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It is the permanent right of the priests to claim this portion of the special gifts presented to the LORD.” <a href="/esv/leviticus/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, since it is for him a most holy portion out of the LORD’s food offerings, a perpetual due.” <a href="/bsb/leviticus/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.” <a href="/kjv/leviticus/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/24.htm">New King James Version</a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the LORD made by fire, by a perpetual statute.” <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the LORD’S offerings by fire, his portion forever.” <a href="/nasb/leviticus/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the LORD&#8217S offerings by fire, his portion forever.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the LORD’S offerings by fire, his portion forever.” <a href="/lsb/leviticus/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings to Yahweh by fire, his portion forever.” <a href="/amp/leviticus/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The bread of the Presence shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a sacred place, for it is for Aaron a most holy portion of the offerings by fire to the LORD, his portion forever.” <a href="/csb/leviticus/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place, for it is the holiest portion for him from the food offerings to the LORD; this is a permanent rule.” <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place, for it is the holiest portion for him from the fire offerings to the LORD; this is a permanent rule.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire by a perpetual statute. <a href="/cev/leviticus/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This bread will always belong to Aaron and his family; it is very holy because it was offered to me, and it must be eaten in a holy place. <a href="/erv/leviticus/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat it in a holy place. It is very holy, set apart from the LORD's offering by fire. This is a permanent law." <a href="/gnt/leviticus/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> The bread belongs to Aaron and his descendants, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because this is a very holy part of the food offered to the LORD for the priests. <a href="/isv/leviticus/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> This gift will belong to Aaron and his sons, and they are to eat it in a sacred place, because it's the most holy thing for him of all the offerings made by fire to the LORD. This is to be an eternal ordinance." <a href="/msb/leviticus/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD?his portion forever.? <a href="/net/leviticus/24.htm">NET Bible</a> It will belong to Aaron and his sons, and they must eat it in a holy place because it is most holy to him, a perpetual allotted portion from the gifts of the LORD." <a href="/nheb/leviticus/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute." <a href="/wbt/leviticus/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. <a href="/web/leviticus/24.htm">World English Bible</a> It shall be for Aaron and his sons. They shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire by a perpetual statute.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it has been for Aaron and for his sons, and they have eaten it in the holy place, for it [is] most holy to him, from the fire-offerings of YHWH—a continuous statute.” <a href="/ylt/leviticus/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it hath been to Aaron, and to his sons, and they have eaten it in the holy place, for it is most holy to him, from the fire-offerings of Jehovah -- a statute age-during.' <a href="/slt/leviticus/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was to Aaron and to his sons, and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is holy of holies to him from the sacrifices of Jehovah a law forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they shall be Aaron's and his sons', that they may eat them in the holy place: because it is most holy of the sacrifices of the Lord by a perpetual right. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, so that they may eat these in the holy place; for it is the Holy of holies from the sacrifices of the Lord, as a perpetual right. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/24.htm">New American Bible</a> It shall belong to Aaron and his sons, who must eat it in a sacred place, since it is most sacred, his as a perpetual due from the oblations to the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They shall be for Aaron and his descendants, who shall eat them in a holy place, for they are most holy portions for him from the offerings by fire to the LORD, a perpetual due.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is a most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> It shall be for Ahron and his children and they shall eat it in the holy place because it is to him a Holy of Holy things from the offerings of LORD JEHOVAH; the Written Law to eternity.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, a perpetual due.' <a href="/sep/leviticus/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat them in the holy place: for this is their most holy portion of the offerings made to the Lord, a perpetual statute. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/24-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6493" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/24.htm">The Showbread</a> …8Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant. 9<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It belongs to</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: lə·’a·hă·rōn (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·lə·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wa·’ă·ḵā·lu·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">who are to eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qā·ḏōš (Adj-ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">it in a holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bə·mā·qō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-msc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">a most</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">holy part</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: mê·’iš·šê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">of the offerings made by fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥāq- (N-msc) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">his portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Exodus 25:30</a> And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times. <a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a> 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. <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">1 Samuel 21:4-6</a> “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.” / David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” / So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away. <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a> A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">1 Chronicles 9:32</a> Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath. <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Mark 2:25-26</a> Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? / During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.” <a href="/luke/6-3.htm">Luke 6:3-4</a> Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? / He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.” <a href="/exodus/29-32.htm">Exodus 29:32-33</a> At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred. <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Numbers 18:9-10</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a> Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a> for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God. <a href="/exodus/40-23.htm">Exodus 40:23</a> He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a> Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a> Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.Aaron's<a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">Leviticus 8:31</a> And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.<a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">1 Samuel 21:6</a> So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.<a href="/malachi/1-12.htm">Malachi 1:12</a> But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.they shall<a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16</a> 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.<a href="/leviticus/8-3.htm">Leviticus 8:3,31</a> And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… <a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Leviticus 10:17</a> Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-31.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Due</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-30.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Fire-Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-38.