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“ ‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.
9
“The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the LORD who makes them holy.
9
They must keep My instruction, or they will be guilty and die because they profane it; I am the Lord who sets them apart.
Leviticus 22:9 In-Context
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When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
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He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the LORD.
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“ ‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.
10
“ ‘No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.
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But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food.