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When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the holy offerings, for that is his food.
Leviticus 22:7 In-Context
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or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.
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The one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
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When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
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He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the LORD.
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“ ‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.