Leviticus 22:1

And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2Speak unto Aharon and to his Banim, that they separate themselves from the kodashim of the Bnei Yisroel which they set apart as kodesh unto Me, so that they will not commit Chillul ha-shem of Shem Kodshi: I am Hashem.

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Cross References

Leviticus 5:15If a nefesh commit a ma'al (trespass), and sin through ignorance (unintentionally), in the holy things of Hashem; then he shall bring for his asham unto Hashem a ram tamim + 5:15 See Gn 22:13 on the vicarious aspect of the substitutionary atonement and compare Isa 53:5,8 out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of kesef, after the Shekel HaKodesh (the Shekel of the Sanctuary), for an asham (trespass or guilt offering).

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:1

In this chapter we have divers laws concerning the priests and sacrifices all for the preserving of the honour of the sanctuary. I. That the priests should not eat the holy things in their uncleanness, ver. 1-9 . II. That no stranger who did not belong to some family of the priests should eat of the holy things ( ver. 10-13 ), and, if he did it unwittingly, he must make restitution,, ver. 14-16 . III. That the sacrifices which were offered must be without blemish, ver. 17-25 . IV. That they must be more than eight… Read the whole commentary →

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