25. “‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.
26. After a priest has become ceremonially clean, they must count off a period of seven days for him.
27. On the day he enters the sanctuary, into the inner court to serve in the sanctuary, he must offer his sin offering, declares the sovereign Lord.
28. “‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I am their property.
29. They may eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, and every devoted thing in Israel will be theirs.
30. The first of all the first fruits and all contributions of any kind will be for the priests; you will also give to the priest the first portion of your dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house.
31. The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal.