25. “‘They must not go near a dead person, making themselves unclean. But they are allowed to make themselves unclean if the dead person is a relative. It might be his father, mother, son, daughter, brother or a sister who has not married.
26. After the priest has been made clean again, he must wait seven days.
27. Then he may go into the inner courtyard to serve in the Temple. But he must offer a sin offering for himself, says the Lord God.
28. “‘These are the rules about the priests and their property: They will have me instead of property. You will not give them any land to own in Israel. I am what they will own.
29. They will eat the grain offerings, sin offerings and penalty offerings. Everything Israel offers will be theirs.
30. And the best fruits of all the first harvests will be for the priests. And they will have all the special gifts offered to me. You will also give to the priests the first part of your grain that you grind. This will cause a blessing to come on your house.
31. The priests must not eat any bird or animal that died a natural death. And they must not eat one that has been torn by wild animals.