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Leviticus 22:1-9

Holy Food, Acceptable Offerings, and Reverence for the LORD's Holy Name

The LORD commands Aaron and his sons to treat Israel's holy offerings with reverence. Priests who are unclean must not eat sacred food until cleansed. The chapter defines which members of priestly households may eat holy food and requires restitution when holy food is eaten wrongly. It then addresses Israel's offerings: animals presented for burnt offerings, vows, freewill offerings, and fellowship offerings must be without defect, properly aged, and handled according to the LORD's commands. The chapter concludes with a call not to profane the LORD's holy name, because He brought Israel out of Egypt to be their God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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 disease or 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Leviticus 5:15Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לֵּאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Ezra 8:28Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 15:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 52:11Classic cross-references Leviticus 18:21Classic cross-references Leviticus 22:32Classic cross-references

Original words

Tellדַּבֵּ֨רH1696Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular. . .אֶֽל־H413PrepositionAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand his sonsבָּנָ֗יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularto treat with respectוְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙H5144Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe sacred offeringsמִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יH6944Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructthat the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularאֲשֶׁ֨ראֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relative-הֵ֧םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralhave consecrated to Meמַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםH6942Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralso that they do notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleprofaneיְחַלְּל֖וּH2490Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy holyקָדְשִׁ֑יH6944Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularnameשֵׁ֣םH8034Noun - masculine singular constructIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Leviticus 7:20Classic cross-references Numbers 19:13Classic cross-references Galatians 5:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Tellאֱמֹ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthem [that]אֲלֵהֶ֗םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralfor the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralif anyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-אִ֣ישׁ׀H376Noun - masculine singularאֲשֶׁר־אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-מִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof [their] descendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֗םH2233Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionin a state of uncleannessוְטֻמְאָת֖וֹH2932Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .עָלָ֑יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularapproachesיִקְרַ֣בH7126Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe sacred offeringsהַקֳּדָשִׁים֙H6944Article | Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe Israelitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularconsecrateיַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּH6942Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthatהַהִ֛ואH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singularpersonהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁH5315Article | Noun - feminine singularmust be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfrom My presenceמִלְּפָנַ֖יH6440Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Leviticus 15:16Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:2Classic cross-references Ezekiel 44:25Classic cross-references Haggai 2:13Classic cross-references Leviticus 11:39Classic cross-references

Original words

If a descendantמִזֶּ֣רַעH2233Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .אִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular. . .אִ֞ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularof Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְה֤וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularhas a skin diseaseצָר֙וּעַ֙H6879Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunctiona dischargeזָ֔בH2100Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhe may not eatיֹאכַ֔לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .לֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethe sacred offeringsבַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙H6944Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraluntilעַ֖דH5704Preposition-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehe is cleanיִטְהָ֑רH2891Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularWhoever touchesוְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙H5060Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularanythingבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructdefiledטְמֵא־H2931Adjective - masculine singular constructby a corpseנֶ֔פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunctionby a manאִ֔ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehasתֵּצֵ֥אH3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularמִמֶּ֖נּוּמִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singularan emissionשִׁכְבַת־H7902Noun - feminine singular constructof semenזָֽרַע׃H2233Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Forms of the Hebrew tzaraath, traditionally translated as leprosy, were used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13.

Verse 5

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:43Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:7Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:19Classic cross-references

Original words

orאוֹ־H176Conjunctionwhoeverאִישׁ֙H376Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativetouchesיִגַּ֔עH5060Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularaבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructcrawling creatureשֶׁ֖רֶץH8318Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative-יִטְמָא־H2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularorא֤וֹH176Conjunctiona personבְאָדָם֙H120Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativemakes him uncleanיִטְמָא־H2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwhateverלְכֹ֖לH3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe uncleanness may beטֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃H2932Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Hebrews 10:22Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:5Classic cross-references

Original words

the manנֶ֚פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativetouchesתִּגַּע־H5060Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularany of theseבּ֔וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularwill remain uncleanוְטָמְאָ֖הH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָ֑רֶבH6153Article | Noun - masculine singularHe must notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleeatיֹאכַל֙H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe sacred offeringsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםH6944Article | Noun - masculine pluralunlessכִּ֛יH3588Conjunction. . .אִם־H518Conjunctionhe has bathedרָחַ֥ץH7364Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularhimselfבְּשָׂר֖וֹH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃H4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

Leviticus 21:22Classic cross-references

Original words

When the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁH8121Article | Noun - common singularhas setוּבָ֥אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhe will become cleanוְטָהֵ֑רH2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand thenוְאַחַר֙H310Conjunctive waw | Adverbhe may eatיֹאכַ֣לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe sacred offeringsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֔יםH6944Article | Noun - masculine pluralforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctiontheyהֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularare his foodלַחְמ֖וֹH3899Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:40Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 14:21Classic cross-references Ezekiel 44:31Classic cross-references Leviticus 17:15Classic cross-references Exodus 22:31Classic cross-references

Original words

He must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleeatיֹאכַ֖לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularanything found deadנְבֵלָ֧הH5038Noun - feminine singularor torn by wild animalsוּטְרֵפָ֛הH2966Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularwhich would make him uncleanלְטָמְאָה־H2930Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Leviticus 10:3Classic cross-references Leviticus 22:16Classic cross-references Numbers 18:22Classic cross-references Exodus 28:38Classic cross-references Exodus 28:43Classic cross-references

Original words

[The priests] must keepוְשָׁמְר֣וּH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יH4931Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularlestוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlethey bearיִשְׂא֤וּH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-עָלָיו֙H5921Preposition | third person masculine singularthe guiltחֵ֔טְאH2399Noun - masculine singularand dieוּמֵ֥תוּH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralbecauseכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthey profane itיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּH2490Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwho sanctifies themמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃H6942Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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