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Leviticus 21:22
22He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.
Leviticus 21:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
- New International Version (NIV)He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;
- English Standard Version (ESV)He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy;
Context of Leviticus 21:22
20or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle. 21No descendant of the priest Aaron who has a defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God. He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy. 23But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate my holy places, for I am the Lord who sets them apart.” 24Moses said this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
Read all of Leviticus 21Leviticus 21:22 word by word
לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים וּמִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים יֹאכֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 21:22
- Leviticus 2:3But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.
- Leviticus 6:16Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of it. It is to be eaten in the form of unleavened bread in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.
- Leviticus 7:1“Now this is the law of the guilt offering; it is especially holy.
- Leviticus 24:8The bread is to be set out before the Lord every Sabbath day as a permanent covenant obligation on the part of the Israelites.
- Numbers 18:9A portion of the holiest offerings kept from the fire will be yours; every one of their offerings that they give me, whether the grain offering, sin offering, or guilt offering will be most holy for you and your sons.
- Leviticus 22:10“No one outside a priest’s family is to eat the holy offering. A foreigner staying with a priest or a hired worker is not to eat the holy offering.
- Numbers 18:10You are to eat it as a most holy offering. Every male may eat it; it is to be holy to you.
Commentaries on Leviticus 21:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 He was not treated as an outcast, but enjoyed his privileges as a son of Aaron, except in regard to active duties. Leviticus 21:20 A dwarf - One who is small and wasted, either short, as in the text, or slender, as in the margin. It is hardly likely that dwarfishness would be overlooked in this enumeration. So most critical authorities. Scurry or scabbed - These words most probably include all affected with any skin disease. Leviticus 21:22…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22He may eat: If a descendant of Aaron had a mutilation or defect, he could not serve as a priest to represent the people (see Leviticus 21:18–20). But his priestly family line still counted. He was allowed to eat the priest’s share of the offerings (see 2:3, 10; 6:17–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2416-24. Whosoever he be ... hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God--As visible things exert a strong influence on the minds of men, any physical infirmity or malformation of body in the ministers of religion, which disturbs the associations or excites ridicule, tends to detract from the weight and authority of the sacred office. Priests laboring under any personal defect were not allowed to officiate in the public service…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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