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I am the LORD. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> Give 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. <a href="/esv/leviticus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/22.htm">King James Bible</a> Say 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/22.htm">New King James Version</a> Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the LORD, while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Say to them, ‘Any man among all your descendants throughout your generations who approaches the holy gifts which the sons of Israel consecrate to the LORD, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from My presence; I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Say to them, &#8216If 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. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Say 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. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Say to them, ‘If any man among all your seed throughout your generations comes near to the holy gifts which the sons of Israel set apart as holy to Yahweh, and he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from before Me; I am Yahweh. <a href="/amp/leviticus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Say to them, ‘Any one of your descendants throughout your generations who approaches the holy things which the Israelites dedicate to the LORD, while he is [ceremonially] unclean, that person shall be cut off from My presence and excluded from the sanctuary; I am the LORD. <a href="/csb/leviticus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Say to them: If any man from any of your descendants throughout your generations is in a state of uncleanness yet approaches the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person will be cut off from my presence; I am the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Say to them: If any man from any of your descendants throughout your generations is in a state of uncleanness yet approaches the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person will be cut off from My presence; I am Yahweh. <a href="/asv/leviticus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/leviticus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If any of you are unclean when you accept an offering for me, I will no longer let you serve as a priest. <a href="/erv/leviticus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth 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 before me: I am the LORD. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Tell them: In future generations if any of your descendants, while unclean, comes near the holy offerings the Israelites set apart for the LORD, that person must be excluded from my presence. I am the LORD. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> If any of your descendants, while he is ritually unclean, comes near the sacred offerings which the people of Israel have dedicated to me, he can never again serve at the altar. This applies for all time to come. I am the LORD. <a href="/isv/leviticus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> Tell them that whoever among your descendants throughout your generations approaches the sacred things that the Israelis had consecrated to the LORD while still remaining unclean is to be eliminated from my presence. I am the LORD. <a href="/msb/leviticus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/leviticus/22.htm">NET Bible</a> Say to them, 'Throughout your generations, if any man from all your descendants approaches the holy offerings which the Israelites consecrate to the LORD while he is impure, that person must be cut off from before me. I am the LORD. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Tell them, 'If anyone of all your descendants throughout your generations approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel make holy to the LORD, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am the LORD. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Say to them, Whoever he may be of all your seed among your generations, that approacheth the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. <a href="/web/leviticus/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Say to them: Throughout your generations, any man who draws near, out of all your seed, to the holy things which the sons of Israel sanctify to YHWH, and his uncleanness [is] on him—indeed, that person has been cut off from before My face; I [am] YHWH. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Say unto them, To your generations, any man who draweth near, out of all your seed, unto the holy things which the sons of Israel do sanctify to Jehovah, and his uncleanness on him -- even that person hath been cut off from before Me; I am Jehovah. <a href="/slt/leviticus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Say to them, For your generations every man who shall come near from all your seed to the holies which the sons of Israel: shall consecrate to Jehovah, and his uncleanness upon him, and that soul was cut off from before me: I Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Say to them and to their posterity: Every man of your race, that approacheth to those things that are consecrated, and which the children of Israel have offered to the Lord, in whom there is uncleanness, shall perish before the Lord. I am the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Say to them and to their posterity: Every man of your stock, who approaches toward those things which have been consecrated, and which the sons of Israel have brought forward to the Lord, in whom there is uncleanness, shall perish before the Lord. I am the Lord. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/22.htm">New American Bible</a> Tell them: If any one of you, or of your descendants in any future generation, dares, while he is in a state of uncleanness, to draw near the sacred offerings which the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, such a one shall be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Say to them: If anyone among all your offspring throughout your generations comes near the sacred donations, which the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD, while he is in a state of uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Say to them, Whosoever he be of all your descendants throughout your generations who approaches to the holy things which the children of Israel hallow to the LORD while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from my presence; I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Say to them for their generations: ‘Every man of all your seed that may touch the Holy things that the children of Israel consecrate to LORD JEHOVAH, when his uncleanness is upon him, that soul will be destroyed from before my eyes; I AM LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth 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 before Me: I am the LORD. <a href="/sep/leviticus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Say to them, Every man throughout your generations, whoever of all your seed shall approach to the holy things, whatsoever the children of Israel shall consecrate to the Lord, while his uncleanness is upon him, that soul shall be cut off from me: I am the Lord your God. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/22-3.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=5749" 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> …2“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<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">them that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">if any</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/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/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ă·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">of their descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: wə·ṭum·’ā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">in a state of uncleanness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: yiq·raḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">approaches</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qo·ḏā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the sacred offerings</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: yaq·dî·šū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">consecrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hi·w (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: han·ne·p̄eš (Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">person</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">must be cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lə·p̄ā·nay (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from My presence.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD.