Leviticus Chapter 22 verse 1 Holy Bible
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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And the Lord said to Moses,
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 1-9. - In the previous chapter, the priests have been commanded to avoid occasions of ceremonial defilement, but there are times in which they must be unclean. At these times they are here instructed that they must abstain from their priestly functions, and not even eat of the priests' portions until they have been cleansed. The command to Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, in verse 2, must be read in the light of the following verses, and understood to mean that they are to separate themselves from the holy things when they are unclean. The different forms of uncleanness which are to produce this effect are enumerated in verses 4-6. In most cases the uncleanness would not last beyond sunset on the day on which it was incurred, but occasionally, as when a priest became a leper, a permanent disqualification would be caused, or one that lasted for a considerable length of time. The law with respect to abstaining from holy things while unclean is to be of permanent obligation. Whoever disobeys it is to be cut off from God's presence; that is, he is to be excluded from the sanctuary by being deprived of his priestly office. Verse 8 repeats the prohibition of eating flesh containing blood.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersXXII.(1) And the Lord spake unto Moses.--In this chapter the laws regulating the conduct of the priests in their holy ministrations are continued. As the last chapter concluded with the permission to disqualified priests to eat of the sacrifices, this chapter opens with conditions under which even the legally qualified priests must not partake of the offerings.
