1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the Lord.

Say to Aaron and his sons that they shall stay away from the holy things which the Israelites dedicate to Me, that they may not profane My holy name; I am the Lord.

3 S ay to them, ‘ If any man among all your descendants throughout your generations approaches the holy gifts which the sons of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from before Me; I am the Lord.

Tell them, Any one of your offspring throughout your generations who goes to the holy things which the Israelites dedicate to the Lord when he is unclean, that shall be cut off from My presence and excluded from the sanctuary; I am the Lord.

4 N o man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or who has a discharge, may eat of the holy gifts until he is clean. And if one touches anything made unclean by a corpse or if a man has a seminal emission,

No man of the offspring of Aaron who is a leper or has a discharge shall eat of the holy things until he is clean. And whoever touches any person or thing made unclean by contact with a corpse or a man who has had a discharge of semen,

5 o r if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean, or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness;

Or whoever touches any dead creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may acquire uncleanness, whatever it may be,

6 a person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy gifts unless he has bathed his body in water.

The priest who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed with water.

7 B ut when the sun sets, he will be clean, and afterward he shall eat of the holy gifts, for it is his food.

When the sun is down, he shall be clean, and afterward may eat of the holy things, for they are his food.

8 H e shall not eat an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, becoming unclean by it; I am the Lord.

That which dies of itself or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, defiling himself with it. I am the Lord.

9 T hey shall therefore keep My charge, so that they will not bear sin because of it and die thereby because they profane it; I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

The priests therefore shall observe My ordinance, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby if they profane it. I am the Lord, Who sanctifies them.

10 ‘ No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a sojourner with the priest or a hired man shall not eat of the holy gift.

No outsider shall eat of the holy thing; a sojourner with the priest or a hired servant shall not eat of the holy thing.

11 B ut if a priest buys a slave as his property with his money, that one may eat of it, and those who are born in his house may eat of his food.

But if a priest buys a slave with his money, the slave may eat of the holy thing, and he also who is born in the priest’s house; they may eat of his food.

12 I f a priest’s daughter is married to a layman, she shall not eat of the offering of the gifts.

If a priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she shall not eat of the offering of the holy things.

13 B ut if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s food; but no layman shall eat of it.

But if a priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s food; but no stranger shall eat of it.

14 B ut if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy gift to the priest.

And if a man eats unknowingly of the holy thing, then he shall add one-fifth of its value to it and repay that amount to the priest for the holy thing.

15 T hey shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they offer to the Lord,

The priests shall not profane the holy things the Israelites offer to the Lord,

16 a nd so cause them to bear punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’” Flawless Animals for Sacrifice

And so cause them to bear the iniquity when they eat their holy things; for I the Lord sanctify them.

17 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

18 “ Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘ Any man of the house of Israel or of the aliens in Israel who presents his offering, whether it is any of their votive or any of their freewill offerings, which they present to the Lord for a burnt offering—

Say to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites, Whoever of the house of Israel and of the foreigners in Israel brings his offering, whether to pay a vow or as a freewill offering which is offered to the Lord for a burnt offering

19 f or you to be accepted— it must be a male without defect from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.

That you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without blemish of the young bulls, the sheep, or the goats.

20 W hatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it will not be accepted for you.

But you shall not offer anything which has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you.

21 W hen a man offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.

And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord to make a special vow to the Lord or for a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock must bring what is perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.

22 T hose that are blind or fractured or maimed or having a running sore or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make of them an offering by fire on the altar to the Lord.

Animals blind or made infirm and weak or maimed, or having sores or a wen or an itch or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord or make an offering of them by fire upon the altar to the Lord.

23 I n respect to an ox or a lamb which has an overgrown or stunted member, you may present it for a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted.

For a freewill offering you may offer either a bull or a lamb which has some part too long or too short, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

24 A lso anything with its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut, you shall not offer to the Lord, or sacrifice in your land,

You shall not offer to the Lord any animal which has its testicles bruised or crushed or broken or cut, neither sacrifice it in your land.

25 n or shall you accept any such from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted for you.’”

Neither shall you offer as the bread of your God any such animals obtained from a foreigner, because their defects render them unfit; there is a blemish in them; they will not be accepted for you.

26 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

27 “ When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to the Lord.

When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain for seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire to the Lord.

28 B ut, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not kill both it and its young in one day.

And whether is a cow or a ewe, you shall not kill her and her young both in one day.

29 W hen you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

And when you sacrifice an offering of thanksgiving to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

30 I t shall be eaten on the same day, you shall leave none of it until morning; I am the Lord.

It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the next day. I am the Lord.

31 S o you shall keep My commandments, and do them; I am the Lord.

So shall you heartily accept My commandments and conform your life and conduct to them. I am the Lord.

32 “ You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the sons of Israel; I am the Lord who sanctifies you,

Neither shall you profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the Israelites. I am the Lord, Who consecrates and makes you holy,

33 w ho brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the Lord.”

Who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.