UNCLEANNESS

Passages on this topic · 27

• Leviticus 5:2

  “‘Or if anyone touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean animal, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it is hidden from him, and he is unclean, then he shall be guilty.

• Leviticus 5:3

  “‘Or if he touches the uncleanness of man, whatever his uncleanness is with which he is unclean, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty.

• Leviticus 7:20

  but the soul who eats of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that belongs to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

• Leviticus 7:21

  When anyone touches any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean animal, or any unclean abomination, and eats some of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to Yahweh, that soul shall be cut off from his people.’”

• Leviticus 17:15

  “‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then he shall be clean.

• Leviticus 21:1

  Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;

• Leviticus 21:2

  except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

• Leviticus 21:3

  and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

• Leviticus 21:4

  He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

• Leviticus 21:5

  “‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.

• Leviticus 21:6

  They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

• Leviticus 21:7

  “‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

• Leviticus 21:8

  You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.

• Leviticus 21:9

  “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.

• Leviticus 21:10

  “‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

• Leviticus 21:11

  He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father, or for his mother.

• Leviticus 21:12

  He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.

• Leviticus 21:13

  “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

• Leviticus 21:14

  A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.

• Leviticus 21:15

  He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”

• Leviticus 22:2

  “Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they make holy to me, and that they not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.

• Leviticus 22:3

  “Tell them, ‘If anyone of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel make holy to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am Yahweh.

• Leviticus 22:4

  “‘Whoever of the offspring of Aaron is a leper or has an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose offspring goes from him;

• Leviticus 22:5

  or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

• Leviticus 22:6

  the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water.

• Leviticus 22:7

  When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.

• Leviticus 22:8

  That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.