Leviticus 22:30 — Meaning and Application

Leviticus 22:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"

Leviticus 22:2

"Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name {in those things} which they hallow unto me: I {am} the LORD."

Leviticus 22:3

"Say unto them, Whosoever {he be} of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I {am} the LORD."

Leviticus 22:4

"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; {running...: Heb. running of the reins}"

Leviticus 22:5

"Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;"

Leviticus 22:6

"The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water."