Leviticus 22

Leviticus 22:1 And Yahveh spoke to Moses, and this is what he said,

Leviticus 22:2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the sacred things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they do not profane my sacred name: I am Yahveh.

Leviticus 22:3 Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the sacred things that the people of Israel dedicate to Yahveh, while he has a contamination, that throat will be eliminated from my face: I am Yahveh.

Leviticus 22:4 None of the offspring of Aaron who has a rash or a discharge may eat of the sacred things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is contaminated through contact with a dead throat or a man who has had an emission of semen,

Leviticus 22:5 and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made contaminated or a human from whom he may take contamination, whatever his contamination may be —

Leviticus 22:6 the throat who touches such a thing will be contaminated until the evening and will not eat of the sacred things unless he has bathed his body in water.

Leviticus 22:7 When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and afterward he may eat of the sacred things, because they are his food.

Leviticus 22:8 He will not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself contaminated by it: I am Yahveh.’

Leviticus 22:9 They will therefore keep my charge, or else they will be responsible for making a mistake against it and die thereby when they profane it: I am Yahveh who sanctifies them.

Leviticus 22:10 “A lay person will not eat of a sacred thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired worker will eat of a sacred thing,

Leviticus 22:11 but if a priest buys a throat as his property for money, the slave may eat of it, and anyone born in his house may eat of his food.

Leviticus 22:12 If a priest’s daughter marries a layman, she will not eat of the contribution of the sacred things.

Leviticus 22:13 But if a priest’s daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father’s house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food; yet no lay person will eat of it.

Leviticus 22:14 And if anyone eats of a sacred thing unintentionally, he will add the fifth of its value to it and give the sacred thing to the priest.

Leviticus 22:15 They will not profane the sacred things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to Yahveh,

Leviticus 22:16 and so cause them to be responsible for violation and need reparation, by eating their sacred things: because I am Yahveh who sanctifies them.”

Leviticus 22:17 And Yahveh spoke to Moses, and this is what he said,

Leviticus 22:18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, when any one from the house of Israel or from the temporary residents in Israel presents an ascending offering as his offering, for any of their solemn pledges or spontaneous voluntary offerings that they offer to Yahveh,

Leviticus 22:19 if it is to be accepted for you it will be a perfect male, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.

Leviticus 22:20 You will not offer anything that has a defect, because it will not be acceptable for you.

Leviticus 22:21 And when anyone offers a sacrifice for healthy relationships to Yahveh to fulfil a solemn pledge or as a spontaneous voluntary offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there will be no defect in it.

Leviticus 22:22 Animals blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or an itch or scabs you will not offer to Yahveh or give them to Yahveh as a fire offering on the altar.

Leviticus 22:23 You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part too long or too short for a spontaneous voluntary offering, but for a solemn pledge offering it cannot be accepted.

Leviticus 22:24 Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you will not offer to Yahveh; you will not do it within your land,

Leviticus 22:25 neither will you offer as the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. since there is a defect in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

Leviticus 22:26 And Yahveh spoke to Moses, and this is what he said,

Leviticus 22:27 “When an ox or sheep or goat is given birth to, it will remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it will be acceptable as a fire offering to Yahveh.

Leviticus 22:28 But you will not kill an ox or a sheep and her young in one day.

Leviticus 22:29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahveh, you will sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

Leviticus 22:30 It will be eaten on the same day; you will leave none of it until morning: I am Yahveh.

Leviticus 22:31 “So you will keep my commandments and do them: I am Yahveh.

Leviticus 22:32 And you will not profane my sacred name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am Yahveh who sanctifies you,

Leviticus 22:33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am Yahveh.”

Leviticus 22 quotes:

“Leviticus 22:17-33. These instructions are grounded in the relationship or covenant between God and God’s people and in the commandments given to Moses. They have the authority of God’s law. The Scripture is part of the Holiness Code (17:1-26:46), which is concerned not only with the purity of the sanctuary and the activity of priests (“Aaron and his sons,” 22:18) but also with the holiness_ of those within the boundaries of Israel (“all the people of Israel . … [and] aliens residing in Israel,” 22:18). The text concerns several different kinds of sacrifices and offerings.”

Duerling, Nan, editor. The New International Lesson Annual September 2015 – August 2016. Abingdon Pr, 2015. p. 168.

“Leviticus 22:1—9 describes the circumstances under which priests could not eat the holy food, or offerings. The main reason for such exclusion was uncleanness of the type mentioned in Leviticus 11-15. Any priest made temporarily or permanently unclean was excluded, and anyone who broke this law was to be executed (22:9). God’s means for securing forgiveness could not be treated as if it were merely a priest’s meal ticket.”

House, Paul R. Leviticus/Numbers. Broadman & Holman, 1999. p. 44.

“Early Jewish commentaries on the Scriptures provide insights into how biblical passages were interpreted during the New Testament era. Hence it can be illuminating to read the midrash (commentary) on the verse, “And you shall not profane my holy name, but I will be hallowed among the people of Israel” (Leviticus 22:32). Israel’s sages interpreted this verse to mean that one must be willing to sacrifice his life for his faith! “One should not understand literally, ‘Do not profane,’ but rather, ‘Sanctify’ — and when He said, ‘I will be hallowed’—it means deliver yourself over and sanctify my name.”” The focus of this passage is on those who would suffer martyrdom for their righteous way of life and thereby sanctify God’s name by their example.”

Young, Brad. The Jewish Background to the Lord’s Prayer. Center for Judaic-Christian Studies, 1984. p. 8.