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.