Leviticus 22

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto me, and that they profane not my holy name: I am Jehovah.3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto 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.4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;5 or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;6 the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.9 They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.

10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest’s, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.11 But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.12 And if a priest’s daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not eat of the heave-offering of the holy things.13 But if a priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and be returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s bread: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.14 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing.15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,16 and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.

17 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto Jehovah for a burnt-offering;19 that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto Jehovah.23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.24 That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto Jehovah; neither shall ye do thus in your land.25 Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

26 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the oblation of an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.29 And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.30 On the same day it shall be eaten; ye shall leave none of it until the morning: I am Jehovah.31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.32 And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who halloweth you,33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 22

Regulations for the Eating of Priestly Stipends

1 The Lord spoke to Moses:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the holy offeringst of the Israelites, which they consecrate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name.t I am the Lord.3 Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations,t if any man from all your descendants approaches the holy offerings which the Israelites consecratet to the Lord while he is impure,t that person must be cut off from before me.s I am the Lord.4 No mant from the descendants of Aaron who is diseased or has a discharges may eat the holy offerings until he becomes clean. The onet who touches anything made unclean by contact with a dead person,t or a man who has a seminal emission,t5 or a man who touches a swarming thing by which he becomes unclean,t or touches a persont by which he becomes unclean, whatever that person’s impurityt –6 the person who touches any of theses will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water.7 When the sun goes down he will be clean, and afterward he may eat from the holy offerings, because they are his food.8 He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causest or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the Lord.

9 They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of itt and therefore diet because they profane it. I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
10 “‘No lay persont may eat anything holy. Neither a priest’s lodgert nor a hired laborer may eat anything holy,11 but if a priest buys a person with his own money,t that persont may eat the holy offerings,t and those born in the priest’st own house may eat his food.t12 If a priest’s daughter marries a lay person,t she may not eat the holy contribution offerings,t

13 but if a priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and she has no children so that she returns to live int her father’s house as in her youth,t she may eat from her father’s food, but no lay person may eat it.
14 “‘If a man eats a holy offering by mistake,t he must add one fifth to it and give the holy offering to the priest.s15 Theyt must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contributet to the Lord,t

16 and so cause them to incur a penalty for guiltt when they eat their holy offerings,s for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

Regulations for Offering Votive and Freewill Offerings

17 The Lord spoke to Moses:18 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘When any mant from the house of Israel or from the foreigners in Israelt presents his offering for any of the votive or freewill offerings which they present to the Lord as a burnt offering,19 if it is to be acceptable for your benefitt it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.20 You must not present anything that has a flaw,t because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.t

21 If a man presents a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord for a special votive offeringt or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable;t it must have no flaw.t
22 “‘You must not present to the Lord something blind, or with a broken bone, or mutilated, or with a running sore,t or with a festering eruption, or with a feverish rash.s You must not give any of these as a gifts on the altar to the Lord.23 As for an oxt or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted,t you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering.s24 You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off;s you must not do this in your land.

25 Even from a foreignert you must not present the food of your God from such animals as these, for they are ruined and flawed;t they will not be acceptable for your benefit.’”
26 The Lord spoke to Moses:27 “When an ox, lamb, or goat is born, it must be under the care oft its mother seven days, but from the eighth day onward it will be acceptable as an offering giftt to the Lord.28 You must not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its youngt on the same day.t29 When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit.t

30 On that very dayt it must be eaten; you must not leave any part of itt over until morning. I am the Lord.
31 “You must be sure to do my commandments.t I am the Lord.32 You must not profane my holy name, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the Israelites. I am the Lord who sanctifies you,

33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God.t I am the Lord.”