Leviticus 22:17

17 And the LORD said to Moses,

Leviticus 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 22:17

And the Lord spake unto Moses
At the same time; for having said many things concerning the holiness of priests, whose business it was to offer sacrifices, he adds various things concerning the nature, condition, and circumstances of the sacrifices they were to offer: saying,
as follows.

Leviticus 22:17 In-Context

15 The priests shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they offer to the LORD,

16 and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the LORD who sanctify them."

17 And the LORD said to Moses,

18 "Say to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel, When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents his offering, whether in payment of a vow or as a freewill offering which is offered to the LORD as a burnt offering,

19 to be accepted you shall offer a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.