1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. Say to the whole community of the Israelites: You must be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
3. Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.
4. Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves; I am the Lord your God.
5. When you sacrifice a communal sacrifice of well-being to the Lord, offer it so that it will be accepted on your account.
6. It must be eaten on the day of your sacrifice or the following day; whatever is left over on the third day must be burned with fire.
7. If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is foul; it will not be accepted.