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-36.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-41.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-17.htm">Share</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Statute</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/3-3.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-52.htm">Due</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-7.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-7.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/numbers/10-8.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Fire-Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/numbers/5-26.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/numbers/8-25.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-51.htm">Share</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Statute</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 24</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/24-1.htm">The oil for the lamps</a> 5. <a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">The showbread</a> 10. <a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Shelomith's son blasphemes</a> 13. <a href="/leviticus/24-13.htm">The law of blasphemy</a> 17. <a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Of murder</a> 18. <a href="/leviticus/24-18.htm">Of damage</a> 23. <a href="/leviticus/24-23.htm">The blasphemer is stoned</a> </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'; 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Aaron, as the first high priest, and his sons, representing the Levitical priesthood, were set apart for service to God. This allocation underscores the principle of provision for those who serve in the temple, as seen in <a href="/numbers/18-8.htm">Numbers 18:8-10</a>, where the priests are given portions of the offerings. The priesthood's sustenance from the offerings symbolizes their dependence on God and their role as mediators between God and Israel.who are to eat it in a holy place The requirement to eat in a holy place, likely the tabernacle or later the temple, emphasizes the sanctity of the bread and the act of consumption. This restriction highlights the separation between the sacred and the profane, a recurring theme in Leviticus. Eating in a holy place signifies the priests' participation in the holiness of God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16</a>, where similar instructions are given for other offerings.for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD The designation "most holy" indicates the highest level of sanctity, reserved for offerings that are directly associated with the divine presence. This status is shared with other offerings like the sin and guilt offerings (<a href="/leviticus/6-25.htm">Leviticus 6:25, 7</a>:1). The bread of the Presence, as a perpetual offering, symbolizes God's continual provision and presence with His people, prefiguring Christ as the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).his portion forever The term "forever" signifies the perpetual nature of this ordinance, reflecting the eternal covenant between God and the priesthood. This enduring provision points to the unchanging nature of God's promises and His faithfulness. The concept of a perpetual portion is echoed in <a href="/hebrews/7-24.htm">Hebrews 7:24</a>, where Christ's priesthood is described as eternal, fulfilling and surpassing the Levitical priesthood.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> The first high priest of Israel, brother of Moses, and a central figure in the establishment of the priestly order. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron's_sons.htm">Aaron's Sons</a> The descendants of Aaron who served as priests, responsible for performing the rituals and maintaining the sanctity of the tabernacle. 3. <a href="/topical/h/holy_place.htm">Holy Place</a> The designated area within the tabernacle where sacred rituals were performed, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/o/offerings_made_by_fire.htm">Offerings Made by Fire</a> Sacrificial offerings presented to God, often involving the burning of animals or grains, symbolizing atonement and dedication. 5. <a href="/topical/p/perpetual_statute.htm">Perpetual Statute</a> A commandment intended to be observed continually by the Israelites, signifying its enduring importance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a> The consumption of the bread by Aaron and his sons in a holy place underscores the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity. <a href="/topical/p/provision_for_the_priests.htm">Provision for the Priests</a> God provides for those who serve Him, illustrating His care and provision for those dedicated to His work. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_bread.htm">Symbolism of Bread</a> The bread represents sustenance and life, pointing to Jesus as the Bread of Life who sustains us spiritually. <a href="/topical/p/perpetual_statute.htm">Perpetual Statute</a> The enduring nature of God's commands calls us to continual obedience and faithfulness in our walk with Him. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a> The shared consumption of the bread by the priests highlights the communal aspect of worship and the shared responsibility in serving God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 24</a> <a href="/q/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_david_eat_the_showbread.htm">Why did David eat the showbread in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_nadab_and_abihu_in_the_bible.htm">Who were Nadab and Abihu in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_david_lawfully_eat_holy_bread.htm">How could David lawfully eat the consecrated bread reserved for priests (1 Samuel 21:4–6)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'.--In accordance with this statute, the twelve cakes were divided during the second Temple between the high priest and the officiating priests, the former had six, and the latter had six, among them.They shall eat it in the holy place.--Of the many things connected with the national service which became the perquisites of the priests, there were eight only which had to be consumed within the precincts of the sanctuary, and the shewbread is one of the eight, viz., (1) the remnant of the meat offering (<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>; <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm" title="And that which is left 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 2:10</a>); (2) the flesh of the sin offering (<a href="/leviticus/6-26.htm" title="The priest that offers it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.">Leviticus 6:26</a>); (3) of the trespass offering (<a href="/leviticus/7-6.htm" title="Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.">Leviticus 7:6</a>); (4) the leper's log of oil (<a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm" title="And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.">Leviticus 14:10</a>); (5) the remainder of the omer (<a href="/context/leviticus/23-10.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest:">Leviticus 23:10-11</a>); (6) the peace offering of the congregation; (7) the two loaves (<a href="/context/leviticus/13-19.htm" title="And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be showed to the priest;">Leviticus 13:19-20</a>); and (8) the shewbread. . . . <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/24-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>It belongs to וְהָֽיְתָה֙ (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be Aaron לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן (lə·’a·hă·rōn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses and his sons, וּלְבָנָ֔יו (ū·lə·ḇā·nāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son who are to eat וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ (wa·’ă·ḵā·lu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat it in a holy קָדֹ֑שׁ (qā·ḏōš) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary place; בְּמָק֣וֹם (bə·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition for כִּ֡י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it [is] ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are to him ל֛וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a most קֹדֶשׁ֩ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity holy [part] קָֽדָשִׁ֨ים (qā·ḏā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity of the offerings made by fire מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י (mê·’iš·šê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> A burnt-offering, a sacrifice to the LORD— יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [his] portion חָק־ (ḥāq-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> Something prescribed or owed, a statute forever.” עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 24:9 It shall be for Aaron and his (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 24:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 24:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 24:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 24:10" /></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>