Leviticus 22:1-16

1Then the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H559, 2“TellH1696H413 AaronH175H413 and his sonsH1121 to treat with respectH5144 the sacred offeringsH6944 that the IsraelitesH1121H3478 have consecrated to MeH6942, so that they do notH3808 profaneH2490 My holyH6944 nameH8034. IH589 am the LORDH3068.

3TellH559 themH413 that for the generations to comeH1755, if anyH3605 of their descendantsH2233H413 in a state of uncleannessH2932H5921 approachesH7126 the sacred offeringsH6944 thatH834 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 consecrateH6942 to the LORDH3068, thatH1931 personH5315 must be cut offH3772 from My presenceH6440. IH589 am the LORDH3068.

4If a descendantH2233H376 of AaronH175H1931 has a skin diseaseH68791 orH176 a dischargeH2100, he may not eatH398H3808 the sacred offeringsH6944 untilH5704 he is cleanH2891. Whoever touchesH5060 anythingH3605 defiledH2931 by a corpseH5315 orH176 by a manH376 whoH834 hasH3318 an emissionH7902 of semenH2233, 5orH176 whoeverH376 touchesH5060 aH3605 crawling creatureH8318 orH176 a personH120 thatH834 makes him uncleanH2930, whateverH3605 the uncleanness may beH2932— 6the manH5315 whoH834 touchesH5060 any of these will remain uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. He must notH3808 eatH398 fromH4480 the sacred offeringsH6944 unlessH3588H518 he has bathedH7364 himselfH1320 with waterH4325.

7When the sunH8121 has setH935, he will become cleanH2891, and thenH310 he may eatH398 fromH4480 the sacred offeringsH6944, forH3588 theyH1931 are his foodH3899. 8He must notH3808 eatH398 anything found deadH5038 or torn by wild animalsH2966, which would make him uncleanH2930. IH589 am the LORDH3068. 9The priests must keepH8104 My chargeH4931, lestH3808 they bearH5375 the guiltH2399 and dieH4191 becauseH3588 they profane itH2490. IH589 am the LORDH3068 who sanctifies themH6942.

10NoH3808 oneH3605 outsideH2114 a priest’s family may eatH398 the sacred offeringH6944, norH3808 may the guestH8453 of a priestH3548 or his hired handH7916 eatH398 it. 11But ifH3588 a priestH3548 buysH7069 a slaveH5315 withH7075 his own moneyH3701, or ifH1992 a slave is bornH3211 in his householdH1004, thatH1931 slave may eatH398 his foodH3899.

12IfH3588 the priest’sH3548 daughterH1323 is marriedH1961 to a manH376 otherH2114 than a priest, sheH1931 is notH3808 to eatH398 of the sacredH6944 contributionsH8641. 13But ifH3588 a priest’sH3548 daughterH1323 with noH369 childrenH2233 becomesH1961 widowedH490 or divorcedH1644 and returnsH7725 toH413 her father’sH1 houseH1004, she may shareH398 her father’sH1 foodH3899 as in her youthH5271. But noH3605H3808 outsiderH2114 may shareH398 it.

14IfH3588 anyoneH376 eatsH398 a sacred offeringH6944 in errorH7684, he must addH3254 a fifthH2549 toH5921 its value and giveH5414 the sacred offeringH6944 to the priestH3548. 15The priests must notH3808 profaneH2490 the sacred offeringsH6944 that the IsraelitesH1121H3478 presentH7311 to the LORDH3068 16by allowing the people to eatH398 the sacred offeringsH6944 and thus to bearH5375 the punishmentH5771 for guiltH819. ForH3588 IH589 am the LORDH3068 who sanctifies themH6942.”