This is the account of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,

The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats,

‘This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests: take a young bull and two rams without defect.

“Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish,

‘“If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the Lord.

“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

‘“If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect.

“If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish,

‘“If your offering is a fellowship offering, and you offer an animal from the herd, whether male or female, you are to present before the Lord an animal without defect.

“If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

‘“If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the Lord, you are to offer a male or female without defect.

“If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord: its fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,

Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the Lord its fat; he shall remove the whole fat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails

‘“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

if it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering.

and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.

or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish,

and the sin they have committed becomes known, they must bring as their offering for the sin they committed a female goat without defect.

or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed.

‘“If someone brings a lamb as their sin offering, they are to bring a female without defect.

“If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish

‘When anyone is unfaithful to the Lord by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, they are to bring to the Lord as a penalty a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. It is a guilt offering.

“If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued in silver shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.

They are to bring to the priest as a guilt offering a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the wrong they have committed unintentionally, and they will be forgiven.

He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven.

And as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value.

And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering.

He said to Aaron, ‘Take a bull calf for your sin offering and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the Lord.

and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

Then say to the Israelites: “Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb – both a year old and without defect – for a burnt offering,

And say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering,

‘On the eighth day they must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb a year old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, and one log of oil.

“And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil.

you must present a male without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.

if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.

When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the Lord to fulfil a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.

And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it.

On the day you wave the sheaf, you must sacrifice as a burnt offering to the Lord a lamb a year old without defect,

And on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord.

‘“From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count seven full weeks.

“You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering.

Present with this bread seven male lambs, each a year old and without defect, one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the Lord, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings – a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

And you shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, and one bull from the herd and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

If it is not redeemed before a full year has passed, the house in the walled city shall belong permanently to the buyer and the buyer’s descendants. It is not to be returned in the Jubilee.

If it is not redeemed within a full year, then the house in the walled city shall belong in perpetuity to the buyer, throughout his generations; it shall not be released in the jubilee.

There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a fellowship offering,

and he shall bring his gift to the Lord, one male lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish as a sin offering, and one ram without blemish as a peace offering,

‘This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.

“This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish and on which a yoke has never come.

Say to them: “This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord: two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular burnt offering each day.

And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering.

‘“On the Sabbath day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without defect, together with its drink offering and a grain offering of one-fifth of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil.

“On the Sabbath day, two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and its drink offering:

‘“On the first of every month, present to the Lord a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;

Present to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.

but offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; see that they are without blemish;

Offer these together with their drink offerings, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. Be sure the animals are without defect.

Besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall offer them and their drink offering. See that they are without blemish.

As an aroma pleasing to the Lord, offer a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.

and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;

Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.

but you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: see that they are without blemish.

Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

And you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish;

‘“On the second day offer twelve young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“On the second day twelve bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

‘“On the third day offer eleven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

‘“On the fourth day offer ten bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

‘“On the fifth day offer nine bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

‘“On the sixth day offer eight bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

‘“On the seventh day offer seven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.

“On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,

Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of one bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.

but you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish,

You must be blameless before the Lord your God.

You shall be blameless before the Lord your God,

He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.

“The Rock, his work is perfect,
for all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,
just and upright is he.

So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.

The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.

Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.

‘Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshipped beyond the River Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

‘Have you acted honourably and in good faith by making Abimelek king? Have you been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves?

“Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved—

So have you acted honourably and in good faith towards Jerub-Baal and his family today? If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too!

if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault, respond with Thummim.’ Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared.

Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped.

I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.

I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.

‘To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

‘As for God, his way is perfect:
the Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.

This God— his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.

This God is my strong refuge
and has made my way blameless.

the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);

the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold;

‘I have become a laughing-stock to my friends,
though I called on God and he answered –
a mere laughing-stock, though righteous and blameless!

I am a laughingstock to my friends;
I, who called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.

Be assured that my words are not false;
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.

For truly my words are not false;
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

Do you know how the clouds hang poised,
those wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Do you know the balancings of the clouds,
the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,

The one whose way of life is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;

I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.

I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.

To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;