6 the one who touches such as these shall be unclean until evening and may not eat of the sacred portions until he has first bathed his body in water.

7 Then, when the sun sets, he shall be clean. Only then may he eat of the sacred offerings, for they are his food.

Leviticus 22:6-7, New American Bible Revised. Copyright © 2010 USCCB.
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