accidental ~ a description of an act that a person did not do on purpose.

acne ~ a disease that causes spots on the skin; young people often get it. adultery ~ the *sin when a man has sex with someone elses wife; or a woman has sex with someone elses husband. alcoholic ~ something that contains alcohol. altar ~ a special table where the priests burned *incense, grain and animals. anoint ~ to pour *oil onto someone in order to appoint that person for a special task. The *Jews did this when they made someone into a priest or king. anointed ~ the past form of the word *anoint; also, a description of someone whom people have appointed to do a special task by a ceremony with *oil. ark ~ another word for box. In Leviticus, the ark was a sacred box where the *Jews kept special things. atone ~ to forgive. atonement ~ another word for what happens when God forgives us. After God forgives us, we are at one with him. In other words, we are united as friends (or have friendly relations) with him. blasphemy ~ bad words that a person says against God; an insult against God. blessings ~ good things that God gives to people. boil ~ a lump on the skin. Inside the lump is a yellow, watery material. We call it *pus. breastpiece ~ something that covered the upper part of the priests body. bull ~ the male animal of the same kind as a cow. burnt offering ~ an *offering that the priests burned completely. It is the same as the *whole offering. Canaan ~ the old name for the countries afterwards called *Israel and *Judah. cattle ~ a number of cows and *bulls. cedar ~ a tree. censer ~ a flat pan that carried fire. cherubim ~ special servants of God; also called angels. chew ~ to break food with teeth. circumcise ~ to cut a small piece of skin off the end of a boys *penis. clay ~ a type of earth that people use to make pots. clean ~ suitable for God or for Gods people. A clean person could go to Gods house to *worship him. commandment ~ another word for a command or a law. The Ten Commandments is a name for Gods laws in Exodus chapter 20. commentary ~ notes about a book in the Bible.

corn offering ~ a gift of grain to the *LORD. See the explanation in the note called The 5 *sacrifices near the beginning of this commentary. courtyard ~ a yard round an important building. covenant ~ the special promise or agreement that God made with the *Jews.