None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a (A)discharge may eat of the holy things (B)until he is clean. (C)Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or (D)a man who has had an emission of semen,

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“‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease[a] or a bodily discharge,(A) he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse(B) or by anyone who has an emission of semen,

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.