</a> 4If 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,…<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/19-13.htm">Numbers 19:13</a> 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="/numbers/19-20.htm">Numbers 19:20</a> But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. <a href="/exodus/30-33.htm">Exodus 30:33</a> Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’” <a href="/exodus/30-38.htm">Exodus 30:38</a> Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.” <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/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="/numbers/18-32.htm">Numbers 18:32</a> Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’” <a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-27.htm">1 Corinthians 11:27-30</a> Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. / Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. / For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a> Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a> You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a> “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a> But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. <a href="/matthew/22-11.htm">Matthew 22:11-13</a> But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. / ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. / Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.having his uncleanness upon him.<a href="/leviticus/7-20.htm">Leviticus 7:20,21</a> But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people… from my<a href="/exodus/33-14.htm">Exodus 33:14,15</a> And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest… <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a> Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.<a href="/psalms/51-11.htm">Psalm 51:11</a> Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Approaches</a> <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Approacheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Uncleanness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Approaches</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Approacheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Uncleanness</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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It is not limited to the immediate audience but extends to future generations. This reflects the timelessness of God's laws and their relevance across ages. The continuity of the priestly duties and the sanctity of the offerings are emphasized, showing the importance of maintaining holiness in worship practices.if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness Uncleanness in the Levitical context refers to a ceremonial impurity that could result from various causes, such as contact with a dead body, certain diseases, or other specified conditions. This highlights the importance of purity in approaching God, a theme that runs throughout Leviticus. The descendants refer to the priestly line, emphasizing the need for those who serve in sacred roles to maintain a higher standard of holiness.approaches the sacred offerings The sacred offerings are those set apart for God, including sacrifices and other gifts brought by the Israelites. These offerings were central to the worship and atonement practices of Israel. Approaching them in a state of uncleanness would defile what is holy, underscoring the need for reverence and purity in worship.that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD Consecration involves setting something apart for a holy purpose. The Israelites' act of consecrating offerings to the LORD signifies their dedication and obedience to God. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where the people are called to be holy as God is holy.that person must be cut off from My presence Being cut off from God's presence is a severe consequence, indicating both physical and spiritual separation. This punishment underscores the seriousness of defiling sacred offerings and the holiness of God. It serves as a warning to maintain purity and reverence in worship, reflecting the broader biblical theme of separation from God due to sin.I am the LORD This declaration affirms God's authority and the divine origin of the command. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the reason for obedience. The phrase "I am the LORD" is a recurring motif in Leviticus, emphasizing God's holiness and the call for His people to reflect that holiness in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> - The covenant God of Israel, who is holy and requires holiness from His people. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron_and_his_descendants.htm">Aaron and His Descendants</a> - The priestly line chosen by God to serve in the tabernacle and later the temple, responsible for maintaining ritual purity. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> - The chosen people of God, who are called to be holy and set apart from other nations. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> - The dwelling place of God among His people, where sacrifices and offerings are made. 5. <a href="/topical/u/uncleanness.htm">Uncleanness</a> - A state of ritual impurity that disqualifies a person from participating in sacred activities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a> God’s holiness demands reverence and obedience. As believers, we are called to approach God with a heart that respects His holiness and follows His commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin and uncleanness separate us from God. We must take sin seriously and seek purification through repentance and faith in Christ. <a href="/topical/p/priestly_responsibility.htm">Priestly Responsibility</a> Just as the priests were responsible for maintaining purity, believers today are called to be a royal priesthood, living lives that reflect God’s holiness. <a href="/topical/c/community_impact.htm">Community Impact</a> Our personal holiness affects the community of believers. We must strive to live pure lives that contribute to the spiritual health of the church. <a href="/topical/a/access_to_god.htm">Access to God</a> Through Christ, we have access to God. We must not take this privilege lightly but approach Him with a clean heart and a sincere faith.<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/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean? </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/how_does_lev_12_8_reconcile_childbirth.htm">In Leviticus 12:8, how does the prescribed offering for atonement reconcile with the idea that childbirth is not a moral wrongdoing?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</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>(3) Whosoever he be of all your seed, among your generations.--Better, throughout your generations, every man. So the Authorised version properly renders the expression here translated "among your generations" in <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm" title="And you shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that you have brought an offering to your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.">Leviticus 23:14</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm" title="And you shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation to you: you shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.">Leviticus 23:21</a>. (See <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm" title="It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that you eat neither fat nor blood.">Leviticus 3:17</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm" title="Speak to Aaron, saying, Whoever he be of your seed in their generations that has any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.">Leviticus 21:17</a>.)That goeth unto the holy things.--That is, who approaches the sacrifices to eat them, as is stated in <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm" title="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;">Leviticus 22:4</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm" title="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.">Leviticus 22:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm" title="If the priest's daughter also be married to a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.">Leviticus 22:12</a>. . . . <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/22-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Say אֱמֹ֣ר (’ĕ·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to them: אֲלֵהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to ‘For the generations to come, לְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling if any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of your descendants זַרְעֲכֶ֗ם (zar·‘ă·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity in a state of uncleanness וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹ (wə·ṭum·’ā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> Religious impurity approaches יִקְרַ֣ב (yiq·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach the sacred offerings הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ (haq·qo·ḏā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity that 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 the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son consecrate יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּ (yaq·dî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> To be set apart or consecrated to the LORD, לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that הַהִ֛וא (ha·hi·w) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are person הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion must be cut off וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה (wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from My presence. מִלְּפָנַ֖י (mil·lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 22:3 Tell them 'If anyone of all your (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 22:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 22:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:4" /></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>