(A)Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord.

‘They shall therefore keep (B)My [a]ordinance, (C)lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them.

10 (D)‘No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who [b]dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:9 charge
  2. Leviticus 22:10 As a visitor

He must not eat anything found dead(A) or torn by wild animals,(B) and so become unclean(C) through it. I am the Lord.(D)

“‘The priests are to perform my service(E) in such a way that they do not become guilty(F) and die(G) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(H)

10 “‘No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.(I)

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