Parallel Verses
Amplified
No man of the descendants of Aaron who is a leper or has a discharge may eat the holy things [the offerings and the showbread] until he is clean. And whoever touches any person or thing made unclean by contact with a corpse or a man who has had a seminal emission,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
No man of Aaron’s descendants who has a skin disease
International Standard Version
If one of Aaron's descendants has an infectious skin disease or a discharge, he is not to eat anything sacred until he has been cleansed. Anyone who touches an unclean thing on account of the dead, or who has a seminal discharge,
A Conservative Version
Whatever man of the seed of Aaron being a man with a leprous disease, or has an issue, he shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goes from h
American Standard Version
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
Bible in Basic English
No man of the seed of Aaron who is a leper, or who has a flow from his body, may take of the holy food till he is clean. And any man touching anything which is unclean because of the dead, or any man whose seed goes from him;
Darby Translation
Whatsoever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a flux, he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And he that toucheth any one that is unclean by a dead person, or a man whose seed of copulation hath passed from him;
Julia Smith Translation
A man, a man from the seed of Aaron, and he leprous or flowing; he shall not eat of the holies till he shall be clean. And he touching upon any unclean soul, or a man which shall go forth from him the effusion of seed;
King James 2000
Whatsoever man of the descendants of Aaron who is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches any thing that is defiled by a dead body, or a man who has had an emission of semen;
Lexham Expanded Bible
" '{Anyone} from Aaron's offspring, if he [is] afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary {until} he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,
Modern King James verseion
Any man of the seed of Aaron who is leprous, or has an issue, he shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. And he who touches any uncleanness of a person, or a man whose semen has gone out from him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
None of the seed of Aaron that is a leper or that hath a running sore, shall eat of the hallowed things until he be clean. And whosoever toucheth any unclean soul or man whose seed runneth from him by night,
NET Bible
No man from the descendants of Aaron who is diseased or has a discharge may eat the holy offerings until he becomes clean. The one who touches anything made unclean by contact with a dead person, or a man who has a seminal emission,
New Heart English Bible
"'Whoever of the seed 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 seed goes from him;
The Emphasized Bible
No man soever of the seed of Aaron who is a leper, or hath a flux, shall eat of the holy things, until he be clean, - And as for him who toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
Webster
Whatever man of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
World English Bible
"'Whoever of the seed 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 seed goes from him;
Youngs Literal Translation
Any man of the seed of Aaron, and is leprous or hath an issue -- of the holy things he doth not eat till that he is clean; and he who is coming against any uncleanness of a person, or a man whose seed of copulation goeth out from him,
Themes
Defilement » priests » Not to eat holy things while under
Defilement » Caused by » Leprosy
Defilement » Caused by » Gonorrhea
Disease » Instances of » Of the sexual organs
Leprosy » Those afflicted with » Excluded from priest's office
priests » Special laws respecting » While unclean could not eat of the holy things
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
Interlinear
Zuwb
Qodesh
Naga`
Nephesh
Zera`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 22:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Priests And Their Food
3
Say to them, ‘Any one of your descendants throughout your generations who approaches the holy things which the Israelites dedicate to the Lord, while he is [ceremonially] unclean, that person shall be cut off from My presence and excluded from the sanctuary; I am the Lord.
4 No man of the descendants of Aaron who is a leper or has a discharge may eat the holy things [the offerings and the showbread] until he is clean. And whoever touches any person or thing made unclean by contact with a corpse or a man who has had a seminal emission,
5
or whoever touches any crawling thing by which he is made unclean, or any person by whom he is made unclean, whatever it may be,
Cross References
Leviticus 11:39
‘If one of the animals that you may eat dies [of natural causes], whoever touches its carcass becomes unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 15:2-3
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, his discharge is unclean.
Leviticus 15:13-16
‘When the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, he shall count off seven days for his purification; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean.
Leviticus 21:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:
‘No one shall defile himself [that is, become ceremonially unclean] for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial],
Leviticus 2:3
What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire.
Leviticus 2:10
What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire.
Leviticus 6:25-29
“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord in the [same] place where the burnt offering is killed; it is most holy.
Leviticus 11:24-28
‘By [contact with] these you will become unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until the evening (dusk),
Leviticus 13:2-3
“When a man has a swelling on the skin of his body, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes the infection of
Leviticus 13:44-46
he is a leprous man; he is unclean; the priest shall most certainly pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head.
Leviticus 14:1-32
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Leviticus 21:22
He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,
Numbers 18:9
This shall be yours of the most holy things, [reserved] from the fire: every offering of the people, every grain offering and sin offering and guilt offering, which they shall render (give) to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.
Numbers 18:19
All the offerings of the holy things, which the Israelites offer to the Lord I have given to you and to your sons and your daughters with you as a continual allotment. It is an everlasting covenant of
Numbers 19:11-16
‘The one who touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.