Leviticus 22
22
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they #[Num. 6:3] abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they #ver. 3; Ex. 28:38; Deut. 15:19 dedicate to me, so that they do not #[Num. 18:32]; See ch. 18:21profane my holy name: I am the Lord. 3Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while #ch. 7:20he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord. 4None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a #ch. 15:2 discharge may eat of the holy things #ch. 14:2; 15:13 until he is clean. #Num. 19:11 Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or #ch. 15:16a man who has had an emission of semen, 5and #ch. 11:24, 43, 44 whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or #ch. 15:7, 19a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be— 6the person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has #[Heb. 10:22]; See ch. 15:5-11bathed his body in water. 7When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because #ch. 21:22; [Num. 18:11, 13]; See ch. 3:11they are his food. 8#See ch. 7:24He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’ 9They shall therefore keep my charge, #[Ex. 28:43]; See ch. 19:17 lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: #ch. 21:8, 15, 23I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
10 # ch. 24:9; [1 Sam. 21:6; Matt. 12:4; Mark 2:26; Luke 6:4] “A lay person shall not eat of a holy thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired worker shall eat of a holy thing, 11but if a priest buys a slave#22:11 Or servant; twice in this verse as his property for money, the slave#22:11 Hebrew he may eat of it, and #Num. 18:11, 13anyone born in his house may eat of his food. 12If a priest’s daughter marries a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things. 13But if a priest’s daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and #[Gen. 38:11; Ruth 1:8] returns to her father’s house, #ch. 10:14; Num. 18:11, 19as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food; yet no lay person shall eat of it. 14#ch. 4:2; 5:15, 16, 18 And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add #ch. 27:13, 15, 19the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest. 15They #ch. 19:8; Num. 18:32shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord, 16and so cause them #[See ver. 9 above] to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: #[See ver. 9 above]for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.”
Acceptable Offerings
17And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, #ch. 1:2, 3, 10; Num. 15:14When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the Lord, 19if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a #ch. 1:3, 10male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. 20#Deut. 15:21; 17:1; Mal. 1:8, 14; [Heb. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:19]You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. 21And when anyone #ch. 3:1, 6 offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord #ch. 7:16; Num. 15:3, 8; Deut. 23:21, 23; Ps. 61:8; 65:1; Eccles. 5:4, 5to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. 22Animals #ver. 20; ch. 21:18; Mal. 1:8 blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or #ch. 21:20 an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food #ch. 1:9, 13; 3:3, 5offering on the altar. 23You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part #ch. 21:18too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. 24Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, 25neither shall you offer as #See ch. 3:11 the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a #Mal. 1:14blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”
26And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27#Ex. 22:30“When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord. 28But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep #[Deut. 22:6]and her young in one day. 29And when you sacrifice a #ch. 7:12; Ps. 107:22; 116:17; Amos 4:5sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 30It shall be eaten on the same day; #ch. 7:15you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.
31 # ch. 19:37; Num. 15:40; Deut. 4:40 “So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord. 32#See ch. 18:21 And you shall not profane my holy name, that #ch. 10:3 I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. #See ch. 20:8I am the Lord who sanctifies you, 33who brought you out of the land of Egypt #See Ex. 6:7to be your God: I am the Lord.”
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Leviticus 22
22
The Holiness of the Offerings
1The Lord commanded Moses 2to tell Aaron and his sons, “You must not bring disgrace on my holy name, so treat with respect the sacred offerings that the people of Israel dedicate to me. I am the Lord. 3If any of your descendants, while he is ritually unclean, comes near the sacred offerings which the people of Israel have dedicated to me, he can never again serve at the altar. This applies for all time to come. I am the Lord.
4“None of the descendants of Aaron who has a dreaded skin disease or a discharge may eat any of the sacred offerings until he is ritually clean. Any priest is unclean if he touches anything which is unclean through contact with a corpse or if he has an emission of semen 5or if he has touched an unclean animal or person. 6Any priest who becomes unclean remains unclean until evening, and even then he may not eat any of the sacred offerings until he has taken a bath. 7After the sun sets he is clean, and then he may eat the sacred offerings, which are his food. 8He shall not eat the meat of any animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by wild animals; it will make him unclean. I am the Lord.
9“All priests shall observe the regulations that I have given. Otherwise, they will become guilty and die, because they have disobeyed the sacred regulations. I am the Lord and I make them holy.
10“Only a member of a priestly family may eat any of the sacred offerings; no one else may eat them—not even someone staying with a priest or hired by him. 11But a priest's slaves, bought with his own money or born in his home, may eat the food the priest receives. 12A priest's daughter who marries someone who is not a priest may not eat any of the sacred offerings. 13But a widowed or divorced daughter who has no children and who has returned to live in her father's house as a dependent may eat the food her father receives as a priest. Only a member of a priestly family may eat any of it.
14“If any people who are not members of a priestly family eat any of the sacred offerings without intending to, they must repay the priest its full value plus an additional 20 percent. 15The priests shall not profane the sacred offerings 16by letting any unauthorized people eat them; this would bring guilt and punishment on such people. I am the Lord and I make the offerings holy.”
17The Lord commanded Moses 18to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations. When any Israelite or any foreigner living in Israel presents a burnt offering, whether as fulfillment of a vow or as a freewill offering, the animal must not have any defects. 19To be accepted, it must be a male without any defects. 20#Dt 17.1 If you offer any animal that has any defects, the Lord will not accept it. 21When anyone presents a fellowship offering to the Lord, whether as fulfillment of a vow or as a freewill offering, the animal must be without any defects if it is to be accepted. 22Do not offer to the Lord any animal that is blind or crippled or mutilated, or that has a running sore or a skin eruption or scabs. Do not offer any such animals on the altar as a food offering. 23As a freewill offering you may offer an animal that is stunted or not perfectly formed, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow. 24Do not offer to the Lord any animal whose testicles have been crushed, cut, bruised, or torn off. This is not permitted in your land.
25Do not offer as a food offering any animal obtained from a foreigner. Such animals are considered defective and are not acceptable.
26-27When a calf or a lamb or a kid is born, it must not be taken from its mother for seven days, but after that it is acceptable as a food offering. 28Do not sacrifice a cow and its calf or a sheep and its lamb or a goat and its kid on the same day. 29When you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, follow the rules so that you will be accepted; 30eat it the same day and leave none of it until the next morning.
31The Lord said, “Obey my commands; I am the Lord. 32Do not bring disgrace on my holy name; all the people of Israel must acknowledge me to be holy. I am the Lord and I make you holy; 33and I brought you out of Egypt to become your God. I am the Lord.”
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