Restrictions against the Unclean 1 AKJV And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 AKJV Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow to me: I am the LORD. BSB BSB: “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.
3 AKJV Say to them, Whoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goes to the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow to the LORD, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. BSB BSB: Tell 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.
4 AKJV What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or has a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoever touches any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goes from him; BSB BSB: If 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,
5 AKJV Or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has; BSB BSB: or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
6 AKJV The soul which has touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. BSB BSB: the 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.
7 AKJV And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. BSB BSB: When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
8 AKJV That which dies of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD. BSB BSB: He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
9 AKJV They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. BSB BSB: The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
10 AKJV There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. BSB BSB: No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.
11 AKJV But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. BSB BSB: But 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.
12 AKJV If the priest’s daughter also be married to a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. BSB BSB: If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.
13 AKJV But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned to her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall be no stranger eat thereof. BSB BSB: But 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.
14 AKJV And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof to it, and shall give it to the priest with the holy thing. BSB BSB: If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
15 AKJV And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD; BSB BSB: The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
16 AKJV Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. BSB BSB: by 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 17 AKJV And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
18 AKJV Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, Whatever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer to the LORD for a burnt offering; BSB BSB: “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,
19 AKJV You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. BSB BSB: must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
20 AKJV But whatever has a blemish, that shall you not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. BSB BSB: You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
21 AKJV And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. BSB BSB: When 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.
22 AKJV Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a running sore, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD. BSB BSB: You 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.
23 AKJV Either a bullock or a lamb that has any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that may you offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. BSB BSB: You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
24 AKJV You shall not offer to the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall you make any offering thereof in your land. BSB BSB: You 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.
25 AKJV Neither from a stranger’s hand shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. BSB BSB: Neither 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.’”
26 AKJV And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
27 AKJV When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire to the LORD. BSB BSB: “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.
28 AKJV And whether it be cow, or ewe, you shall not kill it and her young both in one day. BSB BSB: But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
29 AKJV And when you will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it at your own will. BSB BSB: When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.
30 AKJV On the same day it shall be eaten up; you shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD. BSB BSB: It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.
31 AKJV Therefore shall you keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. BSB BSB: You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD.
32 AKJV Neither shall you profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, BSB BSB: You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
33 AKJV That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD. BSB BSB: who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”