Leviticus 22:4 “If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not…”

Leviticus 22:4

If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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;

World English Bible

“‘Whoever of the offspring of Aaron is a leper or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has a seminal emission,

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Whosoeuer also of the seede of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall not eate of the holy things vntill he be cleane: and who so toucheth any that is vncleane, by reason of the dead, or a man whose issue of seede runneth from him,

Darby Translation

Whatsoever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a flux, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And he that toucheth any one that is unclean by a dead person, or a man whose seed of copulation hath passed from him;

Young's Literal Translation

'Any man of the seed of Aaron, and is leprous or hath an issue — of the holy things he doth not eat till that he is clean; and he who is coming against any uncleanness of a person, or a man whose seed of copulation goeth out from him,

Bible in Basic English

No man of the seed of Aaron who is a leper, or who has a flow from his body, may take of the holy food till he is clean. And any man touching anything which is unclean because of the dead, or any man whose seed goes from him;

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Cross references

“a leper”

Leviticus 13:44–46 Leviticus 13:2 Leviticus 13:3

Leviticus 13:44–46 · BSB

the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.

Leviticus 13:2 · BSB

“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.

Leviticus 13:3 · BSB

The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounc…

“running issue”

Leviticus 15:2 Leviticus 15:3

Leviticus 15:2 · BSB

“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.

Leviticus 15:3 · BSB

This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

“holy things”

Leviticus 2:3 Leviticus 2:10 Leviticus 6:25–29 Leviticus 21:22 Numbers 18:9 Numbers 18:19

Leviticus 2:3 · BSB

The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.

Leviticus 2:10 · BSB

But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.

Leviticus 6:25–29 · BSB

“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.

Leviticus 21:22 · BSB

He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,

Numbers 18:9 · BSB

A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs t…

Numbers 18:19 · BSB

All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”

“until”

Leviticus 14:2–32 Leviticus 15:13–15

Leviticus 14:2–32 · BSB

“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.

Leviticus 15:13–15 · BSB

When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.

“unclean”

Leviticus 21:1 Numbers 19:11–16

Leviticus 21:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,

Numbers 19:11–16 · BSB

Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.

“whose”

Leviticus 15:16

Leviticus 15:16 · BSB

When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Also

Leviticus 11:39 Leviticus 11:24–28 Leviticus 14:1–32

Leviticus 11:39 · BSB

If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:24–28 · BSB

These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 14:1–32 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.

5or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—

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