Leviticus 6:29

Every male of priestly descent shall feed on its flesh, because it is the Holy of holies.

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In The King James Version

All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

In Context

28Then the earthen vessel, in which it was soaked, shall be broken. But if the vessel will be of brass, it shall be scoured and washed with water.

30For the victim that is slain for sin, whose blood is carried into the tabernacle of the testimony, for expiation in the Sanctuary, shall not be eaten, but it shall be consumed by fire.

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Cross References

Leviticus 6:17Yet for this reason, it shall not be leavened, because part of it is offered as an incense of the Lord. The Holy of holies shall it be, just as what is offered on behalf of sin and of transgression.

Numbers 18:10You shall eat it in the Sanctuary. Only the males shall eat from it, because it has been consecrated for you.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 6:25-30

Law of the Sin-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 24 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord : it is most holy. 26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the… Read the whole commentary →

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