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Leviticus 22
King James Version
Leviticus 22
King James Version
22 And the Lord 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, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.
3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.
4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing 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 which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh 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 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the Lord.
9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.
10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
12 If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall be 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 it unto the priest with the holy thing.
15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;
16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.
17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;
19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, 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 the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, 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 the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord.
23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
26 And the Lord 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 an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
28 And whether it be cow, or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will.
30 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the Lord.
31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the Lord.
32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22
Christian Standard Bible
Leviticus 22
Christian Standard Bible
Priests and Their Food
22 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to me, so they do not profane my holy name;(A) I am the Lord. 3 Say to them: If any man from any of your descendants throughout your generations is in a state of uncleanness yet approaches the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord, that person will be cut off from my presence; I am the Lord. 4 No man of Aaron’s descendants who has a skin disease[a] or a discharge is to eat from the holy offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a dead person or by a man who has an emission of semen, 5 or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness— 6 the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening(B) and is not to eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body with water. 7 When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the holy offerings, for that is his food.(C) 8 He must not eat an animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts,[b](D) making himself unclean by it; I am the Lord. 9 They must keep my instruction,(E) or they will be guilty and die because they profane it; I am the Lord who sets them apart.
10 “No one outside a priest’s family[c](F) is to eat the holy offering. A foreigner staying with a priest or a hired worker is not to eat the holy offering. 11 But if a priest purchases someone with his own silver, that person may eat it, and those born in his house may eat his food. 12 If the priest’s daughter is married to a man outside a priest’s family,[d] she is not to eat from the holy contributions.[e] 13 But if the priest’s daughter becomes widowed or divorced, has no children, and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she may share her father’s food. But no outsider may share it. 14 If anyone eats a holy offering in error,(G) he is to add a fifth to its value and give the holy offering to the priest.(H) 15 The priests must not profane the holy offerings the Israelites give to the Lord 16 by letting the people eat their holy offerings and having them bear the penalty of restitution.(I) For I am the Lord who sets them apart.”
Acceptable Sacrifices
17 The Lord spoke to Moses: 18 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the resident aliens(J) in Israel who presents his offering(K)—whether they present payment of vows or freewill gifts to the Lord as burnt offerings— 19 must offer an unblemished male(L) from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for you to be accepted. 20 You are not to present anything that has a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
21 “When a man presents a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or flock, it has to be unblemished to be acceptable; there must be no defect in it. 22 You are not to present any animal to the Lord that is blind, injured, maimed, or has a running sore, festering rash,(M) or scabs; you may not put any of them on the altar as a food offering to the Lord.(N) 23 You may sacrifice as a freewill offering any animal from the herd or flock that has an elongated or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable as a vow offering. 24 You are not to present to the Lord anything that has bruised, crushed, torn, or severed testicles;(O) you must not sacrifice them in your land. 25 Neither you nor[f] a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”(P)
26 The Lord spoke to Moses: 27 “When an ox, sheep, or goat is born, it is to remain with[g] its mother for seven days; from the eighth day(Q) on, it will be acceptable as an offering, a food offering to the Lord. 28 But you are not to slaughter an animal from the herd or flock on the same day as its young.(R) 29 When you offer a thanksgiving sacrifice(S) to the Lord, offer it so that you may be accepted. 30 It is to be eaten on the same day.(T) Do not let any of it remain until morning; I am the Lord.
31 “You are to keep my commands and do them; I am the Lord. 32 You must not profane my holy name; I must be treated as holy(U) among the Israelites. I am the Lord who sets you apart, 33 the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord.”
Levítico 22
La Biblia de las Américas
Levítico 22
La Biblia de las Américas
Leyes sobre la pureza sacerdotal
22 Habló el Señor a Moisés, diciendo: 2 Di a Aarón y a sus hijos que tengan cuidado con las cosas sagradas que los hijos de Israel me consagran, para que no profanen mi santo nombre; yo soy el Señor. 3 Diles: «Si alguno de entre vuestros descendientes[a] en todas vuestras generaciones, se acerca a las cosas sagradas que los hijos de Israel consagran al Señor, estando inmundo[b](A), esa persona será cortada de mi presencia. Yo soy el Señor. 4 Ningún varón de los descendientes[c] de Aarón que sea leproso, o que tenga flujo, podrá comer de las cosas sagradas hasta que sea limpio(B). Y si alguno toca alguna cosa contaminada[d] por un cadáver(C), o si un hombre tiene una emisión seminal(D), 5 si alguno toca ciertos animales[e](E) por los cuales se pueda contaminar, o a cualquier hombre que lo contamine, cualquiera que sea su inmundicia, 6 la persona[f] que toque a cualquiera de estos quedará inmunda hasta el atardecer; no comerá de las cosas sagradas a menos que haya lavado su cuerpo[g] con agua. 7 Cuando el sol se ponga quedará limpio, y después comerá de las cosas sagradas, porque son su alimento[h](F). 8 No comerá animal que muera o sea despedazado por fieras, contaminándose por ello(G); yo soy el Señor. 9 Guardarán, pues, mi ordenanza(H) para que no se carguen de pecado por ello, y mueran porque la profanen; yo soy el Señor que los santifico(I).
