But when the Sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things: for it is his [a]food.

(A)Of a beast that dieth, or is rent with beasts, whereby he may be defiled, he shall not eat: I am the Lord.

Let them keep therefore mine ordinance, lest they bear their sin for it, and die for it, if they defile it: I the Lord sanctify them.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:7 Or, bread.

When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.(A) He must not eat anything found dead(B) or torn by wild animals,(C) and so become unclean(D) through it. I am the Lord.(E)

“‘The priests are to perform my service(F) in such a way that they do not become guilty(G) and die(H) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(I)

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