(A)Whosoever also 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 who so toucheth any that is [a]unclean by reason of the dead, or a man whose issue of seed runneth from him,

Or the man that toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may take uncleanness, [b]whatsoever uncleanness he hath,

The person that hath touched such, shall therefore be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, [c]except he have washed his flesh with water.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:4 By touching any dead thing, or being at burial of the dead.
  2. Leviticus 22:5 Hebrew, according to all his uncleanness.
  3. Leviticus 22:6 Or, until.

“‘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, or if he touches any crawling thing(C) that makes him unclean, or any person(D) who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. The 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)

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Footnotes

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