Leviticus 22
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1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they #Num. 6:3separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they #Lev. 18:21do not profane My holy name by what they #Ex. 28:38; Lev. 16:19; 25:10; Num. 18:32; Deut. 15:19dedicate to Me: I am the Lord. 3Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, #Lev. 7:20, 21; Num. 19:13while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.
4‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a #Num. 5:2leper or has #Lev. 15:2a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings #Lev. 14:2; 15:13until he is clean. And #Lev. 11:24–28, 39, 40; Num. 19:11whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or #Lev. 15:16, 17a man who has had an emission of semen, 5or #Lev. 11:23–28whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or #Lev. 15:7, 19any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be— 6the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he #Lev. 15:5washes his body with water. 7And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because #Lev. 21:22; Num. 18:11, 13it is his food. 8#Ex. 22:31; Lev. 7:24; 11:39, 40; 17:15; Ezek. 44:31Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord.
9‘They shall therefore keep #Lev. 18:30My ordinance, #Ex. 28:43; Lev. 22:16; Num. 18:22lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them.
10#Ex. 29:33; Lev. 22:13; Num. 3:10‘No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing. 11But if the priest #Ex. 12:44buys a person with his money, he may eat it; and one who is born in his house may eat his food. 12If the priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings. 13But if the priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food; but no outsider shall eat it.
14‘And if a man eats the #Num. 18:32holy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it. 15They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, 16or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ”
Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted
17And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18“Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: #Lev. 1:2, 3, 10‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering— 19#Lev. 1:3; Deut. 15:21you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. 20#Deut. 15:21; 17:1; Mal. 1:8, 14; (Eph. 5:27; Heb. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:19)Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. 21And #Lev. 3:1, 6whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, #Num. 15:3, 8; Ps. 61:8; 65:1; Eccl. 5:4, 5to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22#Lev. 22:20; Mal. 1:8Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make #Lev. 1:9, 13; 3:3, 5an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. 23Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb #Lev. 21:18too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. 25Nor #Num. 15:15, 16from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as #Lev. 21:6, 17the bread of your God, because their #Mal. 1:14corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”
26And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27#Ex. 22:30“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her #Deut. 22:6, 7and her young on the same day. 29And when you #Lev. 7:12; Ps. 107:22; 116:17; Amos 4:5offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. 30On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave #Lev. 7:15none of it until morning: I am the Lord.
31#Lev. 19:37; Num. 15:40; Deut. 4:40“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. 32#Lev. 18:21You shall not profane My holy name, but #Lev. 10:3; Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who #Lev. 20:8sanctifies you, 33#Lev. 19:36, 37; Num. 15:40; Deut. 4:40who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”
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Leviticus 22
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1Adonai spoke to Moses, saying:
2“Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of Bnei-Yisrael, which they consecrate to Me, so that they would not profane My holy Name. I am Adonai.
3Tell them, if anyone of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things, which Bnei-Yisrael consecrate to Adonai, while in a state of uncleanness, that soul will be cut off from before Me. I am Adonai.
4“None of the offspring of Aaron who has tza'arat or has a discharge shall eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead or a man whose seed discharges from him
5or who touches any creeping thing that may make him unclean or a person who is unclean—whatever his uncleanness—
6the person who touches any such thing will be unclean until the evening, and is not to eat of the holy things, unless he has bathed his body in water.
7When the sun sets, he will become clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it is his food.
8A carcass or what is torn by beasts he is not to eat, becoming unclean by it. I am Adonai.
9“Therefore kohanim should keep My charge, so that they do not become guilty of sin and die should they profane it. I am Adonai who sanctifies them.
10“No layman is to eat from the holy offering. A foreigner living with the kohanim or a hired servant is not to eat from the holy offering.
11But if a kohen buys a slave purchased by his money, that one may eat from it. Also those born in his house may eat his food.
12If a kohen’s daughter is married to a layman, she is not to eat from the gifts of the holy offerings.
13But if a kohen’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat from her father’s food. But no layman may eat any of it.
14“If anyone eats something holy unwittingly, then he is to add a fifth to it and give the holy offering to the kohen.
15They are not to profane the holy offerings of Bnei-Yisrael, which they lift up to Adonai,
16so causing them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat the holy offerings. For I am Adonai who sanctifies them.”
17Adonai spoke to Moses saying:
18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all Bnei-Yisrael, and say to them: Whoever is from the house of Israel, or one of the outsiders in Israel who brings his offering, whether it be any of their vows or any of their freewill offerings that they present to Adonai for a burnt offering—
19for you to be accepted—you are to offer a male without blemish, from the bulls, the sheep or the goats.
20But whatever has a blemish you are not to present, for it will not be acceptable on your behalf.
21Whoever brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Adonai to fulfill a vow or for a freewill offering, either from the herd or the flock, it must be unblemished to be accepted—there must be no defect on it.
22The blind, injured, maimed, having an abnormal growth or festering or a running sore are not to be offered to Adonai, or given as an offering by fire on the altar to Adonai.
23For a freewill offering you may present a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in its parts, but for a vow it will not be accepted.
24Whatever has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken or cut, you are not to offer to Adonai, nor are you to do so in your own land.
25Moreover, you are not to offer the food of your God from the hand of an outsider from any of these animals. For their corruption is within them—they have a defect. They will not be accepted on your behalf.”
26Adonai spoke to Moses saying:
27“When a bull, a sheep or a goat is born, then it is to remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day onward it will be accepted as the gift of an offering made by fire to Adonai.
28If it is a cow or ewe, you are not to slaughter it along with its young, both in one day.
29When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Adonai, you are to present it so that you may be accepted.
30It is to be eaten on the same day. You are to leave none of it until the morning. I am Adonai.
31“So you are to keep My mitzvot and do them. I am Adonai.
32You must not profane My holy Name, for I will be made holy among Bnei-Yisrael. I am Adonai who makes you holy,
33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Adonai.”
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