And you must not accept that kind of animal from someone who comes from another land. You must not offer it as food for your God. He will not accept it from you. Its body is twisted and has flaws.’ ”

这类的物，你们从外人的手，一样也不可接受作你们神的食物献上；因为这些都有损坏，有残疾，不蒙悦纳。”

从外人的手里得到任何这类的动物，也不可献上作你们上帝的食物；因为它们有缺陷，有残疾，它们必不为你们而蒙悦纳。”

从外人的手里得到任何这类的动物，也不可献上作你们神的食物；因为它们有缺陷，有残疾，它们必不为你们而蒙悦纳。”

也不可从外族人手中接受这些牲畜并献给你们的上帝作食物。因为这些牲畜是畸形的、残疾的，不蒙悦纳。”

也不可从外人手里接受这一类的牲畜，作你们神的食物；因为这些都有损坏，有残疾，必不蒙悦纳。”

這類的物，你們從外人的手，一樣也不可接受作你們神的食物獻上；因為這些都有損壞，有殘疾，不蒙悅納。」

從外人的手裏得到任何這類的動物，也不可獻上作你們上帝的食物；因為牠們有缺陷，有殘疾，牠們必不為你們而蒙悅納。」

從外人的手裏得到任何這類的動物，也不可獻上作你們神的食物；因為牠們有缺陷，有殘疾，牠們必不為你們而蒙悅納。」

也不可從外族人手中接受這些牲畜並獻給你們的上帝作食物。因為這些牲畜是畸形的、殘疾的，不蒙悅納。」

也不可從外人手裡接受這一類的牲畜，作你們神的食物；因為這些都有損壞，有殘疾，必不蒙悅納。”

由外人手裏收來的、你們也不可獻這一類祭牲做你們的上帝的食物；因為這些都有損壞、有殘疾，這些不能給你們算為蒙悅納的。」』

外人奉此、爾勿受之、獻為上帝之食、蓋體毀傷而有疵者、不蒙悅納、○

外人欲以此享爾之上帝、爾勿受以獻、蓋體毀傷、不全備者、不蒙悅納。○

有外邦人欲以此等之畜、獻於爾之天主為祭、毋受之、或作爾曹由外邦人得此等之畜毋以獻於爾天主為祭蓋此等之畜、體既毀傷、有殘疾、若獻之不蒙悅納、○

and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.’”

neither shall you offer as the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective.”

Neither you nor a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”

nor shall you offer any of these animals taken from the hand of a foreigner as the food of your God; for their deformity is in them, they have an impairment. They will not be accepted for you.’ ”

Nor from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as the bread of your God, because their corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’”

Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

Neither you nor a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”

Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption[ is] in them,[ and] blemishes[ be] in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

Even from a foreigner you must not present the food of your God from such animals as these, for they are ruined and flawed; they will not be acceptable for your benefit.’”

You must not offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in them. There is a defect in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”

Consider them as holy, because they offer up food to me. Consider them as holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord. I make you holy.

Priests must be holy. They must be set apart for me. I am their God. They must not treat my name as if it were not holy. They must be holy because they bring food offerings to me. That is my food.

“ You sacrifice‘ unclean’ food on my altar.“ But you ask,‘ How have we made you“ unclean”?’“ You do it by looking down on my altar.You sacrifice blind animals to me. Isn’t that wrong? You sacrifice disabled or sick animals. Isn’t that wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord who rules over all.

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

Here is what I want you to do for the elders of the Jews. Here is how you must help them to build the house of their God. Pay all their expenses from the royal treasures. Use the money you collect from the people who live west of the Euphrates. Don’t let the work on the temple stop.Don’t fail to give the priests in Jerusalem what they ask for each day. Give them what they need. Give them young bulls, rams and male lambs. The priests can use them to sacrifice burnt offerings to the God of heaven. Also give them wheat, salt, wine and olive oil.Give them those things so they can offer sacrifices that please the God of heaven. And I want them to pray that things will go well for me and my sons.

Everyone must always do what the law requires. It does not matter whether they are an outsider or anyone else living among you. They must do exactly as you do when they present a food offering. The smell of offerings like that pleases the Lord.The community must have the same rules for you and for any outsider living among you. This law will last for all time to come. In the sight of the Lord, the law applies both to you and any outsider.The same laws and rules will apply to you and to any outsider living among you.’ ”

“ But you treat my name as if it were not holy. You say the Lord’ s altar is‘ unclean.’ And you look down on its food.You say,‘ What a heavy load our work is!’ And you turn up your nose. You act as if you hate working for me,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ You bring animals that have been hurt. Or you bring disabled or sick animals. Then you dare to offer them to me as sacrifices! Should I accept them from you?” says the Lord.“ Suppose you have a male sheep or goat that does not have any flaws. And you promise to offer it to me. But then you sacrifice an animal that has flaws. When you do that, you cheat me. And anyone who cheats me is under my curse. After all, I am a great king,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ The other nations have respect for my name. So why don’t you respect it?

He did just as the Lord had directed Moses to tell him to do. The covering would be a reminder to the Israelites. It would remind them that no one except a son of Aaron should come and burn incense to the Lord. If people other than priests did that, they would become like Korah and his followers.

No man with any flaws who is in the family line of Aaron the priest may come near me. He can’t come to bring the food offerings to the Lord. If he has any flaws, he must not come near to offer food to the Lord.He can eat the holy food. He can also eat my very holy food.