Leviticus 22:4-8

King James Version

⁴What 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;

⁵Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

⁶The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

⁷And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

⁸That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the Lord.

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Leviticus 22:4-8

New International Version

⁴“‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease^[a] or a bodily discharge,^(A) he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse^(B) or by anyone who has an emission of semen, ⁵or if he touches any crawling thing^(C) that makes him unclean, or any person^(D) who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. ⁶The one who touches any such thing will be unclean^(E) till evening.^(F) He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.^(G) ⁷When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.^(H) ⁸He must not eat anything found dead^(I) or torn by wild animals,^(J) and so become unclean^(K) through it. I am the Lord.^(L)

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Footnotes

Leviticus 22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

Leviticus 22:4-8

New King James Version

⁴‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a ^(A)leper or has ^(B)a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings ^(C)until he is clean. And ^(D)whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or ^(E)a man who has had an emission of semen, ⁵or ^(F)whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or ^(G)any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be— ⁶the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he ^(H)washes his body with water. ⁷And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because ^(I)it is his food. ⁸^(J)Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord.