“‘You must not approach a woman in her menstrual impurity ¹  to have sexual intercourse with her.

“‘These are the Lord’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time.

and at the age of fifty years they must retire from performing the work and may no longer work.

This is the way it used to be continually: The cloud would cover it by day, ¹  and there was a fiery appearance by night.

the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,

For they were under royal orders ¹  which determined their activity day by day. ² 

Everything looks to you in anticipation, ¹  and you provide them with food on a regular basis. ² 

And you must drink water by measure, a pint and a half; ¹  you must drink it at fixed times.

For seven days you must present a gift to the Lord. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly day; ¹  you must not do any regular work.

At the end of the twelve months that were required for the women, ¹  when the turn of each young woman arrived to go to King Ahasuerus – for in this way they had to fulfill their time of cosmetic treatment: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfume and various ointments used by women –

Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor ¹  the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, ²  and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis. ³ 

So now, get back to work! ¹  You will not be given straw, but you must still produce ²  your quota ³  of bricks!”

If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

Next he presented the grain offering, filled his hand with some of it, and offered it up in smoke on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering. ¹ 

“‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves; ¹  you must not do any work on it.

Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, ¹  for he was a regular guest at the king’s table. But both his feet were crippled.

These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand. ¹ 

That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord:

So I purified them of everything foreign, and I assigned specific ¹  duties to the priests and the Levites.

I also provided for ¹  the wood offering at the appointed times and also for the first fruits. Please remember me for good, O my God.