"TellAaronand his sonsto be carefulwith the holy[gifts] of the sonsof Israel,whichthey dedicateto Me, so as not to profaneMy holyname;I am the LORD.
Then I saidto them, "You are holyto the LORD,and the utensilsare holy;and the silverand the goldare a freewillofferingto the LORDGodof your fathers.
you shall devoteto the LORDthe firstoffspringof everywomb,and the firstoffspringof everybeastthat you own;the malesbelong to the LORD.
"It shall be on Aaron'sforehead,and Aaronshall takeaway the iniquityof the holythingswhichthe sonsof Israelconsecrate,with regard to alltheir holygifts;and it shall alwaysbe on his forehead,that they may be acceptedbeforethe LORD.
Depart,depart,goout from there,Touchnothingunclean;Goout of the midstof her, purifyyourselves, You who carrythe vesselsof the LORD.
"And you have not keptchargeof My holythingsyourselves, but you have set[foreigners] to keepchargeof My sanctuary."
"Thus you shall keepthe sonsof Israelseparatedfrom their uncleanness,sothat they will not diein their uncleannessby their defilingMy tabernaclethat is amongthem."
You shall not giveanyof your offspringto offerthem to Molech,norshall you profanethe nameof your God;I am the LORD.
You shall not swearfalselyby My name,so as to profanethe nameof your God;I am the LORD.
I will also setMy faceagainst that manand will cuthim offfrom amonghis people,becausehe has givensomeof his offspringto Molech,soas to defileMy sanctuaryand to profaneMy holyname.
They shall be holyto their Godand not profanethe nameof their God,for they presentthe offeringsby fireto the LORD,the foodof their God;so they shall be holy.
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
"You shall not profaneMy holyname,but I will be sanctifiedamongthe sonsof Israel;I am the LORDwho sanctifiesyou,
You will bearnosinby reasonof it when you have offeredthe bestof it. But you shall not profanethe sacredgiftsof the sonsof Israel,oryou will die.'"
"You shall consecrateto the LORDyour Godallthe firstbornmalesthat are bornof your herdand of your flock;you shall not workwith the firstbornof your herd,norshearthe firstbornof your flock.
