23. They must teach my people the difference between the holy and the ordinary, and show them the difference between clean and unclean.
24. They must execute judgments according to my case laws in cases of civil conflict. They must observe my instructions and my regulations regarding all my festivals. They must keep my sabbaths holy.
25. In order to avoid uncleanness, they must not approach the dead. They may, however, become unclean for their father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister.
26. Once the priest is clean again, he must count off seven days.
27. On the day that he comes into the holy place, the inner courtyard, to minister in the holy place, he will present his purification offering. This is what the Lord God says.
28. As for their inheritance, I am their inheritance. They won’t be given family property in Israel; I am their family property.
29. They will eat the grain offerings, the purification offerings, and the compensation offerings. Every dedicated thing in Israel belongs to them.
30. The best of the early produce of every kind, and every contribution, all of them, belong to the priests. You will give the best of your bread dough to the priest so that a blessing may come to rest on your household.
31. The priests must not eat any bird or animal that dies naturally or is torn apart by prey.