Leviticus 21:22
The gifts of God are most holy, and he shall eat of the holy things.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 2:10And that which is left of the sacrifice shall be for Aaron and his sons, most holy from the burnt offerings of the Lord.
Leviticus 6:16And every sacrifice of a priest shall be thoroughly burned, and shall not be eaten.
Leviticus 7:1And this is the law of the ram for the trespass offering; it is most holy.
Leviticus 10:12And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who survived, Take the sacrifice that is left of the burnt offerings of the Lord, and ye shall eat unleavened bread by the altar: it is most holy.
Leviticus 14:13And they shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the whole burnt offerings, and the sin offerings, in the holy places; for it is a sin offering: as the trespass offering, it belongs to the priest, it is most holy.
Leviticus 22:10And no stranger shall eat the holy things: one that sojourns with a priest, or a hireling, shall not eat the holy things.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:17-24
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 21… Read the whole commentary →