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Leviticus 22:8-10
Common English Bible
Leviticus 22:8-10
Common English Bible
8 He must not eat an animal that has died naturally or that was killed by another animal, becoming unclean by doing so; I am the Lord. 9 The priests must keep my requirement so that they don’t become liable to punishment and die for having made it impure.[a] I am the Lord, who makes them holy.
Unauthorized eating
10 No layperson is allowed to eat the holy offerings. No foreign guest or hired laborer of a priest can eat it.
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- Leviticus 22:9 Vulg; MT and die in it
Leviticus 22:8-10
New International Version
Leviticus 22:8-10
New International Version
8 He must not eat anything found dead(A) or torn by wild animals,(B) and so become unclean(C) through it. I am the Lord.(D)
9 “‘The priests are to perform my service(E) in such a way that they do not become guilty(F) and die(G) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(H)
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.(I)
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