Leviticus 22:7
5 or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
6 the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
8 He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
9 The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
- KJV
- And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
- WEB
- When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.
- ASV
- And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.
- DARBY
- and when the sun goeth down, he shall be clean, and may afterwards eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
- BLB
- And when the sun goes down, then he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it [is] his food.
- ÅB
- Når solen er gått ned, er han ren, og deretter kan han spise av de hellige gaver; for det er hans mat.
- OTB
- Når solen går ned, vil han være ren, og deretter kan han spise av de hellige offergavene, for det er hans mat.
- B1930
- Når solen er gått ned, er han ren, og derefter kan han ete av de hellige gaver; for det er hans mat.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 21:22
He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:4
Have we no right to food and to drink?
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:3–4
This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:13–14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
Read in contextNumbers 18:11–19
And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
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