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Leviticus 22
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The Use of Holy Offerings

22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Direct Aaron and his sons to deal carefully with the sacred donations of the Israelites, which they dedicate to me, so that they may not profane my holy name: I am the Lord.(A) 3 Say to them, ‘If anyone among all your offspring throughout your generations comes near the sacred donations, which the Israelites dedicate to the Lord, while he is in a state of uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.’(B) 4 No one of Aaron’s offspring who has a defiling skin disease or suffers a discharge may eat of the sacred donations until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse or a man who has had an emission of semen,(C) 5 and whoever touches any swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or any human being by whom he may be made unclean—whatever his uncleanness may be(D)— 6 the person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the sacred donations unless he has washed his body in water. 7 When the sun sets he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the sacred donations, for they are his food. 8 That which died or was torn by wild animals he shall not eat, becoming unclean by it: I am the Lord.(E) 9 They shall keep my charge, so that they may not incur guilt and die because of it for having profaned them: I am the Lord; I sanctify them.(F)

10 “No layperson shall eat of the sacred donations. No bound or hired servant of the priest shall eat of the sacred donations,(G) 11 but if a priest acquires anyone by purchase, the person may eat of them, and those who are born in his house may eat of his food. 12 If a priest’s daughter marries a layman, she shall not eat of the offering of the sacred donations, 13 but if a priest’s daughter is widowed or divorced, without offspring, and returns to her father’s house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food. No layperson shall eat of it.(H) 14 If a man eats of the sacred donation unintentionally, he shall add one-fifth of its value to it and give the sacred donation to the priest.(I) 15 No one shall profane the sacred donations of the Israelites, which they offer to the Lord, 16 causing them to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, by eating their sacred donations, for I am the Lord; I sanctify them.”(J)

Acceptable Offerings

17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say to them: When anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens residing in Israel presents an offering, whether in payment of a vow or as a freewill offering that is offered to the Lord as a burnt offering, 19 to be acceptable on your behalf it shall be a male without blemish, of the cattle or the sheep or the goats.(K) 20 You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable on your behalf.(L)

21 “When anyone offers a sacrifice of well-being to the Lord, in fulfillment of a vow or as a freewill offering, from the herd or from the flock, to be acceptable it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it.(M) 22 Anything blind or injured or maimed or having a discharge or an itch or scabs—these you shall not offer to the Lord or put any of them on the altar as offerings by fire[a] to the Lord. 23 An ox or a lamb that is deformed or stunted you may present for a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted for a vow. 24 Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the Lord; such you shall not do within your land, 25 nor shall you accept any such animals from a foreigner to offer as food to your God; since they are mutilated, with a blemish in them, they shall not be accepted on your behalf.”(N)

26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as the Lord’s offering by fire.[b](O) 28 But you shall not slaughter, from the herd or the flock, an animal with its young on the same day.(P) 29 When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.(Q) 30 It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall not leave any of it until morning: I am the Lord.(R)

31 “Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord.(S) 32 You shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the Israelites: I am the Lord; I sanctify you,(T) 33 I who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord.”(U)

Footnotes

  1. 22.22 Or as gifts
  2. 22.27 Or the Lord’s gift
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Leviticus 22
Lexham English Bible

Priests and Their Food

22 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Tell[b] Aaron and his sons[c] that[d] they must deal respectfully with the Israelites’[e] 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[f] consecrate to Yahweh with[g] his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut off[h] from before me;[i] I am Yahweh.

4 “‘Anyone[j] from Aaron’s offspring, if[k] he is afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary until[l] he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out, 5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him due to[m] whatever his uncleanness, 6 a person who touches such a thing[n] shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, except[o] when he washes[p] his body with water 7 and the sun sets,[q] and he shall be clean; then[r] afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it is his food. 8 He shall not eat a naturally dead body or[s] a mangled carcass, so that he becomes unclean[t] by it; I am Yahweh.

9 “‘And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that[u] they die through it, because they have profaned it; I am Yahweh who consecrates them.

10 “‘No stranger shall eat[v] the votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident with[w] a priest or[x] a hired worker eat the votive offering. 11 But[y] a priest, if with his money he buys a person as his possession,[z] that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food. 12 And a priest’s daughter, when she marries a layman,[aa] she herself may not eat the votive offering.[ab] 13 But[ac] a priest’s daughter, when she becomes a widow or[ad] 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[ae] no layman may eat it.[af] 14 And if a man eats the votive offering unintentionally, then[ag] he shall add to it a fifth of it, and he shall give the votive offering to the priest. 15 And they shall not profane the Israelites’[ah] votive offerings that they present to Yahweh, 16 and 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

17 Then[ai] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,[aj] and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel or[ak] from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows or[al] for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering, 19 it must be without defect to be acceptable for you:[am] a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or[an] among the goats. 20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable[ao] for you. 21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from[ap] the cattle or from[aq] the flock,[ar] it must be without defect to be acceptable;[as] there must not be any physical defect in it. 22 The 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. 23 As for[at] an ox or sheep that is deformed or[au] that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but[av] for a vow it will not be accepted. 24 And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised or[aw] shattered or[ax] torn or[ay] cut-off testicles, and you shall not sacrifice[az] such in your land. 25 And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of a foreigner,[ba] because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’”

26 Then[bb] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then[bc] 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. 28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young[bd] on the same day.[be] 29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you. 30 It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.

