Leviticus 22:11

But he whom the priest hath bought, and he that is his servant, born in his house, these shall eat of them.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 stranger shall eat of the sanctified things: a sojourner of the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of them.

12If the daughter of a priest be married to any of the people, she shall not eat of those things that are sanctified, nor of the firstfruits.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:13And my covenant shall be in your flesh for a perpetual covenant.

Leviticus 21:22He shall eat nevertheless of the loaves, that are offered in the sanctuary,

Numbers 18:11But the firstfruits, which the children of Israel shall vow and offer, I have given to thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters, by a perpetual law. He that is clean in thy house, shall eat them.

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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