Leviticus 22:13

Leviticus 22:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; yet no lay person shall eat of it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if the priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food; but no outsider shall eat it.

Context of Leviticus 22:13

11But if a priest buys a slave as his property with his money, that person may eat of it, and those who are born in his house may eat of his food. 12If a priest’s daughter is married to a layman, she shall not eat of the offering of the holy gifts. But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food; but no layman shall eat of it. 14If, however, someone eats a holy food unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy food to the priest. 15And they shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,

Leviticus 22:13 word by word

וּבַת־כֹּהֵן֩ כִּ֨י תִהְיֶ֜ה אַלְמָנָ֣ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה וְזֶרַע֮ אֵ֣ין לָהּ֒ וְשָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית אָבִ֙יהָ֙ כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ מִלֶּ֥חֶם אָבִ֖יהָ תֹּאכֵ֑ל וְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל בּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• But ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• a priest’sכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• becomesהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• or divorcedגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: divorceH1644
• and hasאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• childזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• and returnsשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to her father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• as in her youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• she may eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• but noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• but noכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• laymanזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:13

• Genesis 38:11Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
• Leviticus 10:14The breast of the wave offering, however, and the thigh of the offering you may eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they have been given as your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
• Numbers 18:11This also is yours, the offering of their gift, that is, all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a permanent allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13But if the priest's daughter be a widow - and is returned unto her father's house - A widow in Bengal not infrequently returns to her father's house on the death of her husband: the union betwixt her and her own family is never so dissolved as among European nations. Thousands of widows in Bengal, whose husbands die before the consummation of marriage, never leave their parents - Ward.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-13. There shall no stranger eat the holy thing--The portion of the sacrifices assigned for the support of the officiating priests was restricted to the exclusive use of his own family. A temporary guest or a hired servant was not at liberty to eat of them; but an exception was made in favor of a bought or homeborn slave, because such was a stated member of his household. On the same principle, his own daughter, who married a husband not a priest, could…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 22:13

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Commentaries on Leviticus 22

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings