Leviticus 22
22
1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 2Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in the things that they hallow unto me: I am Jehovah. 3Say unto them, Every one of all your seed, throughout your generations, that approacheth the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Jehovah. 4Whatsoever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a flux, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And he that toucheth any one that is unclean by a dead person, or a man whose seed of copulation hath passed from him; 5or a man that toucheth any crawling thing whereby he becometh unclean, or a man by whom he may become unclean, whatever may be his uncleanness, 6— a person that toucheth any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things; but he shall bathe his flesh with water, 7and when the sun goeth down, he shall be clean, and may afterwards eat of the holy things; for it is his food. 8Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah. 9And they shall keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die by it, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
10And no stranger shall eat the holy thing; the sojourner with the priest, and the hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11But if a priest buy any one for money, he may eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they may eat of his food. 12And a priest's daughter who is married to a stranger may not eat of the heave-offering of the holy things. 13But a priest's daughter that becometh a widow, or is divorced, and hath no seed, and returneth unto her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; but no stranger shall eat thereof. 14And if a man eat of a holy thing through inadvertence, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. 15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer unto Jehovah, 16and cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
17And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 18Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that presenteth his offering for any of his vows, and for any of his voluntary offerings, which they present to Jehovah as a burnt-offering, 19it shall be for your acceptance, without blemish, a male of the oxen, of the sheep, and of the goats. 20Nothing that hath a defect shall ye present; for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21And if any present a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or a voluntary offering of oxen or small cattle, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: there shall be no defect therein. 22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or ulcerous, or with itch, or scabbed — ye shall not present these to Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Jehovah. 23A bullock and a sheep that hath a member too long or too short, that mayest thou offer as a voluntary offering; but as a vow it shall not be accepted. 24That which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut shall ye not present to Jehovah; neither in your land shall ye do the like. 25Nor from the hand of the stranger shall ye present the bread of your God#GodHebrew: Elohim of any of these; for their corruption is in them: a defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you. 26And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 27An ox, or a sheep, or a goat, when it is brought forth, shall be seven days under its dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering by fire to Jehovah. 28A cow, or sheep — it and its young shall ye not slaughter in one day. 29And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance. 30On that day shall it be eaten: ye shall leave none of it until morning: I am Jehovah. 31And ye shall observe my commandments and do them: I am Jehovah. 32And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who do hallow you, 33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God#GodHebrew: Elohim I am Jehovah.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Vayikra (Lev) 22
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1Adonai said to Moshe, 2“Tell Aharon and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the people of Isra’el which they set apart as holy for me, so that they will not profane my holy name; I am Adonai. 3Tell them, ‘Any descendant of yours through all your generations who approaches the holy things that the people of Isra’el consecrate to Adonai and is unclean will be cut off from before me; I am Adonai.
4“‘Any descendant of Aharon with tzara‘at or a discharge is not to eat the holy things until he is clean. Anyone who has touched a person made unclean by a dead body, or who has had a seminal emission, 5or who has touched a reptile or insect that can make him unclean, or a man who is unclean for any reason and who can transmit to him his uncleanness — 6the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and is not to eat the holy things unless he bathes his body in water. 7After sunset he will be clean; and afterwards, he may eat the holy things; because they are his food. 8But he is not to eat anything that dies naturally or is torn to death by wild animals and thereby make himself unclean; I am Adonai. 9The cohanim must observe this charge of mine; otherwise, if they profane it, they will bear the consequences of their sin for doing so and die in it; I am Adonai, who makes them holy.
10“‘No one who is not a cohen may eat anything holy, nor may a tenant or employee of a cohen eat anything holy. 11But if a cohen acquires a slave, either through purchase or through his being born in his household, he may share his food. 12If the daughter of a cohen is married to a man who is not a cohen, she is not to have a share of the food set aside from the holy things. 13But if the daughter of a cohen is a widow or divorcee and has no child, and she is sent back to her father’s house as when she was young, she may share in her father’s food; but no one not a cohen is to share in it. 14If a person eats holy food by mistake, he must add one-fifth to it and give the holy food to the cohen. 15They are not to profane the holy things of the people of Isra’el that they have set apart for Adonai 16and thus cause them to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, by eating their holy things; because I am Adonai, who makes them holy.’”
(iii) 17Adonai said to Moshe, 18“Speak to Aharon and his sons and to the entire people of Isra’el; tell them: ‘When anyone, whether a member of the house of Isra’el or a foreigner living in Isra’el, brings his offering, either in connection with a vow or as a voluntary offering, and brings it to Adonai as a burnt offering, 19in order for you to be accepted, you must bring a male without defect from the cattle, the sheep or the goats. 20You are not to bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted from you. 21Whoever brings a sacrifice of peace offerings to Adonai in fulfillment of a vow or as a voluntary offering, whether it come from the herd or from the flock, it must be unblemished and without defect in order to be accepted. 22If it is blind, injured, mutilated, has an abnormal growth or has festering or running sores, you are not to offer it to Adonai or make such an offering by fire on the altar to Adonai. 23If a bull or lamb has a limb which is too long or short, you may offer it as a voluntary offering; but for a vow it will not be accepted. 24An animal with bruised, crushed, torn or cut genitals you are not to offer to Adonai. You are not to do these things in your land, 25and you are not to receive any of these from a foreigner for you to offer as bread for your God, because their deformity is a defect in them — they will not be accepted from you.’”
26Adonai said to Moshe, 27“When a bull, sheep or goat is born, it is to stay with its mother for seven days; but from the eighth day on, it may be accepted for an offering made by fire to Adonai. 28However, no animal is to be slaughtered together with its young on the same day, neither cow nor ewe.
29“When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Adonai, you must do it in a way such that you will be accepted. 30It must be eaten on the same day it is offered; leave none of it till morning; I am Adonai.
31“You are to keep my mitzvot and obey them; I am Adonai. 32You are not to profane my holy name; on the contrary, I am to be regarded as holy among the people of Isra’el; 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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