Cleanliness · Household · Restitution Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningA priest or household member is considering whether holy food may be eaten.“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… — Leviticus 22:1–3 · WEB
In the commentaryWho May Eat the Holy Things
Keep the holy food from profanation
1 If unclean
Do not eat while uncleanDo not eat holy food while unclean through the conditions named in the law. Bathe and wait until sunset when required.the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water. — Leviticus 22:4–7 · WEB
In the commentaryWho May Eat the Holy Things
2 For the priestly household
Keep access within the householdThe priest, a purchased person, and a priest’s slave may eat the holy food; guests and hired workers may not.“‘No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a foreigner living with the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. — Leviticus 22:10–13 · WEB
In the commentaryWho May Eat the Holy Things
3 If eaten by mistake
Make restitutionA non-priest who eats holy food unintentionally restores its value to the priest and adds one fifth.“‘If a man eats something holy unwittingly, then he shall add the fifth part of its value to it, and shall give the holy thing to the priest. — Leviticus 22:14–16 · WEB
In the commentaryWho May Eat the Holy Things
Keep the priestly portions holy“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… — Leviticus 22:1–16 · WEB
In the commentaryWho May Eat the Holy Things
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.