Leviticus 7:6
New International Version
Any male in a priest’s family may eat it, but it must be eaten in the sanctuary area; it is most holy.

New Living Translation
Any male from a priest’s family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.

English Standard Version
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.

Berean Standard Bible
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

King James Bible
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

New King James Version
Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.

New American Standard Bible
Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

NASB 1995
‘Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

NASB 1977
‘Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Legacy Standard Bible
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Amplified Bible
Every male among the priests may eat it; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Christian Standard Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place; it is especially holy.”

American Standard Version
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.

Contemporary English Version
This sacrifice for making things right is very holy. Only the priests may eat it, and they must eat it in a holy place.

English Revised Version
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Any male among the priests may eat it. It will be eaten in a holy place. It is very holy.

Good News Translation
Any male of the priestly families may eat it, but it must be eaten in a holy place, because it is very holy.

International Standard Version
Any male among the priests may eat it, provided that it is eaten at a sacred place as a most holy thing.

Majority Standard Bible
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

NET Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.

New Heart English Bible
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.

Webster's Bible Translation
Every male among the priests shall eat of it: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

World English Bible
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Every male among the priests eats it; it is eaten in a holy place—it [is] most holy;

Young's Literal Translation
Every male among the priests doth eat it; in the holy place it is eaten -- it is most holy;

Smith's Literal Translation
Every male among the priests shall eat it: in the holy place it shall be eaten: it is holy of holies.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Every male of the priestly race, shall eat this flesh in a holy place, because it is most holy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Every male of priestly descent shall feed on this flesh in a holy place, because it is the Holy of holies.

New American Bible
Every male of the priestly line may eat of it; but it must be eaten in a sacred place. It is most holy.

New Revised Standard Version
Every male among the priests shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in the holy place; it is most holy.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Every male of the sons of Ahron shall eat it; in the holy place it shall be eaten; it is Holy of Holy things.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Every male of the priest shall eat them, in the holy place they shall eat them: they are most holy.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Guilt Offering
5The priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering. 6Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy. 7The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.…

Cross References
Numbers 18:9-10
A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.

Leviticus 6:16-18
Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. / It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. / Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”

Leviticus 6:26
The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 10:12-14
And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy. / You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded. / And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.

Deuteronomy 18:1-2
The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

1 Samuel 2:28
And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.

Ezekiel 44:29-30
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

Exodus 29:31-33
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. / At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

Numbers 18:19
All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”

1 Corinthians 9:13
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?

Hebrews 13:10
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Matthew 12:4
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

Luke 10:7
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

1 Corinthians 10:18
Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

Hebrews 7:13-14
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. / For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.


Treasury of Scripture

Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

male

Leviticus 6:16-18,29
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…

Numbers 18:9,10
This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons…

it is most holy

Leviticus 2:3
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.

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Leviticus 7
1. The law of the trespass offering
11. and of the peace offering
12. whether it be for a thanksgiving
16. or a vow, or a free will offering
22. the fat and the blood are forbidden
28. The priests' portion in the peace offerings
35. The whole summed up














Every male among the priests may eat of it.
This phrase indicates the specific group permitted to partake in the consumption of the offering, highlighting the exclusivity of the priestly role. In the Levitical system, priests were set apart for sacred duties, and their consumption of the offering symbolized their participation in the holiness of the sacrificial system. The restriction to males reflects the patriarchal structure of ancient Israelite society, where priestly duties were inherited through the male lineage of Aaron. This exclusivity underscores the sanctity and order within the priesthood, as seen in other passages like Exodus 28:1, where Aaron and his sons are appointed to serve as priests.

It must be eaten in a holy place;
The requirement for the offering to be consumed in a holy place emphasizes the sanctity of the sacrificial system. The holy place refers to the tabernacle or later the temple, where God's presence dwelt among His people. This stipulation ensures that the act of eating the offering remains within the context of worship and reverence. The holy place serves as a constant reminder of God's holiness and the need for purity in approaching Him, as seen in Leviticus 10:10, which calls for distinguishing between the holy and the common.

it is most holy.
The designation of the offering as "most holy" signifies its elevated status among the sacrifices. This term is used for offerings that are entirely dedicated to God, such as the sin offering and the guilt offering. The phrase underscores the seriousness and reverence required in handling such offerings, as they are set apart for God alone. This concept of holiness is central to the book of Leviticus, which repeatedly calls for the Israelites to be holy as God is holy (Leviticus 19:2). The "most holy" status of the offering also points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, as the sinless Lamb of God, fulfilled the requirements of the law and provided a way for believers to be reconciled to God (Hebrews 10:10).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Priests
The descendants of Aaron, chosen by God to perform the sacred duties in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple. They were responsible for offering sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the worship practices.

2. Holy Place
This refers to the designated area within the Tabernacle (and later the Temple) where sacred activities were conducted. It was a space set apart for worship and the presence of God.

3. Sacrificial Offerings
The context of this verse is the consumption of certain portions of the sacrificial offerings, specifically those deemed "most holy," which were reserved for the priests.
Teaching Points
Holiness in Service
The requirement for the priests to eat in a holy place underscores the importance of maintaining holiness in our service to God. As believers, we are called to live lives set apart for His purposes.

Priestly Privileges and Responsibilities
Just as the priests had the privilege of partaking in the offerings, they also bore the responsibility of maintaining the sanctity of their service. Believers today share in the blessings of Christ but are also called to uphold His standards.

Sacred Consumption
The act of eating the offering in a holy place symbolizes the internalization of God's provision and grace. We are reminded to spiritually "consume" and internalize God's Word and His promises.

Community and Worship
The communal aspect of the priestly duties highlights the importance of community in worship. As a body of believers, we are to support and uphold one another in our spiritual walk.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

male
זָכָ֥ר (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male

among the priests
בַּכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (bak·kō·hă·nîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

may eat of it.
יֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּ (yō·ḵə·len·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

It must be eaten
יֵאָכֵ֔ל (yê·’ā·ḵêl)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

in a holy
קָדוֹשׁ֙ (qā·ḏō·wōš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

place;
בְּמָק֤וֹם (bə·mā·qō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

it [is]
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

most
קֹ֥דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

holy.
קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים (qā·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity


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