Leviticus:22

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* And the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , * Speak to Aaron and to his sons , and let them take heed concerning the holy things of the children of Israel , so they shall not profane my holy name in any of the things which they consecrate to me : I am the Lord . * Say to them , Every man throughout your generations , whoever of all your seed shall approach to the holy things , whatsoever the children of Israel shall consecrate to the Lord , (note :)Gr . and his uncleanness be upon him (:note ) while his uncleanness is upon him , that soul shall be cut off from me : I am the Lord your God . * And the man of the seed of Aaron the priest , if he should have leprosy or issue of the reins , shall not eat of the holy things , until he be cleansed ; and he that touches any uncleanness of a dead body , or the man whose seed of copulation shall have gone out from him , * or whosoever shall touch any unclean reptile , which will defile him , or who shall touch a man , whereby he shall defile him according to all his uncleanness : * whatsoever soul shall touch them shall be unclean until evening ; he shall not eat of the holy things , unless he bathe his body in water , * and the sun go down , and then he shall be clean ; and then shall he eat of all the holy things , for they are his bread . * He shall not eat that which dies of itself , or is taken of beasts , so that he should be polluted by them : I am the Lord . * And they shall keep my ordinances , that they do not bear iniquity because of them , and die because of them , if they shall profane them : I am the Lord God that sanctifies them . * And no stranger shall eat the holy things : one that sojourns with a priest , or a hireling , shall not eat the holy things . * But if a priest should have a soul purchased for money , he shall eat of his bread ; and they that are born in his house , they also shall eat of his bread . * And if the daughter of a priest should marry a stranger , she shall not eat of the (note :)Gr . first-fruits (:note ) offerings of the sanctuary . * And if the daughter of priest should be a widow , or put away , and have no seed , she shall return to her father ’s house , as in her youth : she shall eat of her father ’s bread , but no stranger shall eat of it . * And the man who shall ignorantly eat holy things , shall add the fifth part to it , and give the holy thing to the priest . * And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel , which they offer to the Lord . * So (note :)Gr . shall (:note ) should they bring upon themselves the iniquity of trespass in their eating their holy things : for I am the Lord that sanctifies them . * And the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , * Speak to Aaron and his sons , and to all the congregation of Israel , and thou shalt say to them , Any man of the children of Israel , or of the strangers that abide among them in Israel , who shall offer his gifts according to all their confession and according to all their choice , whatsoever they may bring to the Lord for whole-burnt-offerings — * your (note :)Gr . acceptable (:note ) free-will-offerings shall be males without blemish of the herds , or of the sheep , or of the goats . * They shall not bring to the Lord anything that has a blemish in it , for it shall not be acceptable for you . * And whatsoever man shall offer a peace-offering to the Lord , discharging a vow , or in the way of free-will-offering , or an offering in your feasts , of the herds or of the sheep , it shall be without blemish for acceptance : there shall be no blemish in it . * One that is blind , or broken , or has its tongue cut out , or is troubled with warts , or has a malignant ulcer , or tetters , they shall not offer these to the Lord ; neither shall ye offer any of them for a burnt-offering on the altar of the Lord . * And a calf or a sheep with the ears cut off , or that has lost its tail , thou shalt slay them for thyself ; but they shall not be accepted for thy vow . * That which has broken testicles , or is crushed or gelt or mutilated , —thou shalt not offer them to the Lord , neither shall ye sacrifice them upon your land . * Neither shall ye offer the gifts of your God of all these things by the hand of a stranger , because there is (note :)Gr . corruptions (:note ) corruption in them , a blemish in them : these shall not be accepted for you . * And the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , * As for a calf , or a sheep , or a goat , whenever it is born , then shall it be seven days under its mother ; and on the eighth day and after they shall be accepted for sacrifices , a burnt-offering to the Lord . * And a (note :)Gr . calf (:note ) bullock and a Gr . sheep ewe , it and its young , thou shalt not kill in one day . * And if thou shouldest offer a sacrifice , a vow of rejoicing to the Lord , ye shall offer it so as to be accepted for you . * In that same day it shall be eaten ; ye shall not leave of the flesh till the morrow : I am the Lord . * And ye shall keep my commandments and do them . * And ye shall not profane the name of the Holy One , and I will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel . I am the Lord that sanctifies you , * who brought you out of the land of Egypt , to be your God : I am the Lord .

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