Leviticus 22:10-20

10 "No layperson may eat anything set apart as holy. Nor may a priest's guest or his hired hand eat anything holy.

11 But if a priest buys a slave, the slave may eat of it; also the slaves born in his house may eat his food.

12 If a priest's daughter marries a layperson, she may no longer eat from the holy contributions.

13 But if the priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and without children and returns to her father's household as before, she may eat of her father's food. But no layperson may eat of it.

14 "If anyone eats from a holy offering accidentally, he must give back the holy offering to the priest and add twenty percent to it.

15 "The priests must not treat with irreverence the holy offerings of the Israelites that they contribute to God

16 lest they desecrate themselves and make themselves guilty when they eat the holy offerings. I am God who makes them holy."

17 God spoke to Moses,

18 "Tell Aaron and his sons and all the People of Israel, Each and every one of you, whether native born or foreigner, who presents a Whole-Burnt-Offering to God to fulfill a vow or as a Freewill-Offering,

19 must make sure that it is a male without defect from cattle, sheep, or goats for it to be acceptable.

20 Don't try slipping in some creature that has a defect - it won't be accepted.

Leviticus 22:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 22

In this chapter several laws are delivered out, forbidding the priests to eat of holy things, when in any uncleanness, or at any time what dies of itself, or is torn of beasts, Le 22:1-9; also showing who belonging to the priests might or might not eat of the holy things, Le 22:10-16; and others requiring that whatever offerings were brought by the children, of Israel, they should be perfect and without blemish, Le 22:17-25; and also declaring what age a creature should be of when sacrificed, and the time when thank offerings were to be eaten, Le 22:26-30; concluding with an exhortation to observe the commands of God, and sanctify him, and not profane his name, Le 22:31-33.