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He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen, <a href="/nlt/leviticus/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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, <a href="/esv/leviticus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a discharge may eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or a man who has had an emission of semen, <a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/kjv/leviticus/22.htm">King James Bible</a> What 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; <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/22.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen, <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> No man of the descendants of Aaron, who has leprosy or has a discharge, may eat of the holy gifts until he is clean. And one who touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has a seminal emission, <a href="/nasb/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> No 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, <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘No 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, <a href="/lsb/leviticus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> No man of the seed 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, <a href="/amp/leviticus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> No man of the descendants of Aaron who is a leper or has a discharge may eat the holy things [the offerings and the showbread] 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 seminal emission, <a href="/csb/leviticus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> No man of Aaron’s descendants who has a skin disease or a discharge is to eat from the holy offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a dead person or by a man who has an emission of semen, <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> No man of Aaron&#8217s descendants who has a skin disease or a discharge is to eat from the holy offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a dead person or by a man who has an emission of semen, <a href="/asv/leviticus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; <a href="/cev/leviticus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> None of you may take part in the sacred meals while you have a skin disease or an infected penis, or after you have been near a dead body or have had a flow of semen, <a href="/erv/leviticus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an 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; <a href="/gwt/leviticus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "No descendant of Aaron who has a skin disease or a discharge may eat any of the holy offerings until he is clean. Any person who has an emission of semen or touches a dead body, <a href="/gnt/leviticus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> "None of the descendants of Aaron who has a dreaded skin disease or a discharge may eat any of the sacred offerings until he is ritually clean. Any priest is unclean if he touches anything which is unclean through contact with a corpse or if he has an emission of semen <a href="/isv/leviticus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> If one of Aaron's descendants has an infectious skin disease or a discharge, he is not to eat anything sacred until he has been cleansed. Anyone who touches an unclean thing on account of the dead, or who has a seminal discharge, <a href="/msb/leviticus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/leviticus/22.htm">NET Bible</a> No man from the descendants of Aaron who is diseased or has a discharge may eat the holy offerings until he becomes clean. The one who touches anything made unclean by contact with a dead person, or a man who has a seminal emission, <a href="/nheb/leviticus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'No man of the descendants of Aaron is a leper or has an issue, may eat of the holy things, until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, a man who has had a seminal emission; <a href="/wbt/leviticus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whatever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; <a href="/web/leviticus/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Any man of the seed of Aaron, and he is leprous or has discharging—he does not eat of the holy things until he is clean; and he who is coming against any uncleanness of a person, or a man whose seed [from] intercourse goes out from him, <a href="/ylt/leviticus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Any man of the seed of Aaron, and is leprous or hath an issue -- of the holy things he doth not eat till that he is clean; and he who is coming against any uncleanness of a person, or a man whose seed of copulation goeth out from him, <a href="/slt/leviticus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> A man, a man from the seed of Aaron, and he leprous or flowing; he shall not eat of the holies till he shall be clean. And he touching upon any unclean soul, or a man which shall go forth from him the effusion of seed;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The man of the seed of Aaron, that is a leper, or that suffereth a running of the seed, shall not eat of those things that are sanctified to me, until he be healed. He that toucheth any thing unclean by occasion of the dead, and he whose seed goeth from him as in generation, <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The man of the offspring of Aaron, who is a leper or who is suffering a flow of seed, shall not eat of those things which have been sanctified to me, until he is healed. Whoever will have touched what is unclean because of the dead, and he whose seed goes out from him, as if from sexual intercourse, <a href="/nabre/leviticus/22.htm">New American Bible</a> No descendant of Aaron who is stricken with a scaly infection, or who suffers from a genital discharge, may eat of the sacred offerings, until he again becomes clean. Moreover, if anyone touches a person who has become unclean by contact with a corpse, or if anyone has had an emission of semen, <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> No one of Aaron’s offspring who has a leprous disease or suffers a discharge may eat of the sacred donations until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse or a man who has had an emission of semen,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Any man of the descendants of Aaron who is a leper or has a discharge, he shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. And whosoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or a man who has an emission of semen, <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Each man of the seed of Ahron who is a leper, or one with a discharge, shall not eat of holy things until he is purified, and whoever will touch any uncleanness of a person or a man whose seed of copulation will go out from him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any one that is unclean by the dead; or from whomsoever the flow of seed goeth out; <a href="/sep/leviticus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the man of the seed of Aaron the priest, if he should have leprosy or