Focused Passage

Leviticus 22:10-16

Holy Food, Acceptable Offerings, and Reverence for the LORD's Holy Name

The LORD commands Aaron and his sons to treat Israel's holy offerings with reverence. Priests who are unclean must not eat sacred food until cleansed. The chapter defines which members of priestly households may eat holy food and requires restitution when holy food is eaten wrongly. It then addresses Israel's offerings: animals presented for burnt offerings, vows, freewill offerings, and fellowship offerings must be without defect, properly aged, and handled according to the LORD's commands. The chapter concludes with a call not to profane the LORD's holy name, because He brought Israel out of Egypt to be their God.

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10No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.

11But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.

12If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.

13But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.

14If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.

15The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD

16by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Original words

Noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleoneוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructoutside [a priest’s family]זָ֖רH2114Adjective - masculine singularmay eatיֹ֣אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe sacred offeringקֹ֑דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularnorלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlemay the guestתּוֹשַׁ֥בH8453Noun - masculine singular constructof a priestכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Noun - masculine singularor his hired handוְשָׂכִ֖ירH7916Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singulareatיֹ֥אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular[it]קֹֽדֶשׁ׃H6944Noun - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

But ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiona priestוְכֹהֵ֗ןH3548Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularbuysיִקְנֶ֥הH7069Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara slaveנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙H5315Noun - feminine singularwithקִנְיַ֣ןH7075Noun - masculine singular constructhis own moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹH3701Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularor if [a slave]הֵ֖םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralis bornוִילִ֣ידH3211Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructin his householdבֵּית֔וֹH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularthat [slave]ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularmay eatיֹ֣אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-יֹאכְל֥וּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralhis foodבְלַחְמֽוֹ׃H3899Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

Ifכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe priest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Noun - masculine singulardaughterוּבַת־H1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructis marriedתִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularto a manלְאִ֣ישׁH376Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularother [than a priest]זָ֑רH2114Adjective - masculine singularsheהִ֕ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto eatתֹאכֵֽל׃H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularof the sacredהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםH6944Article | Noun - masculine pluralcontributionsבִּתְרוּמַ֥תH8641Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 13

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But ifכִּ֨יH3588Conjunctiona priest’sכֹּהֵן֩H3548Noun - masculine singulardaughterוּבַת־H1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructwith noאֵ֣יןH369Adverb-לָהּ֒Preposition | third person feminine singularchildrenוְזֶרַע֮H2233Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularbecomesתִהְיֶ֜הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularwidowedאַלְמָנָ֣הH490Noun - feminine singularor divorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֗הH1644Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularand returnsוְשָׁבָ֞הH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionher father’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙H1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularhouseבֵּ֤יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructshe may shareתֹּאכֵ֑לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularher father’sאָבִ֖יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularfoodמִלֶּ֥חֶםH3899Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructas in her youthכִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָH5271Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularBut noוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .לֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleoutsiderזָ֖רH2114Adjective - masculine singularmay shareיֹ֥אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularitבּֽוֹ׃סPreposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

Ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionanyoneוְאִ֕ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulareatsיֹאכַ֥לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara sacred offeringקֹ֖דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularin errorבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הH7684Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularhe must addוְיָסַ֤ףH3254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulara fifthחֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙H2549Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singulartoעָלָ֔יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularits value and giveוְנָתַ֥ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe sacred offeringהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃H6944Article | Noun - masculine singularto the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Preposition
Verse 15

Original words

The priests must notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleprofaneיְחַלְּל֔וּH2490Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe sacred offeringsקָדְשֵׁ֖יH6944Noun - masculine plural construct[that] the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֵ֥תH853Direct object marker-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativepresentיָרִ֖ימוּH7311Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

by allowing the people to eatבְּאָכְלָ֖םH398Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe sacred offeringsקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םH6944Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland thus to bearוְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אוֹתָם֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralthe punishmentעֲוֺ֣ןH5771Noun - common singular constructfor guiltאַשְׁמָ֔הH819Noun - feminine singularForכִּ֛יH3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwho sanctifies themמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃פH6942Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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