Leviticus 22
1 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 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.