1 The Lord told Moses
2 to say to the community of Israel, “Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
3 Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and must keep the Sabbath, as I have commanded. I am the Lord your God.
4 “Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the Lord your God.
5 “When you kill an animal for a fellowship offering, keep the regulations that I have given you, and I will accept the offering.
6 The meat must be eaten on the day the animal is killed or on the next day. Any meat left on the third day must be burnt,
7 because it is ritually unclean, and if anyone eats it, I will not accept the offering.