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15 The priests shall not allow the sacred offerings which the Israelites contribute to the Lord to be profaned(A) 16 nor make them incur a penalty when they eat their sacred offerings. For I, the Lord, make them holy.

Unacceptable Victims. 17 [a]The Lord said to Moses:

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Footnotes

  1. 22:17–25 This passage complements the section on the bodily imperfections of priests in 21:16–23. The laws taken together indicate that whoever and whatever approaches and contacts the altar needs to be physically unimpaired.

15 The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings(A) the Israelites present to the Lord(B) 16 by allowing them to eat(C) the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt(D) requiring payment.(E) I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(F)’”

Unacceptable Sacrifices

17 The Lord said to Moses,

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