Leviticus 22 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Various Statutes for Priests

Then Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 22:2“Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they set apart to Me as holy, so as not to profane My holy name; I am Yahweh.

Lev 22:3

Lev 22:3“Say to them, ‘If any man among all your seed throughout your generations comes near to the holy gifts which the sons of Israel set apart as holy to Yahweh, and he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from before Me; I am Yahweh.

Lev 22:4

Lev 22:4‘No man of the seed of Aaron, who is a leper or who has a discharge, may eat of the holy gifts until he is clean. And if one touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or if a man has a seminal emission,

Lev 22:5

Lev 22:5or if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness,

Lev 22:6

Lev 22:6a [fn]person who touches any such thing shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the holy gifts unless he has bathed his [fn]body in water.

Lev 22:7

Lev 22:7‘But the sun will set, and he will be clean. And afterward he shall eat of the holy gifts, for it is his [fn]food.

Lev 22:8

Lev 22:8‘He shall not eat an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, becoming unclean by it; I am Yahweh.

Lev 22:9

Lev 22:9‘They shall therefore keep My charge so that they will not bear sin because of it and die thereby because they profane it; I am Yahweh who makes them holy.

Lev 22:10

‘No^H3808 [fn]layman^H2114, however, is to eat^H398 the holy^H6944 gift; a foreign^H8453 resident^H8453 with the priest^H3548 or a hired^H7916 man^H7916 shall not eat^H398 of the holy^H6944 gift.

Lev 22:11

Lev 22:11‘But if a priest buys a person as his property with his money, [fn]that one may eat of it, and those who are born in his house may eat of his [fn]food.

Lev 22:12

Lev 22:12‘If a priest’s daughter is married to a [fn]layman, she shall not eat of the [fn]contribution of the holy gifts.

Lev 22:13

Lev 22:13‘But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and has no seed, and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s [fn]food; but no [fn]layman shall eat of it.

Lev 22:14

Lev 22:14‘But if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy gift to the priest.

Lev 22:15

Lev 22:15‘They shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they raise up to Yahweh,

Lev 22:16

Lev 22:16and so cause them to bear [fn]punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am Yahweh who makes them holy.’”

Offerings Without Blemish

Lev 22:17

Then Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 22:18

Lev 22:18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel who brings near his offering, whether it is any of their [fn]votive or any of their freewill offerings, which they bring near to Yahweh for a burnt offering—

Lev 22:19

Lev 22:19for you to be accepted—it must be a male without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.

Lev 22:20

Lev 22:20‘Whatever has a defect, you shall not bring it near, for it will not be accepted for you.

Lev 22:21

Lev 22:21‘And when a man brings a sacrifice of peace offerings near to Yahweh to [fn]fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be without blemish to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.

Lev 22:22

Lev 22:22‘Those that are blind or fractured or maimed or have a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not bring near to Yahweh nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to Yahweh.

Lev 22:23

Lev 22:23‘Now in respect to an ox or a lamb which has [fn]an overgrown or stunted member, you may offer it for a freewill offering, but for a votive offering it will not be accepted.

Lev 22:24

Lev 22:24‘Also anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not bring near to Yahweh, and you shall not do thus in your land,

Lev 22:25

Lev 22:25nor shall you bring near any such thing from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the [fn]food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect; they shall not be accepted for you.’”

Lev 22:26

Then Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 22:27

Lev 22:27“When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall [fn]remain seven days [fn]with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to Yahweh.

Lev 22:28

Lev 22:28“But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter both it and its young in one day.

Lev 22:29

Lev 22:29“And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Lev 22:30

Lev 22:30“It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until morning; I am Yahweh.

Lev 22:31

Lev 22:31“So you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am Yahweh.

Lev 22:32

“And you shall not profane^H2490 My holy^H6944 name^H8034, but I will be treated^H6942 as holy^H6942 among^H8432 the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478; I am Yahweh^H3068 who makes^H6942 you holy^H6942,