In light of the connection with the previous chapter, Leviticus 21:1–24 and Leviticus 22:1–33 may be outlined as follows:
Leviticus 21:1–9 Restrictions on mourning and marriage for ordinary priests
Leviticus 21:10–15 Restrictions on mourning and marriage for the high priest
Leviticus 21:16–24 Physical impediments to the exercise of the priestly office
Leviticus 22:1–9 Impediments to eating priestly food
Leviticus 22:10–16 Relatives' right to eat priestly food
Leviticus 22:17–33 Physical impediments to sacrificial use of animals
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,