Leviticus 22:11

But if a priest buys any slave with his own money, that slave may eat from the things set apart to Yahweh. The priest's family members and slaves born in his house, they also may eat with him from those things.

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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 one outside the priest's family, including guests of a priest or his hired servants, may eat anything that is holy.

12If a priest's daughter married someone who is not a priest, she may not eat any of the holy contribution offerings.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:13He who is born into your household and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised. Thus my covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

Leviticus 21:22He may eat the food of his God, whether some of the most holy or some of the holy.

Numbers 18:11These are the offerings that will belong to you, set apart out of all their gifts of the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, your sons, and your daughters, as your portion forever. Everyone who is ceremonially clean in your family may eat any of these offerings.

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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