Leviticus 22

Revised Geneva Translation

22 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

² “Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, so that they are separated from the Holy things of the children of Israel, and so that they do not pollute My Holy Name in those things which they hallow to Me. I am the LORD.

³ “Say to them, ‘Whoever of all your seed, among your generations after you, who touches the Holy things which the children of Israel hallow to the LORD—having his uncleanness upon him—that person shall be cut off from My sight. I am the LORD.

⁴ ‘Also, whoever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge, he shall not eat of the Holy things until he is clean. And whoever touches anyone who is unclean by reason of the dead, or a man whose issue of seed runs from him,

⁵ ‘or the man who touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may take uncleanness (whatever uncleanness he has),

⁶ ‘the person who has touched such ones shall therefore be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the Holy things unless he has washed his flesh with water.

⁷ ‘But when the Sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall eat of the Holy things afterward. For it is his food.

⁸ ‘Of a beast that dies naturally, or is torn by other beasts (by which he may be defiled), he shall not eat. I am the LORD.

⁹ ‘Let them therefore keep My Ordinance, lest if they defile it, they bear their sin for it and die for it. I, the LORD, sanctify them.

¹⁰ ‘Also, no stranger shall eat of the Holy thing, nor the guest of the Priest. Nor shall a hired servant eat of the Holy thing.

¹¹ ‘But, if the Priest buys any with money, he shall eat of it. Also, he who is born in his house shall eat of his food.

¹² ‘Also, if the Priest’s daughter is married to a stranger, she may not eat of the Holy offerings.

¹³ ‘Nevertheless, if the Priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, but has returned to her father’s house, she shall eat of her father’s bread, as she did in her youth. But no stranger shall eat thereof.

¹⁴ ‘If a man eats of the Holy thing unwittingly, he shall add a fifth to it and give it to the Priest with the hallowed thing.

¹⁵ ‘So shall they not defile the Holy things of the children of Israel which they offer to the LORD,

¹⁶ ‘nor cause the people to bear the iniquity of their trespass while they eat their Holy thing. For I, the LORD, hallow them.’”

¹⁷ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

¹⁸ “Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whoever of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who will offer his sacrifice for all their vows and for all their Free Offerings which they use to offer to the LORD for a Burnt Offering,

¹⁹ ‘you shall offer of your own free will a male, without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats.

²⁰ ‘You shall not offer anything that has a blemish. For that shall not be acceptable for you.

²¹ ‘And whoever brings a Peace Offering to the LORD to accomplish his vow, or for a Free Offering from the cattle, or from the sheep, his free offering shall be perfect. No blemish shall be in it.

²² ‘Blind or broken or maimed or having an ulcer, or scurvy, or scabs: these shall not be offered to the LORD. Do not make an offering by fire of these upon the Altar of the LORD.

²³ ‘However, you may present a bullock or a sheep that is either malformed or lacking for a Free Offering. But it shall not be accepted for a vow.

²⁴ ‘You shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised or crushed or broken or cut away. Nor shall you make an offering of it in your land.

²⁵ ‘Nor shall you offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a stranger, because their corruption is in them. There is a blemish in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”

²⁶ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

²⁷ “When a bullock or a sheep or a goat shall be brought forth, it shall remain for seven days with its mother. And from the eighth day forth it shall be accepted for a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD.

²⁸ “As for the cow or the ewe, you shall not kill her and her young in one day.

²⁹ “So, when you will offer a Thank Offering to the LORD, you shall offer willingly.

³⁰ “The same day it shall be eaten. You shall leave none of it to tomorrow. I am the LORD.

³¹ “Therefore, you shall keep My Commandments and do them. I am the LORD.

³² “Nor shall you pollute My Holy Name. But I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I, the LORD, sanctify you,

³³ “Who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the LORD.”