Nancy Reuben Greenfield

Moses conducts a census of the Israelites; God describes the unique duties of the Kohath family of priests.

God enumerates the rewards for keeping the commandments and the punishments for violating them; the laws of tithes are then listed.

God tells Moses to instruct the people in the laws of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, as well as how to relate to those in the community who become impoverished.

God tells Moses to give the people a series of ethical and ritual laws instructing them in how to be holy.

God gives Moses a series of laws specific to the priests; God then instructs Moses to tell the people about the festivals in addition to laws of blasphemy and murder.

Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness after their escape from Egypt. God sends manna to feed them and Amalek attacks the Israelites.

God instructs Moses regarding the procedures for the Day of Atonement; sexual prohibitions are then listed.

God describes the purification ritual for people and homes afflicted with leprosy; God also instructs Moses and Aaron regarding the laws of the emission of bodily fluids.

God instructs Moses about the purification rituals for mothers following childbirth; God then describes to Moses and Aaron the procedures for identifying and responding to those infected with leprosy.

After the dedication of the Tabernacle and the ordination of the priests, two of Aaron's sons bring a strange fire before God and are consumed by fire; God then instructs Moses and Aaron regarding which animals may be eaten.