Leviticus Chapter 22

Leviticus Chapter 22
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,
2 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, that
they be separated from the holy things of
the children of Israel, and that they
pollute not mine 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 after
you, that toucheth the holy things which
the children of Israel hallow unto the
Lord, having his uncleanness upon him,
even that person shall be cut off from my
sight: I am the Lord.
4 Whosoever also 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 that is
unclean, by reason of the dead, or a man
whose issue of seed runneth from him,
5 Or the man that toucheth any creeping
thing, whereby he may be made unclean,
or a man, by whom he may take
uncleanness, whatsoever
uncleanness he hath,
6 The person that hath touched such,
shall therefore be unclean until the even,
and shall not eat of the holy things,
except he have washed his flesh with
water.
7 But when the sun is down, he shall be
clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy
things: for it is his food.
8 Of a beast that dieth, or is rent with
beasts, whereby he may be defiled, he
shall not eat: I am the Lord.
9 Let them keep therefore mine
ordinance, lest they bear their sin for it,
and die for it, if they defile it: I the Lord
sanctify them.
10 There shall no stranger also eat of the
holy thing, neither the guest of the priest,
neither shall an hired servant eat of the
holy thing:
11 But if the priest buy any with money,
he shall eat of it, also 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 the holy offerings.
13 Notwithstanding if the priest’s
daughter be a widow or divorced, and
have no child, but is returned unto her
father’s house, she shall eat of her
father’s bread, as she did in her youth:
but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 14
If a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly,
he shall put the fifth part thereunto, and
give it unto the priest with the hallowed
thing. 15 So they shall not defile the holy
things of the children of Israel, which
they offer unto the Lord,
16 Neither cause the people to bear the
iniquity of their trespass, while they eat
their holy thing: for I the Lord do hallow
them.
17 And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,
18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons,
and to all the children of Israel, and say
unto them, Whosoever he be of the house
of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel,
that will offer his sacrifice for all their
vows, and for all their free offerings,
which they use to offer unto the Lord for
a burnt offering, 19 Ye shall offer of
your free mind a male without blemish
of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the
goats.
20 Ye shall not offer anything that hath a
blemish: for that shall not be acceptable
for you.
21 And whosoever bringeth a peace
offering unto the Lord to accomplish his
vow, or for a free offering, of the
beeves, or of the sheep, his free offering
shall be perfect, no blemish shall be in
it.
22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or
having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed:
these shall ye not offer unto the Lord nor
make an offering by fire of these upon
the altar of the Lord.
23 Yet a bullock, or a sheep that hath
any member superfluous, or lacking,
such mayest thou present for a free
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 away, neither shall ye make an
offering thereof in your land, 25 Neither
of the hand of a stranger shall ye offer
the bread of your God of any of these,
because their corruption is in them, there
is a blemish in them: therefore shall they
not be accepted for you.
26 And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,
27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat
shall be brought forth, it shall be even
seven days under his dam: and from the
eighth day forth, it shall be accepted for
a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
28 As for the cow or the ewe, ye shall
not kill her, and her young both in one
day.
29 So when ye will offer a thank
offering unto the Lord, ye shall offer
willingly. 30 The same day it shall be
eaten, ye shall leave none of it until the
morrow: I am the Lord.
31 Therefore shall ye keep my
commandments and do them: for I am the
Lord.
32 Neither shall ye pollute mine holy
name, but I will be hallowed among the
children of Israel. I the Lord sanctify
you,
33 Which have brought you out of the
land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the
Lord.