6 will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy offerings unless he has washed himself.
7 When the sun has set, he will be clean. Then he may eat the holy offerings because they are his food.
8 He must never eat the meat of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals. It will make him unclean. I am the Lord.
9 The priests must do what I order, or their sin will bring them death because they dishonored a holy offering. I am the Lord, who sets them apart as holy.
10 “Laypeople must never eat any holy offering, even if they are visiting a priest or are working for him.
11 But if a priest buys a slave, the slave and anyone born in his household may eat the priest’s food.
12 However, if a priest’s daughter marries a layman, she must never eat the food taken from the holy contributions.