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because it <i>is</i> his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy <i>offerings</i>, because it <i>is</i> his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the sun sets, he will be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy <i>gifts,</i> for it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But when the sun sets, he will be clean, and afterward he shall eat of the holy gifts, for it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But when the sun sets, he shall be clean, and afterward he shall eat of the holy <i>gifts</i>, for it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the sun will set, and he will be clean. And afterward he shall eat of the holy <i>gifts</i>, for it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the sun sets, he will be clean, and afterward he may eat the holy things, for it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the holy offerings, for that is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the holy offerings, for that is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the sun has set, he will be clean. Then he may eat the holy offerings because they are his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After the sun sets he is clean, and then he may eat the sacred offerings, which are his food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the sun has gone down and he has been cleansed, he may eat of the sacred things, since that's his food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the sun goes down he will be clean, and afterward he may eat from the holy offerings, because they are his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the sun is set, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things, because it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the sun has gone in, and he has been clean, and afterward he eats of the holy things, for it [is] his food;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the sun hath gone in, and he hath been clean, and afterwards he doth eat of the holy things, for it is his food;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sun went down and he was clean; and afterwards he shall eat from the holies for it is his bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the sun is down, then being purified, he shall eat of the sanctified things, because it is his meat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and the sun has set, then, having been purified, he shall eat from what has been sanctified, because it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then, when the sun sets, he shall be clean. Only then may he eat of the sacred offerings, for they are his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the sun sets he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the sacred donations, for they are his food.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the sun is down, he shall be clean and shall afterward eat of the holy things, because it is his food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the setting of the sun he will be purified, and then he will eat of the holy, because it is his bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the sun go down, and then he shall be clean; and then shall he eat of all the holy things, for they are his bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/22-7.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=5796" 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/22.htm">Restrictions Against the Unclean</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">When the sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has set,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭā·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">he will become clean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥar (Conj-w:: Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">and then</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">he may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</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 sacred offerings,</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. ">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">are his food.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.…<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/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Numbers 19:7-8</a></span><br />Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. / The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Numbers 19:10</a></span><br />The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Numbers 19:21</a></span><br />This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-11.htm">Deuteronomy 23:11</a></span><br />When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5-8</a></span><br />Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Leviticus 15:10-11</a></span><br />Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm">Leviticus 15:16-18</a></span><br />When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening. / If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-21.htm">Leviticus 15:21-22</a></span><br />and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Leviticus 15:27</a></span><br />Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">2 Chronicles 30:19</a></span><br />who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26-27</a></span><br />and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-15.htm">Mark 7:15</a></span><br />Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-22.htm">Leviticus 21:22</a></b></br> He shall eat the bread of his God, <i>both</i> of the most holy, and of the holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-11.htm">Numbers 18:11-19</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Deuteronomy 18:3,4</a></b></br> And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether <i>it be</i> ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-22.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-10.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/exodus/36-13.htm">Sets</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/5-26.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/numbers/5-26.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-12.htm">Sets</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-1.htm">The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">How they shall be cleansed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-17.htm">The sacrifices must be without blemish</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-26.htm">The age of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving</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'; 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This phrase indicates the completion of a purification process, emphasizing the transition from unclean to clean status. The setting sun marks the end of a period of uncleanness, aligning with the natural order established by God.