Leviticus 22, verse 1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Leviticus 22, verse 2. “Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful for the holy things of the children of Israel, in what is sanctified to Me, so as not to defile My holy name: I am the Lord. Leviticus 22, verse 3. Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations, whoever of your seed goes near the holy things the children of Israel sanctify to the Lord while his uncleanness is upon him, that soul shall be utterly destroyed by Me: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 22, verse 4. Whatever man of the seed of Aaron who is a leper or has an involuntary discharge of semen shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. Also whoever touches any impurity of a soul who had an emission of semen while asleep on his bed, Leviticus 22, verse 5. or whoever touches any unclean creeping thing by which he would be defiled, or anyone by whom he would be defiled, whatever his uncleanness may be— Leviticus 22, verse 6. the soul who 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. Leviticus 22, verse 7. Thus when the sun goes down, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it is his food. Leviticus 22, verse 8. Whatever dies naturally or is torn by wild animals he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord. Leviticus 22, verse 9. They shall therefore keep My ordinances, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they defile these. I the Lord God sanctify them. Leviticus 22, verse 10. No foreigner shall eat the holy things; one who sojourns with the priest or a hired servant shall not eat the holy things. Leviticus 22, verse 11. But if the priest buys a soul with his money, this one may eat the priest's food; and one who is born in his house may eat his food. Leviticus 22, verse 12. If the priest's daughter is married to a foreigner, she may not eat of the holy offerings. Leviticus 22, verse 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 may eat her father's food; but no foreigner shall eat it. Leviticus 22, verse 14. Also, if a man eats the holy things in ignorance, then he shall restore the holy thing to the priest and add one-fifth to it. Leviticus 22, verse 15. They shall not defile the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, Leviticus 22, verse 16. or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I the Lord sanctify them.’”
Acceptable and Unacceptable Offerings
Leviticus 22, verse 17. Again, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Leviticus 22, verse 18. “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the congregation of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the resident aliens dwelling among them in Israel, who offers his gifts in accord with any agreed-on offering or any offering of choice which they offer to God as a whole burnt offering— Leviticus 22, verse 19. to be acceptable on your behalf, they must be males without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats. Leviticus 22, verse 20. Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer it to the Lord, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. Leviticus 22, verse 21. And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord from the cattle or the sheep, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering, or in your feasts, it must be without blemish to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. Leviticus 22, verse 22. Those blind, broken, or with a cut tongue, or afflicted with warts, or having a bad itch or a skin disease, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. Leviticus 22, verse 23. Either a bull or a sheep that has any ears cut off or a shortened tail, you may offer for yourself, but for a vow of yours it shall not be accepted. Leviticus 22, verse 24. You shall not offer to the Lord what is castrated by crushing, bruising, tearing, or extracting; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. Leviticus 22, verse 25. Nor from a foreigner's hand shall you offer any of these as the gifts of your God, because their corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’” Leviticus 22, verse 26. Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Leviticus 22, verse 27. “When a young bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as a gift made by fire to the Lord. Leviticus 22, verse 28. Whether it is a young bull or a sheep, do not kill both her and her young on the same day. Leviticus 22, verse 29. Now if you offer a sacrifice, a vow of rejoicing to the Lord, you shall offer it so as to be acceptable for you. Leviticus 22, verse 30. On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of its flesh until morning: I am the Lord. Leviticus 22, verse 31. Therefore you shall keep My commandments and do them. Leviticus 22, verse 32. You shall not defile My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, Leviticus 22, verse 33. who brings you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”