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Leviticus 22
Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.
- 1WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
- 2WEB“Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they make holy to me, and that they not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.KJVSpeak unto 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 unto me: I am the LORD.
- 3WEB“Tell them, ‘If anyone of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things which the children of Israel make holy to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am Yahweh.KJVSay unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
- 4WEB“‘Whoever of the offspring of Aaron is a leper or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has a seminal emission,KJVWhat man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
- 5WEBor whoever touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has—KJVOr whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
- 6WEBthe person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water.KJVThe soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
- 7WEBWhen the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.KJVAnd when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
- 8WEBHe shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.KJVThat which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
- 9WEB“‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.KJVThey shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
- 10WEB“‘No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a foreigner living with the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.KJVThere shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
- 11WEBBut if a priest buys a slave, purchased by his money, he shall eat of it; and those who are born in his house shall eat of his bread.KJVBut 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.
- 12WEBIf a priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she shall not eat of the heave offering of the holy things.KJVIf the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
- 13WEBBut if a 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 of her father’s bread; but no stranger shall eat any of it.KJVBut if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
- 14WEB“‘If a man eats something holy unwittingly, then he shall add the fifth part of its value to it, and shall give the holy thing to the priest.KJVAnd if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.
- 15WEBThe priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to Yahweh,KJVAnd they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
- 16WEBand so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”KJVOr suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
- 17WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
- 18WEB“Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whoever is of the house of Israel, or of the foreigners in Israel, who offers his offering, whether it is any of their vows or any of their free will offerings, which they offer to Yahweh for a burnt offering:KJVSpeak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever 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 unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
- 19WEBthat you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.KJVYe shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
- 20WEBBut you shall not offer whatever has a defect, for it shall not be acceptable for you.KJVBut whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
- 21WEBWhoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted. It shall have no defect.KJVAnd whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto 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.
- 22WEBYou shall not offer what is blind, is injured, is maimed, has a wart, is festering, or has a running sore to Yahweh, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Yahweh.KJVBlind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
- 23WEBEither a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in his parts, that you may offer for a free will offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.KJVEither a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- 24WEBYou must not offer to Yahweh that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land.KJVYe shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
- 25WEBYou must not offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in them. There is a defect in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”KJVNeither from a stranger’s hand shall ye 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.
- 26WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
- 27WEB“When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother. From the eighth day on it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.KJVWhen 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 thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- 28WEBWhether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.KJVAnd whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
- 29WEB“When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.KJVAnd when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
- 30WEBIt shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the morning. I am Yahweh.KJVOn the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.
- 31WEB“Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.KJVTherefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
- 32WEBYou shall not profane my holy name, but I will be made holy among the children of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy,KJVNeither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
- 33WEBwho brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Yahweh.”KJVThat brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.
- World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.
- King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.