Leviticus 22:11

But any person for whom the priest has given money, to make him his, may take of it with him; and those who come to birth in his house may take of his bread.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

In Context

10No outside person may take of the holy food, or one living as a guest in the priest's house, or a servant working for payment.

12And if the daughter of a priest is married to an outside person she may not take of the holy things which are lifted up as offerings.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:13He who comes to birth in your house and he who is made yours for a price, all are to undergo circumcision; so that my agreement may be marked in your flesh, an agreement for all time.

Leviticus 21:22He may take of the bread of God, the holy and the most holy;

Numbers 18:11And this is yours: the lifted offering which they give and all the wave offerings of the children of Israel I have given to you and to your sons and to your daughters as your right for ever: everyone in your house who is clean may have them for food.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:11-17

10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall… Read the whole commentary →

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