But when the sun sets, he will be clean, and afterward he shall eat of the holy gifts, for (A)it is his [a]food. He shall not eat (B)an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, becoming unclean by it; I am the Lord. They shall therefore keep (C)My charge, so that (D)they will not bear sin because of it and die thereby because they profane it; I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:7 Lit 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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