Lev 22:2-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Lev 22:2-6: 22:2-6 The priest’s portions of the sacred offerings were regarded as “most holy” (see 2:3 ) and were not to come into contact with anything unclean (11:1–15:33 ). Accordingly, any descendant of Aaron who was unclean was forbidden to eat this food.

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b2:3►

c11:1–15:33►

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f11:10►

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‏ Leviticus 22:2-6

Summary for Lev 22:2-6: 22:2-6 ^a The priest’s portions of the sacred offerings were regarded as “most holy” (see 2:3 ^b) and were not to come into contact with anything unclean (11:1–15:33 ^c). Accordingly, any descendant of Aaron who was unclean was forbidden to eat this food.
22:5 ^d In Leviticus, the Hebrew word sherets always denotes an unclean small animal that swarms on land or in water (5:2 ^e; 11:10 ^f, 20-21 ^g, 23 ^h, 29 ⁱ, 31 ^j, 41-44 ^k).