Leviticus 6:18

Aaron

¹⁶ And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.

¹⁷ It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

¹⁹ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

²⁰ This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

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: Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the offerings made by fire to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
KJV: All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
WEB: Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.’”
ASV: Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as [his] portion for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: whosoever toucheth them shall be holy.
DARBY: All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. [It is] an everlasting statute in your generations, [their portion] of Jehovah's offerings by fire: whatever toucheth these shall be holy.
BLB: All the males among the sons of Aaron shall eat it; [it is] an everlasting statute throughout your⁺ generations from the fire offerings of YHWH. All that touches them will be holy.”

ÅB: Alt mannkjønn blant Arons barn kan spise det; det skal til alle tider, fra slekt til slekt, være deres del av Herrens ildoffere; enhver som rører ved dem, skal være hellig.
OTB: Hver mann blant Arons etterkommere kan spise det. Det er en evig del av matofrene som blir presentert for Herren for alle generasjoner. Den som rører ved dem vil bli hellig.’»
B1930: Alt mannkjønn blandt Arons barn kan ete det; det skal til alle tider, fra slekt til slekt, være eders del av Herrens ildoffere; enhver som rører ved dem, skal være hellig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 6:29
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
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Numbers 18:10
In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
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Leviticus 21:21–22
No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
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1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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Haggai 2:12–14
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
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Leviticus 22:3–7
Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
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Zechariah 14:20–21
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
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1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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