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It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it <i>is</i> most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It <i>is</i> most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat it; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Any male among the priests may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Any male among the priests may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This sacrifice for making things right is very holy. Only the priests may eat it, and they must eat it in a holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Any male among the priests may eat it. It will be eaten in a holy place. It is very holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any male of the priestly families may eat it, but it must be eaten in a holy place, because it is very holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Any male among the priests may eat it, provided that it is eaten at a sacred place as a most holy thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Any male among the priests may eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Every male among the priests shall eat of it: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Every male among the priests eats it; it is eaten in a holy place—it [is] most holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Every male among the priests doth eat it; in the holy place it is eaten -- it is most holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every male among the priests shall eat it: in the holy place it shall be eaten: it is holy of holies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Every male of the priestly race, shall eat this flesh in a holy place, because it is most holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Every male of priestly descent shall feed on this flesh in a holy place, because it is the Holy of holies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Every male of the priestly line may eat of it; but it must be eaten in a sacred place. It is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Every male among the priests shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in the holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Every male of the sons of Ahron shall eat it; in the holy place it shall be eaten; it is Holy of Holy things.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every male of the priest shall eat them, in the holy place they shall eat them: they are most holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/7-6.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=1342" 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/7.htm">The Guilt Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">male</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: bak·kō·hă·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">among the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵə·len·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">may eat of it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yê·’ā·ḵêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">It must be eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qā·ḏō·wōš (Adj-ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">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/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-msc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">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.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.…<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="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16-18</a></span><br />Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. / It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. / Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-26.htm">Leviticus 6:26</a></span><br />The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Leviticus 10:12-14</a></span><br />And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy. / You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded. / And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.<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/44-29.htm">Ezekiel 44:29-30</a></span><br />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="/exodus/29-31.htm">Exodus 29:31-33</a></span><br />You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. / 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.<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="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</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?<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.<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/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.</p><p class="hdg">male</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16-18,29</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="/numbers/18-9.htm">Numbers 18:9,10</a></b></br> This shall be thine of the most holy things, <i>reserved</i> from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, <i>shall be</i> most holy for thee and for thy sons… </p><p class="hdg">it is most holy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-30.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-29.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-3.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-14.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-35.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-2.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-35.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-7.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-1.htm">The law of the trespass offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">and of the peace offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-12.htm">whether it be for a thanksgiving</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">or a vow, or a free will offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-22.htm">the fat and the blood are forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-28.htm">The priests' portion in the peace offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/7-35.htm">The whole summed up</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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In the Levitical system, priests were set apart for sacred duties, and their consumption of the offering symbolized their participation in the holiness of the sacrificial system. The restriction to males reflects the patriarchal structure of ancient Israelite society, where priestly duties were inherited through the male lineage of Aaron. This exclusivity underscores the sanctity and order within the priesthood, as seen in other passages like <a href="/exodus/28.htm">Exodus 28:1</a>, where Aaron and his sons are appointed to serve as priests.<p><b>It must be eaten in a holy place;</b><br>The requirement for the offering to be consumed in a holy place emphasizes the sanctity of the sacrificial system. The holy place refers to the tabernacle or later the temple, where God's presence dwelt among His people. This stipulation ensures that the act of eating the offering remains within the context of worship and reverence. The holy place serves as a constant reminder of God's holiness and the need for purity in approaching Him, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>, which calls for distinguishing between the holy and the common.<p><b>it is most holy.</b><br>The designation of the offering as "most holy" signifies its elevated status among the sacrifices. This term is used for offerings that are entirely dedicated to God, such as the sin offering and the guilt offering. The phrase underscores the seriousness and reverence required in handling such offerings, as they are set apart for God alone. This concept of holiness is central to the book of Leviticus, which repeatedly calls for the Israelites to be holy as God is holy (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>). The "most holy" status of the offering also points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, as the sinless Lamb of God, fulfilled the requirements of the law and provided a way for believers to be reconciled to God (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron, chosen by God to perform the sacred duties in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple. They were responsible for offering sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the worship practices.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_place.htm">Holy Place</a></b><br>This refers to the designated area within the Tabernacle (and later the Temple) where sacred activities were conducted. It was a space set apart for worship and the presence of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_offerings.htm">Sacrificial Offerings</a></b><br>The context of this verse is the consumption of certain portions of the sacrificial offerings, specifically those deemed "most holy," which were reserved for the priests.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_service.htm">Holiness in Service</a></b><br>The requirement for the priests to eat in a holy place underscores the importance of maintaining holiness in our service to God. As believers, we are called to live lives set apart for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_privileges_and_responsibilities.htm">Priestly Privileges and Responsibilities</a></b><br>Just as the priests had the privilege of partaking in the offerings, they also bore the responsibility of maintaining the sanctity of their service. Believers today share in the blessings of Christ but are also called to uphold His standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_consumption.htm">Sacred Consumption</a></b><br>The act of eating the offering in a holy place symbolizes the internalization of God's provision and grace. We are reminded to spiritually "consume" and internalize God's Word and His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the priestly duties highlights the importance of community in worship. As a body of believers, we are to support and uphold one another in our spiritual walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_non-biblical_records_of_priestly_offerings.htm">Numbers 18:8–19 outlines specific offerings for priests; are there non-biblical records confirming such detailed allocation of sacrificial portions? </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/how_to_maintain_holiness_in_religion.htm">How should holiness be maintained in religious practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_leviticus_ash_rituals_match_ancient_norms.htm">(Leviticus 6:10-11) Why would such specific rituals for removing and disposing of ashes be necessary, and do these instructions align with or contradict known ancient practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/7-6.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">Every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּכֹּהֲנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(bak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may eat of it.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵə·len·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | 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">It must be eaten</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָכֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - 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">in a holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדוֹשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָק֤וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it [is]</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">most</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular 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">קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/7-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 7:6 Every male among the priests may eat (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/7-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 7:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 7:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/7-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 7:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 7:7" /></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>