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II. The private worship of the Israelites chs. 17--27 >
B. Holiness of the priests, gifts, and sacrifices chs. 21-22 >
3. The third list of regulations for priests 22:1-33 >
Things that profane a priest 22:1-9
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A selection of seven laws appears between a brief introduction (vv. 1-2) and a conclusion (v. 9). The priests could, of course, become defiled like any other Israelites, but no priest who had become ceremonially unclean was to touch or eat the holy things (the furniture, sacrifices, etc.).
