THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS

 

Leviticus Chapter 22

1 ¶ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they dedicate to me: I am the LORD.

3 Say to them, Whoever he is of all your seed among your generations, who goes to the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

4 Whatever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or has a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goes from him;

5 Or whoever touches any creeping thing, by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

6 The soul that has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he washes his body with water.

7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

8 He shall not eat that which dies on its own, or is torn by beasts, to defile himself thereby: I am the LORD.

9 They shall therefore follow my instruction, lest they become guilty, and therefore die, because they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

10 ¶ No outsider shall eat of the holy things: one living with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy things.

11 But if the priest buys any person with his money, he may eat of it, and he who is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

12 If the priest’s daughter is also married to an outsider, she may not eat of the offering of the holy things.

13 But if the priest’s daughter is a widow, or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but no stranger shall eat of it.

14 And if a man eats of the holy thing unknowingly, then he shall add the fifth of its value to it, and shall give it to the priest with the holy thing.

15 And they shall not profane the holy things that the children of Israel, offer to the LORD;

16 Or allow them to bear the penalty of restitution, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

17 ¶ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

18 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, Whoever he is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who will present his offering for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer to the LORD for a burnt offering;

19 You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.

20 But you shall not offer whatever has a blemish: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.

22 You shall not offer those blind, or injured, or maimed, or having a discharge, or an itch, or scabs, to the LORD, or make of them an offering by fire upon the altar to the LORD.

23 Either a bullock or a lamb that has any thing superfluous or lacking in its parts, you may offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

24 You shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; nor shall you sacrifice them in your land.

25 Neither you nor a foreigner shall offer the bread of your God from any of these animals; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes are in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

26 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall remain seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and after it shall be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.

28 And whether it is cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

29 And when you will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it so that you may be accepted.

30 It shall be eaten up on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the next day: I am the LORD.

31 Therefore shall you keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

32 Nor shall you profane my holy name; but I must be revered as holy among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who makes you holy,

33 Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.