issue of the reins, shall not eat of the holy things, until he be cleansed; and he that touches any uncleanness of a dead body, or the man whose seed of copulation shall have gone out from him, <a href="/parallel/leviticus/22-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5765" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Restrictions Against the Unclean</a> …3Tell 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<a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: miz·ze·ra‘ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">If a descendant</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">of Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6879.htm" title="6879: ṣā·rū·a‘ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To be struck with leprosy, to be leprous. A primitive root; to scourge, i.e. to be stricken with leprosy.">has a skin disease</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zāḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">a discharge,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">he may not eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: baq·qo·ḏā·šîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the sacred offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: yiṭ·hār (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">he is clean.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: wə·han·nō·ḡê·a‘ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">Whoever touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭə·mê- (Adj-msc) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">by a corpse</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">by a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">has</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7902.htm" title="7902: šiḵ·ḇaṯ- (N-fsc) -- (act of) lying, a layer. From shakab; a lying down.">an emission</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zā·ra‘ (N-ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">of semen,</a> 5or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a> Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Leviticus 15:2-3</a> “Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. / This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness. <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Leviticus 15:31</a> You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them. <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2-3</a> “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. / You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.” <a href="/deuteronomy/23-10.htm">Deuteronomy 23:10-11</a> If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside. / When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp. <a href="/leviticus/7-20.htm">Leviticus 7:20-21</a> But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. / If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.” <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Leviticus 21:17-23</a> “Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God. / No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; / no man who has a broken foot or hand, ... <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25-27</a> A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, / and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19</a> He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter. <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ... <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</a> As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a> “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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;a leper<a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Leviticus 13:2,3,44-46</a> When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: … <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Leviticus 15:2,3</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean… holy things<a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3,10</a> And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire… <a href="/leviticus/6-25.htm">Leviticus 6:25-29</a> Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy… <a href="/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22</a> He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.until<a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Leviticus 14:2</a> This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:<a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Leviticus 15:13-15</a> And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean… unclean<a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:<a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-16</a> He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days… whose<a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm">Leviticus 15:16</a> And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-11.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leper</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Running</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm">Soever</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-15.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-11.htm">Whomsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/22-18.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-43.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Discharge</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Leper</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Running</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/numbers/10-32.htm">Soever</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/judges/7-4.htm">Whomsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 22</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/22-1.htm">The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things</a> 6. <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">How they shall be cleansed</a> 10. <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things</a> 17. <a href="/leviticus/22-17.htm">The sacrifices must be without blemish</a> 26. <a href="/leviticus/22-26.htm">The age of the sacrifice</a> 29. <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The priests were required to maintain a high level of ritual purity to serve in the tabernacle and later the temple. Skin diseases, often translated as "leprosy" in older versions, could refer to a variety of skin conditions, not just Hansen's disease. Discharges could include any bodily fluid that rendered a person ceremonially unclean. The emphasis on purity underscores the holiness required to approach God, reflecting the broader biblical theme of God's holiness and the need for His people to be set apart.he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean The sacred offerings refer to portions of sacrifices that were designated for the priests and their families. Eating these offerings was both a privilege and a responsibility, symbolizing participation in the covenant community. The requirement for the priest to be clean before partaking highlights the importance of purity in worship and service. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to examine themselves before partaking in the Lord's Supper (<a href="/1_corinthians/11-28.htm">1 Corinthians 11:28</a>).Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse Contact with a dead body rendered a person ceremonially unclean, as death is the antithesis of the life and holiness of God. This regulation served as a constant reminder of the consequences of sin, which is death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). The need for purification after such contact points to the necessity of cleansing from sin, a theme fulfilled in the New Testament through the atoning work of Jesus Christ, who conquered death and offers eternal life.or by a man who has an emission of semen This part of the verse addresses another source of ritual impurity. Emissions, like other bodily discharges, were considered unclean, not because they were sinful, but because they were part of the natural processes that could not coexist with the holiness required in the presence of God. This regulation emphasizes the separation between the sacred and the profane, a recurring theme in Leviticus. In the New Testament, the focus shifts from external purity to internal, spiritual purity, as seen in Jesus' teachings (<a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> The first high priest of Israel, brother of Moses, and ancestor of the Levitical priesthood. His descendants were responsible for performing sacred duties in the Tabernacle and later the Temple. 2. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> The descendants of Aaron who were set apart to serve in the Tabernacle and Temple, offering sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the sacred space. 3. <a href="/topical/s/skin_disease.htm">Skin Disease</a> Often translated as "leprosy" in older versions, this term refers to various skin conditions that rendered a person ceremonially unclean. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bodily_discharge.htm">Bodily Discharge</a> Refers to any abnormal bodily fluid discharge, which also rendered a person ceremonially unclean according to Levitical law. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sacred_offerings.htm">Sacred Offerings</a> These are the portions of sacrifices that were designated for the priests and their families, symbolizing their share in the offerings made to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a> The requirement for priests to be ceremonially clean before partaking in sacred offerings underscores the importance of holiness and purity in approaching God. This principle applies to all believers, who are called to live lives set apart for God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priesthood.htm">The Role of the Priesthood</a> The priesthood served as mediators between God and the people, highlighting the need for purity in those who serve in spiritual leadership. Today, believers are called to be a "royal priesthood," living lives that reflect God's holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> The laws regarding uncleanness remind us of the pervasive nature of sin and its ability to separate us from God. It points to the need for a Savior who can cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/topical/c/christ's_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Christ's Fulfillment of the Law</a> Jesus, our High Priest, fulfilled the requirements of the law, offering Himself as the perfect sacrifice. Through Him, we are made clean and can approach God with confidence. <a href="/topical/p/practical_holiness.htm">Practical Holiness</a> While the ceremonial laws are no longer binding, the principle of living a life that honors God remains. Believers are called to examine their lives and remove anything that hinders their relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 22</a> <a href="/q/compare_samuel's_leadership_with_ot_priestly_roles..htm">How does Samuel's leadership in 1 Samuel 7 compare with conflicting narratives about priestly authority in other Old Testament books?</a> <a href="/q/do_leviticus_22's_rules_seem_outdated_now.htm">Could Leviticus 22’s detailed purity regulations reflect historical or cultural practices now seen as scientifically or ethically questionable? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_law_of_first_mention.htm">What is the Law of First Mention?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_lev_22_compare_to_nt_grace.htm">How do Leviticus 22’s rules compare with New Testament teachings on grace and accessibility for all believers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Is a leper.--The different forms of uncleanness are now specified. (For the leper, see <a href="/leviticus/13-3.htm" title="And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.">Leviticus 13:3</a>.)Or hath a running issue.--See <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When any man has a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.">Leviticus 15:2</a>.Whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead.--That is, if he touches any person or anything that had been defiled through contact with a corpse. (See <a href="/context/numbers/19-11.htm" title="He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.">Numbers 19:11-14</a>.)Whose seed goeth from him.--This is the same case mentioned in <a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm" title="And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 15:16</a>. The two passages ought therefore to be uniform in the translation. . . . <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/22-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>None לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no of מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֗ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses descendants מִזֶּ֣רַע (miz·ze·ra‘) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity who has a skin disease צָר֙וּעַ֙ (ṣā·rū·a‘) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6879.htm">Strong's 6879: </a> To be struck with leprosy, to be leprous or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if a discharge זָ֔ב (zāḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow shall eat יֹאכַ֔ל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat from the sacred offerings בַּקֳּדָשִׁים֙ (baq·qo·ḏā·šîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity until עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while he is clean. יִטְהָ֑ר (yiṭ·hār) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure Whoever touches וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ (wə·han·nō·ḡê·a‘) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike anything בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every defiled טְמֵא־ (ṭə·mê-) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> Unclean by a corpse נֶ֔פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if by a man אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that has תֵּצֵ֥א (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim an emission שִׁכְבַת־ (šiḵ·ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7902.htm">Strong's 7902: </a> (act of) lying, a layer of semen, זָֽרַע׃ (zā·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 22:4 Whoever of the seed of Aaron (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 22:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 22:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>