Leviticus 22
22
Priests and Their Food
1Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Tell#Or “Speak to” Aaron and his sons#Literally “to Aaron and to his sons” that#Or “and” they must deal respectfully with the Israelites’#Literally “sons/children of Israel” votive offerings, and they must not profane my holy name, which they are consecrating to me; I am Yahweh.
3“Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations, any man from any of your offspring who comes near the votive offerings that the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” consecrate to Yahweh with#Or “and” his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut off#Or “and that person shall be cut off” from before me;#Literally “to the faces of me” I am Yahweh.
4“ ‘Anyone#Literally “A man a man” from Aaron’s offspring, if#Or “and” he is afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary until#Literally “until which” he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out, 5or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him due to#Literally “for” whatever his uncleanness, 6a person who touches such a thing#Hebrew “him” or “it” shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, except#Or “but if” or “but rather” when he washes#Or “bathes” his body with water 7and the sun sets,#Literally “the sun goes” or “the sun enters” and he shall be clean; then#Or “and” afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it is his food. 8He shall not eat a naturally dead body or#Or “and” a mangled carcass, so that he becomes unclean#Literally “to become unclean” by it; I am Yahweh.
9“ ‘And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that#Or “and” they die through it, because they have profaned it; I am Yahweh who consecrates them.
10“ ‘No stranger shall eat#Literally “And any stranger shall not eat” the votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident with#Hebrew “of” a priest or#Or “and” a hired worker eat the votive offering. 11But#Or “And” a priest, if with his money he buys a person as his possession,#Literally “property of” that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food. 12And a priest’s daughter, when she marries a layman,#Literally “she becomes for a strange man” she herself may not eat the votive offering.#Literally “the offering/lifting of the votive offering” 13But#Or “And” a priest’s daughter, when she becomes a widow or#Or “and” divorced or there is no offspring for her, and she returns to her father’s house as in her childhood, she may eat from her father’s food, but#Or “and” no layman may eat it.#Literally “any stranger shall not eat it” 14And if a man eats the votive offering unintentionally, then#Or “and” he shall add to it a fifth of it, and he shall give the votive offering to the priest. 15And they shall not profane the Israelites’#Literally “sons/children of Israel” votive offerings that they present to Yahweh, 16and so cause them, by their eating their votive offerings, to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’ ”
Acceptable Offerings
17Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel or#Or “and” from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows or#Or “and” for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering, 19it must be without defect to be acceptable for you:#Literally “for your acceptance” a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or#Or “and” among the goats. 20You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable#Literally “for acceptance” for you. 21And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from#Or “among” the cattle or from#Or “among” the flock,#The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals) it must be without defect to be acceptable;#Literally “for acceptance” there must not be any physical defect in it. 22The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh. 23As for#Or “And” an ox or sheep that is deformed or#Or “and” that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but#Or “and” for a vow it will not be accepted. 24And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised or#Or “and” shattered or#Or “and” torn or#Or “and” cut-off testicles, and you shall not sacrifice#Literally “do” or “make” such in your land. 25And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of a foreigner,#Literally “a son of a foreign land” because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’ ”
26Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27“When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then#Or “and” it shall be under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh. 28And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young#Literally “his son” or “his child” on the same day.#Literally “on day one” or “in one day” 29And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you. 30It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.
31“Thus#Or “And” you shall keep my commands, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.
32“And you shall not profane my holy name, so that I may be consecrated in the midst of the Israelites;#Literally “sons/children of Israel” I am Yahweh, who consecrates you, 33the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”
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Leviticus 22
22
The Holiness of the Offerings
1The LORD commanded Moses 2to say to 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 had 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 be 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 dependant 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 person who is not a member of a priestly family eats any of the sacred offerings without intending to, he must repay the priest its full value plus an additional twenty per cent. 15The priests shall not profane the sacred offerings 16by letting any unauthorized person eat them; this would bring guilt and punishment on such a person. 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 in fulfilment 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#Deut 17.1If you offer any animal that has any defect, the LORD will not accept it. 21When anyone presents a fellowship offering to the LORD, whether in fulfilment of a vow or as a freewill offering, the animal must be without any defect 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 fulfilment 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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