<p><b>he will become clean</b><br>This phrase highlights the ritual purity laws central to Levitical code. Becoming clean was essential for priests to perform their duties and partake in sacred offerings. The process of becoming clean often involved washing and waiting until evening, symbolizing a renewal or restoration of holiness. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s holiness and the need for His people to be set apart.<p><b>and then he may eat from the sacred offerings</b><br>The sacred offerings, or "holy things," were portions of sacrifices designated for the priests and their families. Eating these offerings was both a privilege and a responsibility, signifying participation in the covenant community. This practice underscores the importance of maintaining purity to engage in worship and service to God.<p><b>for they are his food</b><br>The offerings provided sustenance for the priests, who did not have a land inheritance like the other tribes of Israel. This provision illustrates God’s care for those who serve Him, ensuring their needs are met through the community's worship practices. It also points to the spiritual nourishment found in fulfilling God’s commands, prefiguring the sustenance believers find in Christ, the Bread of Life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The primary audience of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Leviticus 22</a>, the priests were responsible for maintaining ritual purity to serve in the temple and partake in sacred offerings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_offerings.htm">Sacred Offerings</a></b><br>These are the portions of sacrifices designated for the priests, which they could consume only when ritually clean.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/ritual_purity.htm">Ritual Purity</a></b><br>A state required for priests to perform their duties and partake in offerings, emphasizing the holiness required in service to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sunset.htm">Sunset</a></b><br>The time marking the end of a day and the beginning of a new one, symbolizing a transition from impurity to purity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle/temple.htm">Tabernacle/Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship where offerings were made and consumed by the priests.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/ritual_purity_and_holiness.htm">Ritual Purity and Holiness</a></b><br>The requirement for priests to be clean before eating sacred offerings underscores the importance of holiness in approaching God. This principle applies to believers today, who are called to live holy lives as a royal priesthood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sunset.htm">Symbolism of Sunset</a></b><br>Sunset marks a transition from impurity to purity, symbolizing new beginnings and the hope of restoration. In Christ, believers experience a spiritual renewal that allows them to partake in the blessings of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_provision.htm">Dependence on God's Provision</a></b><br>The sacred offerings were the priests' food, highlighting their dependence on God's provision. Similarly, believers rely on God's grace and provision for spiritual sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_time_in_spiritual_cleansing.htm">The Role of Time in Spiritual Cleansing</a></b><br>The waiting period until sunset teaches patience and the importance of God's timing in the process of purification and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment_of_ritual_purity.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment of Ritual Purity</a></b><br>The rituals of the Old Testament point to the ultimate purification through Jesus Christ, who cleanses believers from sin and allows them to partake in the divine nature.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 22</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_'clean'_animals_in_genesis_7_2.htm">If 'clean' and 'unclean' animals (Genesis 7:2) were not defined until later, why are they mentioned here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_strict_time_limit_for_peace_offerings.htm">Leviticus 7:15-18: Why is there a strict time limit for eating the peace offering, and how do we reconcile this directive with other cultures' preservation or consumption methods?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_lev._7_28-34_with_modern_ethics.htm">Leviticus 7:28-34: How do we reconcile the mandated portions for priests with modern ethical standards on religious offerings and resource distribution?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And shall afterward eat . . . because it is his food.</span>--As the sacrifices which were the perquisites of the officiating priests were the only things he had to live upon, the priest who had contracted defilement had virtually to go without food till sundown, when he purified himself by the prescribed lustrations.<p><span class= "bld">That which dieth of itself.</span>--That is, clean animals or birds which have not been properly slaughtered, but have met with an accident. These have already been forbidden to every ordinary Israelite. (See <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm" title="And every soul that eats that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.">Leviticus 17:15</a>.) In the case of a priest eating the proscribed meat the consequences would be more serious, inasmuch as he would be debarred from his sacerdotal duties.<p><span class= "bld">Keep my ordinance.</span>--That is, one laid down in the preceding verse with reference to animals which died a natural death, &c.<p><span class= "bld">And die therefore, if they profane it.</span>--The death here threatened for the transgression of the ordinance is one not to be inflicted by an earthly tribunal, but, as it was explained during the second Temple, "by the hand of heaven." Hence the Chaldee version of Jonathan renders it, "lest they be killed for it by a flaming fire" like Nadab and Abihu.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/22-7.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">When the sun</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has set,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will become clean,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָהֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be clean or pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he may eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵal)</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">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 sacred offerings,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים</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">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are his food.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחְמ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/22-7.htm">Leviticus 22:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 22:7 When the sun is down he shall (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 22:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 22:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:8" /></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>