Leviticus 22:4

Any man of Aharon’s offspring who hath leprosy or an unclean effusion shall not eat of the consecrated things until he be clean; and whosoever toucheth any unclean animal, or a man whose seed goeth from him,

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

In Context

3Say to them, Any man of all the sons of your generations who shall touch the hallowed things which the children of Israel consecrate before the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that man shall perish before Me: I am the Lord.

5Or a man who toucheth any reptile that maketh him unclean, or a man who maketh him unclean by any of his uncleanness,

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Cross References

Leviticus 2:3And that which remaineth of the mincha shall be Aharon’s and his sons’; it is most holy among the oblations of the Lord.

Leviticus 11:39And if anyone of the cattle of which you eat die, whosoever toucheth its carcase shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 13:44The man is a leper, he is unclean; and the priest shall verily make him to be unclean; his plague is in his head.

Leviticus 14:2This shall be the law for the leper on the day of his purification: He shall be brought to the priest;

Leviticus 15:13And when he who hath had a defluxion shall be cleansed of his issue, he shall number to himself seven days for his purification, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in spring water, and be clean.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:2-10

Laws Concerning the Priests. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord . 3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord , having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off… Read the whole commentary →

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