Restrictions against the Unclean

1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to Aaron and his sons, and they shall be separated from the holy things of the sons of Israel, lest they profane My holy name that they dedicate to Me. I am YHWH.

3Say to them throughout your⁺ generations: Any man of all your⁺ seed who goes near the holy things that the sons of Israel dedicate to YHWH, and his uncleanness is upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence. I am YHWH.

4Any man of the seed of Aaron and who is a leper† or has a discharge—the holy offerings he shall not eat until that he is clean; and whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse or a man from whom a laying of seed goes out, 5or a man who touches any creeping thing that is unclean to him or any person who is unclean to him, whatever his uncleanness may be, 6then the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat of the holy things, unless if he washes his body with the water.

7And when the sun goes down, then he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it is his food. 8A carcass or torn thing he shall not eat, to defile himself with it. I am YHWH. 9And they shall keep My ordinance and bear no sin for it that they die in it because they profane it. I am YHWH, sanctifying them.

10And not any outsider shall eat the holy thing; one who dwells with the priest and a hireling shall not eat the holy thing. 11And if a priest buys a person with his silver, he may eat it. And one who is born in his house, they may eat his food.

12And the daughter of a priest, if she is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings. 13And the daughter of a priest, if she is a widow or divorced and has no seed to her and has returned to the house of her father as in her youth, she may eat from the bread of her father, and no outsider shall eat it.

14And if a man eats the holy thing unintentionally, then he shall add a fifth to it and he shall restore it to the priest with the holy thing. 15and they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they offer to YHWH, 16or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy things. For I am YHWH, sanctifying them.”

Worthy Offerings

17And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings that they offer to YHWH as a burnt offering, 19you⁺ must offer freely an unblemished male of the herd from the sheep or from the goats. 20Anything that has a blemish in it, you⁺ shall not offer; for it shall not be acceptable on your⁺ behalf.

21And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to YHWH to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, it must be perfect for acceptance; there shall not be any blemish on it. 22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a running sore, or itch, or scab—these you⁺ shall not offer to YHWH, nor make of them a fire offering on the altar to YHWH.

23And an ox† or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short, you may offer as a freewill offering, and for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24And what is bruised, or crushed, or torn, or cut you⁺ shall not offer to YHWH. And in your⁺ land you⁺ shall not do it. 25and you⁺ shall not offer as the bread of your⁺ God from the hand of a son of a foreigner, from any of these, because their corruption is in them and defects are in them; they shall not be accepted on your⁺ behalf.’”

26And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 27“When an ox† or a sheep or a goat is born, then it shall be seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted for an offering, a fire offering to YHWH. 28And an ox† or a sheep—do not kill both her and her young in one day.

29And when you⁺ offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to YHWH, offer it of your⁺ own free will. 30On that day it shall be eaten; you⁺ shall leave none of it until morning. I am YHWH.

31And you⁺ shall keep My commandments and perform them. I am YHWH. 32and you⁺ shall not profane My holy name, and I will be acknowledged as holy among the sons of Israel. I am YHWH, sanctifying you⁺, 33the One bringing you out of the land of Egypt, to be your⁺ God. I am YHWH.”