fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without : and there they are unto this day. There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord. made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister

ecause of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord ha lled the house of the Lord. Then spake Solomor he Lord said that he would dwell in the thic arkness. I have surely built thee an house t well in, a settled place for thee to abide in for eve _nd the king turned his face about, and blessed a e congregation of Israel: (and all the congrega on of Israel stood;) and he said, Blessed be th ord God of Israel, which spake with his mout nto David my father, and hath with his hand ful led it, saying, Since the day that I brought fort y people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city ou I all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my ame might be therein; but I chose David to b ver my people Israel. And it was in the heart o avid my father to build an house for the name o e Lord God of Israel. And the Lord said unt avid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to uild an house unto my name, thou didst well tha was in thine heart. Nevertheless thou shalt no ild the house; but thy son he shall build the ɔuse unto my name. And the Lord hath per rmed his word that he spake, and I am risen up

the room of David my father, and sit on the rone of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have uilt an house for the name of the Lord God of rael. And I have set there a place for the ark herein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made ith our fathers when he brought them out of the

THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, CALLE

LEVITICUS.

PORTION (VAY-YIKKRO).

CHAPTER I.

And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake him out of the tabernacle of the congregation ing, Speak unto the children of Israel; and say them, If any man of you bring an offering unt Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, of the herd, and of the flock. If his offering burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a without blemish: he shall offer it of his own v tary will at the door of the tabernacle of the gregation before the Lord. And he shall pu hand upon the head of the burnt offering; a shall be accepted for him to make atonemen him. And if his offering be of the flocks, na of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacr he shall bring it a male without blemish. A the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lo of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of t doves, or of young pigeons.

And when any will offer a meat offering the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; ar shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense the and he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the pri

and be chall take thereout his handful of the

thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: and the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons' it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made

by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: and he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

HAPHTARAH ??" (VAY-YIKKRO).

FROM THE 43rd AND 44th CHAPTERS OF ISAIAH.

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