Section II. Lev. xii. 2 ; xiii. 2, 9, IS, 24, 29, 3S, 40, 42, 47 ; ten laws about uncleanness from childbearing, and leprosy in person and dress.
Section III. Lev. xiv. 2, 4, 5, 1t, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19. 20 ; ten laws about cleansing the leper [xiv. 21-32 contains ten directions supplementary to the third section].
Section IV. Lev. xiv. 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 43, 47, ; ten laws about leprosy in houses.
Section V. Lev. xv. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, to, 13-15 ; ten laws about uncleanness byissues (in men).
Section VI. Lev. xv. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24-30; ten more laws on the same subject (in women).
Section VII. Lev. xvi. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 20, 23, 26, 27-28 ; ten laws respecting the great day of atonement.
[The rest of chap. xvi. is taken up with an earnest exhortation on the importance of this the most solemn of all days in the Jewish calendar. The repetition of this exhortation on the occasion of fixing the precise time of the solemnity, in Lev. xxiii. 26, gives still greater prominence to the importance of this unique day.] The fifth group of the Sinaitic legislation comes with much pro priety after the laws of ceremonial uncleanness, and the methods authoritatively prescribed for its removal. It wears the appearance of extreme severity. It prominently states the holiness of Jehovah, and calls upon his subjects to copy his holiness (xix. 2). The provisions, therefore, of this group of laws, aim at securing this holy condi tion of the theocratic society. At first sight the contents of the group may seem heterogeneous. But, keeping in view the general purport which we have indicated, the reader will, on further exami nation, discover a coherence of moral design under lying the miscellaneous commandments which are contained in the next four chapters (xvii.-xx.) In arranging this group it will be seen that Bertheau postpones the 17th chap, immediately after the 19th. [For his reasons see Grupp. Mos. Gesetze, 206-21a] 3d, Laws of sundry kinds enjoining Holiness. The sections which constitute this group, with their decalogues, are these : Section I. Lev. xviii. 6, 7, 8, 9, so, II, 12, 13,
14, 15; ten laws about unlawful marriages.
Section II. Lev. xviii. 16, 17, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 23 ; ten more laws on the same subject. [Verses 1-5 are a preamble, and verses 24-30 are a general sequel to the intermediate laws, in both of which the most earnest statement of moral sanc tions is repeated.] Section III. Lev. xix. 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 9, I I, 12, 13, 13 ; ten laws of various import, all enjoining holiness of practice.
Section IV. Lev. xix. 14, 15, 16, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19, 20, 23-25; ten other laws of the same character and purport.
Section V. Lev. xix. 26, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35 ; ten similar laws.
Section VI. Lev. xvii. 3, 6, 8, TO, 13, 15 ; xx. 2, 6, 27, 9 ; ten laws of like purport.
Section VII. Lev. xx. to, It, 12, 13, 17, IS, 20, 21 ; ten laws of like purport in relation to adultery, incest, sodomy, etc. The last five verses (except the 27th, which seems to follow the 6th in sense) of chap. xx., conclude this group, with another solemn injunction, befitting the sub ject of this part of the law. The last words well express the intention of the Mosaic code, and this portion of it in particular : Ye shall be holy unto me, for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.' Then follows the last group of the laws which were given at Mount Sinai.
4th, Sacerdotal, Festival, and Sundry Civil Laws, conclusion of the Sinaitic Code. -This portion of the law is arranged by Bertheau after this manner : Section I. Lev. xxi. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 22 ; ten laws respecting the character and duties of the priests.
Section II. Lev. xxii. 2, 3, 4, 4, to, II, 12, 13, 14 ; ten laws of the disabilities of the priests for their duty, etc.
Section III. Lev. xxii. 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 ; ten laws about offerings-their blemishes and perfections.
Section IV. Lev. xxiii. 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 34, 36 ; ten laws about the feasts-their ap pointed times, etc.