1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, that theyseparate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that theydo not profane My holy name by what theydedicate to Me: I am theLord.
3 Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to theLord,while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am theLord.
4 ‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is aleper or hasa discharge, shall not eat the holy offeringsuntil he is clean. Andwhoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, ora man who has had an emission of semen,
5 orwhoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, orany person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be—
6 the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless hewashes his body with water.
7 And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, becauseit is his food.
8 Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am theLord.
9 ‘They shall therefore keepMy ordinance,lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I theLordsanctify them.
10 ‘No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing.
11 But if the priestbuys a person with his money, he may eat it; and one who is born in his house may eat his food.
12 If the priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings.
13 But if the priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food; but no outsider shall eat it.
14 ‘And if a man eats theholy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it.
15 They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to theLord,
16 or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I theLordsanctify them.’ ”
Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted
17 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying,
18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them:‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to theLordas a burnt offering—
19 you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.
20 Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
21 Andwhoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to theLord,to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.
22 Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to theLord, nor makean offering by fire of them on the altar to theLord.
23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limbtoo long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 ‘You shall not offer to theLordwhat is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
25 Norfrom a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these asthe bread of your God, because theircorruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”
26 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying:
27 “When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to theLord.
28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both herand her young on the same day.
29 And when youoffer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to theLord, offer it of your own free will.
30 On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leavenone of it until morning: I am theLord.
31 “Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am theLord.
32 You shall not profane My holy name, butI will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am theLordwhosanctifies you,
33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am theLord.”