Leviticus 22 NIV NLT Parallel

◄ Leviticus 22 ►

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1The LORD said to Moses,

2"Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.

2“Tell Aaron and his sons to be very careful with the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me, so they do not bring shame on my holy name. I am the LORD.

3"Say to them: 'For the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD.

3Give them the following instructions. “In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the LORD, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD.

4"'If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease or a bodily discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen,

4“If any of Aaron’s descendants has a skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen,

5or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.

5or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason.

6The one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

6The man who is defiled in any of these ways will remain unclean until evening. He may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has bathed himself in water.

7When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.

7When the sun goes down, he will be ceremonially clean again and may eat from the sacred offerings, for this is his food.

8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the LORD.

8He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the LORD.

9"'The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.

9“The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the LORD who makes them holy.

10"'No one outside a priest's family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.

10“No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings. Even guests and hired workers in a priest’s home are not allowed to eat them.

11But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food.

11However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food.

12If a priest's daughter marries anyone other than a priest, she may not eat any of the sacred contributions.

12If a priest’s daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings.

13But if a priest's daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father's household as in her youth, she may eat her father's food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it.

13But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father’s home as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food again. Otherwise, no one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings.

14"'Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it.

14“Any such person who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an additional 20 percent.

15The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the LORD

15The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD

16by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.'"

16by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the LORD who makes them holy.” Worthy and Unworthy Offerings

17The LORD said to Moses,

17And the LORD said to Moses,

18"Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'If any of you--whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel--presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,

18“Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. “If you present a gift as a burnt offering to the LORD, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering,

19you must present a male without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.

19you will be accepted only if your offering is a male animal with no defects. It may be a bull, a ram, or a male goat.

20Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

20Do not present an animal with defects, because the LORD will not accept it on your behalf.

21When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.

21“If you present a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind.

22Do not offer to the LORD the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD.

22You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the LORD.

23You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow.

23If a bull or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow.

24You must not offer to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut. You must not do this in your own land,

24If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the LORD. You must never do this in your own land,

25and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.'"

25and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective.”

26The LORD said to Moses,

26And the LORD said to Moses,

27"When a calf, a lamb or a goat is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the LORD.

27“When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a special gift to the LORD.

28Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.

28But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock.

29"When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

29When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the LORD, sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted.

30It must be eaten that same day; leave none of it till morning. I am the LORD.

30Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. I am the LORD.

31"Keep my commands and follow them. I am the LORD.

31“You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD.

32Do not profane my holy name, for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the LORD, who made you holy

32Do not bring shame on my holy name, for I will display my holiness among the people of Israel. I am the LORD who makes you holy.

33and who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD."

33It was I who rescued you from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. I am the LORD.”

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