31 “Thus[bf] 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;[bg] I am Yahweh, who consecrates you, 33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:1 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 22:2 Or “Speak to”
  3. Leviticus 22:2 Literally “to Aaron and to his sons”
  4. Leviticus 22:2 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 22:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  6. Leviticus 22:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  7. Leviticus 22:3 Or “and”
  8. Leviticus 22:3 Or “and that person shall be cut off”
  9. Leviticus 22:3 Literally “to the faces of me”
  10. Leviticus 22:4 Literally “A man a man”
  11. Leviticus 22:4 Or “and”
  12. Leviticus 22:4 Literally “until which”
  13. Leviticus 22:5 Literally “for”
  14. Leviticus 22:6 Hebrew “him” or “it”
  15. Leviticus 22:6 Or “but if” or “but rather”
  16. Leviticus 22:6 Or “bathes”
  17. Leviticus 22:7 Literally “the sun goes” or “the sun enters”
  18. Leviticus 22:7 Or “and”
  19. Leviticus 22:8 Or “and”
  20. Leviticus 22:8 Literally “to become unclean”
  21. Leviticus 22:9 Or “and”
  22. Leviticus 22:10 Literally “And any stranger shall not eat”
  23. Leviticus 22:10 Hebrew “of”
  24. Leviticus 22:10 Or “and”
  25. Leviticus 22:11 Or “And”
  26. Leviticus 22:11 Literally “property of”
  27. Leviticus 22:12 Literally “she becomes for a strange man”
  28. Leviticus 22:12 Literally “the offering/lifting of the votive offering”
  29. Leviticus 22:13 Or “And”
  30. Leviticus 22:13 Or “and”
  31. Leviticus 22:13 Or “and”
  32. Leviticus 22:13 Literally “any stranger shall not eat it”
  33. Leviticus 22:14 Or “and”
  34. Leviticus 22:15 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  35. Leviticus 22:17 Or “And”
  36. Leviticus 22:18 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  37. Leviticus 22:18 Or “and”
  38. Leviticus 22:18 Or “and”
  39. Leviticus 22:19 Literally “for your acceptance”
  40. Leviticus 22:19 Or “and”
  41. Leviticus 22:20 Literally “for acceptance”
  42. Leviticus 22:21 Or “among”
  43. Leviticus 22:21 Or “among”
  44. Leviticus 22:21 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  45. Leviticus 22:21 Literally “for acceptance”
  46. Leviticus 22:23 Or “And”
  47. Leviticus 22:23 Or “and”
  48. Leviticus 22:23 Or “and”
  49. Leviticus 22:24 Or “and”
  50. Leviticus 22:24 Or “and”
  51. Leviticus 22:24 Or “and”
  52. Leviticus 22:24 Literally “do” or “make”
  53. Leviticus 22:25 Literally “a son of a foreign land”
  54. Leviticus 22:26 Or “And”
  55. Leviticus 22:27 Or “and”
  56. Leviticus 22:28 Literally “his son” or “his child”
  57. Leviticus 22:28 Literally “on day one” or “in one day”
  58. Leviticus 22:31 Or “And”
  59. Leviticus 22:32 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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Leviticus 22
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22 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings(A) the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name.(B) I am the Lord.(C)

3 “Say to them: ‘For the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord,(D) that person must be cut off from my presence.(E) I am the Lord.

4 “‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease[a] or a bodily discharge,(F) he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse(G) or by anyone who has an emission of semen, 5 or if he touches any crawling thing(H) that makes him unclean, or any person(I) who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. 6 The one who touches any such thing will be unclean(J) till evening.(K) He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.(L) 7 When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.(M) 8 He must not eat anything found dead(N) or torn by wild animals,(O) and so become unclean(P) through it. I am the Lord.(Q)

9 “‘The priests are to perform my service(R) in such a way that they do not become guilty(S) and die(T) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(U)

10 “‘No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.(V) 11 But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food.(W) 12 If a priest’s daughter marries anyone other than a priest, she may not eat any of the sacred contributions. 13 But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it.

14 “‘Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake(X) must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value(Y) to it. 15 The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings(Z) the Israelites present to the Lord(AA) 16 by allowing them to eat(AB) the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt(AC) requiring payment.(AD) I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(AE)’”

Unacceptable Sacrifices

17 The Lord said to Moses, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel(AF)—presents a gift(AG) for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow(AH) or as a freewill offering,(AI) 19 you must present a male without defect(AJ) from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.(AK) 20 Do not bring anything with a defect,(AL) because it will not be accepted on your behalf.(AM) 21 When anyone brings from the herd or flock(AN) a fellowship offering(AO) to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering,(AP) it must be without defect or blemish(AQ) to be acceptable.(AR) 22 Do not offer to the Lord the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. 23 You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox[b] or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow. 24 You must not offer to the Lord an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut.(AS) You must not do this in your own land, 25 and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God.(AT) They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.(AU)’”

26 The Lord said to Moses, 27 “When a calf, a lamb or a goat(AV) is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days.(AW) From the eighth day(AX) on, it will be acceptable(AY) as a food offering presented to the Lord. 28 Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.(AZ)

29 “When you sacrifice a thank offering(BA) to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 30 It must be eaten that same day; leave none of it till morning.(BB) I am the Lord.(BC)

31 “Keep(BD) my commands and follow them.(BE) I am the Lord. 32 Do not profane my holy name,(BF) for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites.(BG) I am the Lord, who made you holy(BH) 33 and who brought you out of Egypt(BI) to be your God.(BJ) I am the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. Leviticus 22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
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