1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak 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.
3Say 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.
4Whosoever 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 who so toucheth any that is unclean by reason of the dead, or a man whose issue of seed runneth from him,
5Or 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,
6The 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.
7But when the Sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things: for it is his food.
8Of a beast that dieth, or is rent with beasts, whereby he may be defiled, he shall not eat: I am the Lord.
9Let 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.
10There 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:
11But 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.
12If the Priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of the holy offerings.
13Notwithstanding 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.
14If 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.
15So shall they not defile the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord,
16Neither cause the people to bear the iniquity of their trespass, while they eat their holy thing: for I the Lord do hallow them.
17And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
18Speak 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,
19Ye shall offer of your free mind a male without blemish of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
20Ye shall not offer anything that hath a blemish: for that shall not be acceptable for you.
21And 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.
22Blind, 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.
23Yet 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.
24Ye 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,
25Neither 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.
26And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
27When 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.
28As for the cow or the ewe, ye shall not kill her, and her young both in one day.
29So when ye will offer a thank offering unto the Lord, ye shall offer willingly.
30The same day shall it be eaten, ye shall leave none of it to the morrow: I am the Lord.
31Therefore shall ye keep my Commandments and do them: for I am the Lord.
32Neither shall ye pollute my holy Name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I the Lord sanctify you,
33Which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.