Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Tell Aaron
and his sons
to be careful
with the holy
gifts of the sons
of Israel
, which
they dedicate
to Me, so as not to profane
My holy
name
; I am the LORD
.
"Say to them, ` aIf any
man
among
all
your 1descendants
throughout your generations
approaches
the holy
gifts which
the sons
of Israel
dedicate
to the LORD
, while he has an uncleanness
, that person
shall be cut
off
from before
Me; I am the LORD
.
` aNo man
of the 1descendants
of Aaron
, who
is a leper
or
who has a discharge
, may eat
of the holy
gifts until
he is clean
. bAnd if one touches
anything
made unclean
by a corpse
or
if ca man
has
a seminal
emission
,
or aif a man
touches
any
teeming
things
by which
he is made
unclean
, or
any
man
by whom
he is made
unclean
, whatever
his uncleanness
;
a 1person who
touches
any such shall be unclean
until
evening
, and shall not eat
of the holy
gifts unless
he has bathed
his 2body
in water
.
`But when the sun sets
, he will be clean
, and afterward
he shall eat
of the holy
gifts, for ait is his 1food
.
`He shall not eat aan animal which
dies
or is torn
by beasts, becoming
unclean
by it; I am the LORD
.
`They shall therefore keep aMy charge
, so that bthey will not bear
sin
because
of it and die
thereby because
they profane
it; I am the LORD
who sanctifies
them.
` aNo 1layman
, however, is to eat
the holy
gift; a sojourner
with the priest
or a hired
man
shall not eat
of the holy
gift.
` aBut if a priest
buys
a 1slave
as his property
with his money
, 2that one
may eat
of it, and those
who
are born
in his house
may eat
of his 3food
.
`If a priest's
daughter
is married
to a 1layman
, she shall not eat
of the 2offering
of the gifts.
`But if a priest's
daughter
becomes
a widow
or divorced
, and has
no
child
and returns
to her father's
house
as in her youth
, she shall eat
of her father's
1food
; abut no
2layman
shall eat
of it.
` aBut if a man
eats
a holy
gift unintentionally
, then he shall add
to it a fifth
of it and shall give
the holy
gift to the priest
.
` aThey shall not profane the holy
gifts of the sons
of Israel
which
they offer
to the LORD
,
and so cause them ato bear 1punishment
for guilt
by eating
their holy
gifts; for I am the LORD
who sanctifies
them.' "
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Speak to Aaron
and to his sons
and to all
the sons
of Israel
and say
to them, ` aAny
man
of the house
of Israel
or of the aliens
in Israel
who
presents
his offering
, whether it is any
of their 1votive
or any
of their freewill
offerings
, which
they present
to the LORD
for a burnt
offering
--
afor you to be accepted--it must be a male
without
defect
from the cattle
, the sheep
, or the goats
.
` aWhatever has a defect
, you shall not offer
, for it will not be accepted
for you.
`When a man
offers
a sacrifice
of peace
offerings
to the LORD
ato 1fulfill
a special
vow
or
for a freewill
offering
, of the herd
or
of the flock
, it must be perfect
to be accepted
; there shall be no
defect
in it.
`Those that are blind or
fractured
or
maimed
or
having a running
sore
or
eczema
or
scabs
, you shall not offer
to the LORD
, nor
make
of them an offering
by fire
on the altar
to the LORD
.
`In respect to an ox or a lamb
which has an 1overgrown
or stunted
member, you may present
it for a freewill
offering
, but for a vow
it will not be accepted
.
`Also aanything with its testicles bruised or crushed
or torn
or cut
, you shall not offer
to the LORD
, or 1sacrifice
in your land
,
nor shall you accept
any
such
from the hand
of a foreigner
for offering
aas the 1food
of your God
; for their corruption
is in them, they have a defect
, they shall not be accepted
for you.' "
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"When an ox
or
a sheep
or
a goat
is born
, it shall 1remain
aseven
days
2with its mother
, and from the eighth
day
on it shall be accepted
as a sacrifice
of an offering
by fire
to the LORD
.
" aBut, whether it is an ox or
a sheep
, you shall not kill
both it and its young
in one
day
.
"When you sacrifice
aa sacrifice
of thanksgiving
to the LORD
, you shall sacrifice
it so that you may be accepted
.
"It shall be eaten on the same
day
, you shall leave
none
of it until
morning
; I am the LORD
.
" aSo you shall keep My commandments
, and do
them; I am the LORD
.
"You shall not profane My holy
name
, but I will be sanctified
among
the sons
of Israel
; I am the LORD
who sanctifies
you,
awho brought you out from the land
of Egypt
, to be your God
; I am the LORD
."