Leviticus 22
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1And the LORD said to Moses, 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.” 3Say unto them, “Whoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goes 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. 4Whatever descendant of Aaron is a leper, or has a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goes from him; 5Or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has; 6The soul who has touched any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. 7And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. 8That which dies of itself, or is torn with animals, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. 9They shall therefore keep Mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I, the LORD, do sanctify them.

10There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11But if the priest buys any person with his money, he shall eat of it, and anyone who is born in his house: they shall eat of his food. 12If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 13But 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 food; but there shall no outsider eat thereof. 14And if a man eats 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. 15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; 16Or allow them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I, the LORD, do sanctify them.

17And the LORD said to Moses, 18“Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say to them, “Whoever he is of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners 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; 19You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the oxen, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20But whatever has a blemish, that shall you not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in oxen or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 23Either a bullock or a lamb that hash anything superfluous or lacking in his parts, that may you offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24You shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall you make any offering thereof in your land. 25Neither from a stranger's hand shall you 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.”

26And the LORD said to Moses, 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 thereafter, it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 28And whether it be cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and her young both in one day. 29And when you will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will. 30On the same day it shall be eaten up; you shall leave none of it until the next day: I am the LORD. 31Therefore shall you keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. 32Neither shall you profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD Who hallows you, 33Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.”

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