Leviticus 22:1-9

Things that profane a priest 22:1-9

A selection of seven laws appears between a brief introduction (Leviticus 22:1-2) and a conclusion (Leviticus 22:9). The priests could, of course, become defiled like any other Israelites, but no priest who had become ceremonially unclean was to touch or eat the holy things (the tabernacle furniture, sacrifices, etc.).