Leviticus

1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they beware of those things that are consecrated of the children of Israel, and defile not the name of the things sanctified to me, which they offer. I am the Lord.

3Say to them and to their posterity: Every man of your race, that approacheth to those things that are consecrated, and which the children of Israel have offered to the Lord, in whom there is uncleanness, shall perish before the Lord. I am the Lord.

4The man of the seed of Aaron, that is a leper, or that suffereth a running of the seed, shall not eat of those things that are sanctified to me, until he be healed. He that toucheth any thing unclean by occasion of the dead, and he whose seed goeth from him as in generation,

5And he that toucheth a creeping thing, or any unclean thing, the touching of which is defiling,

6Shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat those things that are sanctified: but when he hath washed his flesh with water,

7And the sun is down, then being purified, he shall eat of the sanctified things, because it is his meat.

8That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith, I am the Lord.

9Let them keep my precepts, that they may not fall into sin, and die in the sanctuary, when they shall have defiled it. I am the Lord who sanctify them.

10No stranger shall eat of the sanctified things: a sojourner of the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of them.

11But he whom the priest hath bought, and he that is his servant, born in his house, these shall eat of them.

12If the daughter of a priest be married to any of the people, she shall not eat of those things that are sanctified, nor of the firstfruits.

13But if she be a widow, or divorced, and having no children return to her father’s house, she shall eat of her father’s meats, as she was wont to do when she was a maid, no stranger hath leave to eat of them.

14He that eateth of the sanctified things through ignorance, shall add the fifth part with that which he ate, and shall give it to the priest into the sanctuary.

15And they shall not profane the sanctified things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord:

16Lest perhaps they bear the iniquity of their trespass, when they shall have eaten the sanctified things. I am the Lord who sanctify them.

17And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

18Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man of the house of Israel, and of the strangers who dwell with you, that offereth his oblation, either paying his vows, or offering of his own accord, whatsoever it be which he presenteth for a holocaust of the Lord,

19To be offered by you, it shall be a male without blemish of the beeves, or of the sheep, or of the goats.

20If it have a blemish you shall not offer it, neither shall it be acceptable.

21The man that offereth a victim of peace offerings to the Lord, either paying his vows, or offering of his own accord, whether of beeves or of sheep, shall offer it without blemish, that it may be acceptable: there shall be no blemish in it.

22If it be blind, or broken, or have a scar or blisters, or a scab, or a dry scurf: you shall not offer them to the Lord, nor burn any thing of them upon the Lord’s altar.

23An ox or a sheep, that hath the ear and the tail cut off, thou mayst offer voluntarily: but a vow may not be paid with them.

24You shall not offer to the Lord any beast that hath the testicles bruised, or crushed, or cut and taken away: neither shall you do any such thing in your land.

25You shall not offer bread to your God, from the hand of a stranger, nor any other thing that he would give: because they are all corrupted, and defiled: you shall not receive them.

26And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

27When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, they shall be seven days under the udder of their dam: but the eighth day, and thenceforth, they may be offered to the Lord.

28Whether it be a cow, or a sheep, they shall not be sacrificed the same day with their young ones.

29If you immolate a victim for thanksgiving to the Lord, that he may be favourable,

30You shall eat it the same day, there shall not any of it remain until the morning of the next day. I am the Lord.

31Keep my commandments, and do them. I am the Lord.

32Profane not my holy name, that I may be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctify you,

33And who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God: I am the Lord.

Restrictions against the Unclean

1Then the LORD said to Moses,

2“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.

3Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.

4If a descendant of Aaron has a skin diseaseor a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,

5or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—

6the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

7When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.

8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

9The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

10No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.

11But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.

12If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.

13But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.

14If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.

15The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD

16by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”

Worthy Offerings

17Then the LORD said to Moses,

18“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,

19must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.

20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

21When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.

22You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.

23You may present as a freewill offering an oxor sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.

24You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.

25Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”

26Then the LORD said to Moses,

27“When an ox,a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the LORD.

28But you must not slaughter an oxor a sheep on the same day as its young.

29When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.

30It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.

31You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD.

32You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,

33who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”