26. Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days.
27. The first day he returns to work and enters the inner courtyard and the sanctuary, he must offer a sin offering for himself, says the Sovereign lord.
28. “The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possession.
29. Their food will come from the gifts and sacrifices brought to the Temple by the people—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Whatever anyone sets apart for the lord will belong to the priests.
30. The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the lord will go to the priests. The first batch of dough must also be given to the priests so the lord will bless your homes.
31. The priests may not eat meat from any bird or animal that dies a natural death or that dies after being attacked by another animal.