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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, <i>both</i> of the most holy, and of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He may eat the bread of his God, <i>both</i> the most holy and the holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God, <i>both</i> of the most holy and of the holy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘He may eat the bread of his God, <i>both</i> of the most holy and of the holy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God, <i>both</i> of the most holy and of the holy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They may eat the food offerings presented to me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God-what is holy and what is very holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Such a man may eat the food offered to me, both the holy food offering and the very holy food offering, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, he may eat the food of his God, including the most holy and the holy offerings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He may eat both the most holy and the holy food of his God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Bread of his God—from the most holy things and from the holy things—he eats;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Bread of his God -- of the most holy things, and of the holy things -- he doth eat;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The bread of his God the holy of holies, and from the holies shall he eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat nevertheless of the loaves, that are offered in the sanctuary, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he shall eat from the loaves which are offered in the Sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He may, however, eat the food of his God: of the most sacred as well as sacred offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He may eat the food of his God, of the most holy as well as of the holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He shall eat the bread of his God between the Holy holies and the Holy Place.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The gifts of God <i>are</i> most holy, and he shall eat of the holy things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/21-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5711" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm">Restrictions Against Those with Blemishes</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">He may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: miq·qā·ḏə·šê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the most</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qo·ḏā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of his God</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">as well as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qo·ḏā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the holy food,</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Numbers 18:9-10</a></span><br />A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">1 Samuel 2:28</a></span><br />And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28-30</a></span><br />In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. / They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Hebrews 7:13-14</a></span><br />He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. / For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Numbers 18:19</a></span><br />All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a></span><br />That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a></span><br />To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a></span><br />Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-18.htm">1 Corinthians 10:18</a></span><br />Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.</p><p class="hdg">both</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3,10</a></b></br> And the remnant of the meat offering <i>shall be</i> Aaron's and his sons': <i>it is</i> a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16,17,29</a></b></br> And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm">Leviticus 7:1</a></b></br> Likewise this <i>is</i> the law of the trespass offering: it <i>is</i> most holy.</p><p class="hdg">and of the holy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Leviticus 22:10-13</a></b></br> There shall no stranger eat <i>of</i> the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat <i>of</i> the holy thing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-10.htm">Numbers 18:10,19</a></b></br> In the most holy <i>place</i> shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-15.htm">Holy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-23.htm">Holy</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Of the priests' mourning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Of their holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Of their marriages</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-8.htm">Of their estimation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Of the high priest's holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Of his marriage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-13.htm">The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He may eat the most holy food of his God</b><br>This phrase refers to the allowances given to priests, even those with physical defects, to partake in the sacred offerings. In the Levitical system, the "most holy food" includes offerings such as the sin offering and the guilt offering, which were reserved for the priests and their families (<a href="/leviticus/6-17.htm">Leviticus 6:17-18, 7</a>:6). This provision underscores the grace and inclusivity within the priestly system, allowing all priests, regardless of physical condition, to participate in the sustenance provided by God. Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Covenant, where all believers, regardless of status or condition, are invited to partake in the spiritual blessings of Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>).<p><b>as well as the holy food</b><br>The "holy food" refers to other offerings that were not as restricted as the "most holy" ones, such as the peace offerings, which could be eaten by the offerer and their family (<a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15-21</a>). This inclusion highlights the communal aspect of worship in ancient Israel, where the act of eating was both a physical and spiritual act of fellowship with God. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a type of the communal meal shared by believers in the Lord's Supper, symbolizing unity and fellowship in the body of Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">1 Corinthians 10:16-17</a>). The provision for priests with defects to eat both types of food emphasizes God's provision and care for all His servants, reflecting His character of mercy and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The primary focus of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm">Leviticus 21</a> is on the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were set apart for service in the tabernacle and later the temple. They were responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the sanctuary.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_food.htm">Holy Food</a></b><br>This refers to the offerings and sacrifices that were brought to the tabernacle or temple. Portions of these offerings were designated as food for the priests and their families.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/most_holy_food.htm">Most Holy Food</a></b><br>This includes offerings such as the sin offering and the guilt offering, which were considered most holy and could only be eaten by the priests in a holy place.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/levitical_law.htm">Levitical Law</a></b><br>The context of this verse is within the Levitical laws, which were given to the Israelites to maintain purity and holiness in their worship and daily lives.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle/temple.htm">Tabernacle/Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites where the priests performed their duties and where the holy and most holy foods were consumed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_service.htm">Holiness in Service</a></b><br>The priests were called to a higher standard of holiness, reflecting the holiness of God. As believers, we are also called to live lives that reflect God's holiness in our service and daily conduct.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_privilege.htm">Provision and Privilege</a></b><br>The consumption of holy food by the priests signifies God's provision for those who serve Him. It is a reminder that God provides for our needs as we dedicate our lives to His service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as the priests were sustained by the holy food, believers are sustained by spiritual nourishment through God's Word and the Holy Spirit. We must prioritize our spiritual health to effectively serve God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Inclusivity in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>While the Levitical priesthood was exclusive, the New Testament reveals that all believers are part of a royal priesthood. This inclusivity calls us to embrace our role in God's kingdom with responsibility and reverence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_22_compare_to_nt_grace.htm">How do Leviticus 22's rules compare with New Testament teachings on grace and accessibility for all believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_leviticus_22's_rules_seem_outdated_now.htm">Could Leviticus 22's detailed purity regulations reflect historical or cultural practices now seen as scientifically or ethically questionable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_lev._22_10_conflict_with_inclusivity.htm">In Leviticus 22:10, does the exclusion of non-priests from eating sacred offerings conflict with later biblical themes of inclusivity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">He shall eat the bread of his God.</span>--But though unfit for serving at the altar, and reduced to do the menial work connected with the sanctuary, he was not only allowed to partake of the less holy sacrificial gifts, such as the peace shoulder, the tithes, and the first-fruits, but also to eat what remained of the meat-offerings, the sin-offerings, and the trespass-offerings, which were most holy. (See <a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm" title="And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.">Leviticus 2:3</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/21-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He may eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the most</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qā·ḏə·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qo·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the holy [food],</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qo·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/21-22.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 21:22 He shall eat the bread of his (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 21:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 21:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/21-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 21:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 21:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>