coverthe mercyseatthat is on [the ark of] the testimony,otherwisehe will die.
"They shall nolongersacrificetheir sacrificesto the goatdemonswith whichthey playthe harlot.Thisshall be a permanentstatuteto them throughout their generations."'
They shall not profanethe holy[gifts] of the sonsof Israelwhichthey offerto the LORD,
They shall therefore keepMy charge,so that they will not bearsinbecauseof it and diethereby becausethey profaneit; I am the LORDwho sanctifiesthem.
It is a perpetualstatutethroughout your generationsin allyour dwellings:you shall not eatanyfator anyblood.'"
Now ifa personsinsafter he hearsa publicadjuration[to testify] when he is a witness,whetherhe has seenor[otherwise] known,ifhe does not tell[it], then he will bearhis guilt.
"Now ifa personsinsand doesanyof the things whichthe LORDhas commandednot to be done,though he was unaware,still he is guiltyand shall bearhis punishment.
[As for] the assembly,there shall be onestatutefor you and for the alienwho sojourns[with you], a perpetualstatutethroughout your generations;as you are, so shall the alienbe beforethe LORD.
"The sonsof Israelshall not comenearthe tentof meetingagain,or they will bearsinand die.
You will bearnosinby reasonof it when you have offeredthe bestof it. But you shall not profanethe sacredgiftsof the sonsof Israel,oryou will die.'"
Then the LORDspoketo Aaron,"Now behold,I Myselfhave givenyou chargeof My offerings,even allthe holygifts of the sonsof IsraelI have giventhem to you as a portionand to your sonsas a perpetualallotment.
But the manwhois cleanand is not on a journey,and yet neglectsto observethe Passover,that personshall then be cutofffrom his people,for he did not presentthe offeringof the LORDat its appointedtime.That manwill bearhis sin.