10 »Ningún extraño[i] comerá cosa sagrada(J); ni huésped del sacerdote, ni jornalero comerán cosa sagrada. 11 Pero si un sacerdote compra con su dinero un esclavo[j] como propiedad suya, este sí puede comer de ella, y también los nacidos en su casa podrán comer de su alimento(K). 12 Y si la hija del sacerdote se casa con un extraño[k], ella no comerá de la ofrenda[l] de las cosas sagradas. 13 Pero si la hija del sacerdote queda viuda o se divorcia, y no tiene hijo y regresa a la casa de su padre como en su juventud, podrá comer del alimento de su padre; pero ningún extraño[m] comerá de él(L). 14 Y si un hombre come inadvertidamente cosa sagrada, entonces añadirá a ella una quinta parte(M) y restituirá la cosa sagrada al sacerdote. 15 Los sacerdotes no profanarán las cosas sagradas que los hijos de Israel(N) ofrecen al Señor, 16 causándoles así sufrir castigo por la culpa[n] al comer sus cosas sagradas; porque yo soy el Señor que los santifico(O)».
Animales para el sacrificio
17 Y el Señor habló a Moisés, diciendo: 18 Habla a Aarón y a sus hijos y a todos los hijos de Israel, y diles: «Cualquier hombre de la casa de Israel o de los forasteros en Israel, que presente su ofrenda, ya sea de sus ofrendas votivas[o] o de sus ofrendas voluntarias, las cuales presenta al Señor como holocausto(P), 19 para que os sea aceptada, esta debe ser macho sin defecto(Q) del ganado, de los corderos o de las cabras. 20 Lo que tenga defecto, no ofreceréis, porque no os será aceptado(R). 21 Cuando alguno ofrezca sacrificio de ofrenda de paz al Señor para cumplir un voto especial[p] o como ofrenda voluntaria, del ganado o del rebaño(S), tiene que ser sin defecto para ser aceptado; no habrá imperfección en él. 22 Los que estén ciegos, quebrados, mutilados, o con llagas purulentas, sarna o roña, no los ofreceréis al Señor, ni haréis de ellos una ofrenda encendida sobre el altar al Señor. 23 En cuanto al buey o carnero que tenga un miembro deformado o atrofiado, podréis presentarlo como ofrenda voluntaria, pero por voto no será aceptado. 24 También cualquier animal con sus testículos magullados, aplastados(T), rasgados o cortados, no lo ofreceréis al Señor ni lo sacrificaréis[q] en vuestra tierra; 25 tampoco aceptaréis tales animales de mano de un extranjero por ofrenda como alimento para vuestro Dios(U); porque su corrupción está en ellos, tienen defecto y no os serán aceptados».
26 Y habló el Señor a Moisés, diciendo: 27 Cuando nazca un ternero, un cordero o un cabrito, quedará[r] siete días con[s] su madre, y desde el octavo día(V) en adelante será aceptable como sacrificio de ofrenda encendida al Señor. 28 Mas, ya sea vaca u oveja, no mataréis a ella y a su cría(W) en el mismo día. 29 Y cuando ofrezcáis sacrificio de acción de gracias(X) al Señor, lo sacrificaréis para que seáis aceptados. 30 Lo comeréis en el mismo día, no dejaréis nada de él para la mañana siguiente; yo soy el Señor. 31 Así, pues, guardaréis mis mandamientos y los cumpliréis(Y); yo soy el Señor. 32 No profanaréis mi santo nombre, sino que seré santificado entre los hijos de Israel; yo soy el Señor que os santifico, 33 que os saqué de la tierra de Egipto(Z) para ser vuestro Dios; yo soy el Señor.
Footnotes
- Levítico 22:3 Lit., toda vuestra simiente
- Levítico 22:3 Lit., mientras tiene una inmundicia
- Levítico 22:4 Lit., la simiente
- Levítico 22:4 Lit., inmunda
- Levítico 22:5 O, animales que pululan
- Levítico 22:6 Lit., el alma
- Levítico 22:6 Lit., carne
- Levítico 22:7 Lit., pan, y así en el resto del cap.
- Levítico 22:10 O, laico
- Levítico 22:11 Lit., alma
- Levítico 22:12 O, laico
- Levítico 22:12 Lit., ofrenda levantada
- Levítico 22:13 O, laico
- Levítico 22:16 O, iniquidad que requiere ofrenda por la culpa
- Levítico 22:18 Lit., de sus votos
- Levítico 22:21 O, hacer una ofrenda votiva especial
- Levítico 22:24 Lit., haréis
- Levítico 22:27 Lit., estará
- Levítico 22:27 Lit., debajo de
Leviticus 22
New International Version
Leviticus 22
New International Version
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
- Leviticus 22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Leviticus 22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
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