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Leviticus 22:12-21 New English Translation (NET)

12. If a priest’s daughter marries a lay person, she may not eat the holy contribution offerings,

13. but if a priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and she has no children so that she returns to live in her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat from her father’s food, but no lay person may eat it.

14. “‘If a man eats a holy offering by mistake, he must add one fifth to it and give the holy offering to the priest.

15. They must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute to the Lord,

16. and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt when they eat their holy offerings, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

17. The Lord spoke to Moses:

18. “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘When any man from the house of Israel or from the foreigners in Israel presents his offering for any of the votive or freewill offerings which they present to the Lord as a burnt offering,

19. if it is to be acceptable for your benefit it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.

20. You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.

21. If a man presents a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord for a special votive offering or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable; it must have no flaw.