Parallel Verses
Amplified
He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,
New American Standard Bible
He may eat
King James Version
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Holman Bible
He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.
International Standard Version
However, he may eat the food of his God, including the most holy and the holy offerings,
A Conservative Version
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy,
American Standard Version
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy:
Bible in Basic English
He may take of the bread of God, the holy and the most holy;
Darby Translation
The bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;
Julia Smith Translation
The bread of his God the holy of holies, and from the holies shall he eat.
King James 2000
He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He may eat his God's food, from {the most holy things} and from the holy things.
Modern King James verseion
He shall eat the bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Notwithstanding, he shall eat of the bread of his God: even as well of the most holy, as of the holy:
NET Bible
He may eat both the most holy and the holy food of his God,
New Heart English Bible
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
The Emphasized Bible
Of the food of his God, both of the most holy, - and the holy, may he eat:
Webster
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
World English Bible
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Youngs Literal Translation
Bread of his God -- of the most holy things, and of the holy things -- he doth eat;
Themes
Blemish » Debarred sons of aaron from exercise of priestly offices
Priest » The time of moses » Must be without blemish
priests » No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated
Topics
Interlinear
Lechem
'elohiym
Qodesh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Physical Defects And Priests
21
No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a [physical] defect and is disfigured or deformed is to approach [the altar] to present the offerings of the Lord by fire. He has a defect; he shall not approach [the altar] to present the food of his God.
22 He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,
23
but he shall not go within the veil or approach the altar [of incense], because he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries; for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”
Cross References
Leviticus 2:3
What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire.
Leviticus 2:10
What is left of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings to the Lord by fire.
Leviticus 7:1
‘This is the law of the guilt offering; it is most holy.
Numbers 18:9-10
This shall be yours of the most holy things, [reserved] from the fire: every offering of the people, every grain offering and sin offering and guilt offering, which they shall render (give) to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.
Leviticus 6:16-17
What is left of it Aaron and his sons are to eat. It shall be eaten as unleavened bread in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
Leviticus 6:29
Every male among the priests may eat this offering; it is most holy.
Leviticus 22:10-13
‘No layman [that is, someone outside of Aaron’s family] is to eat the holy gift [which has been offered to God]; a foreigner residing with the priest or a hired man shall not eat the holy thing.
Leviticus 24:8-9
Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange the showbread before the Lord continually; it is an everlasting covenant for the Israelites.
Numbers 18:19
All the offerings of the holy things, which the Israelites offer to the Lord I have given to you and to your sons and your daughters with you as a continual allotment. It is an everlasting covenant of
1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not know that those who officiate in the sacred services of the temple eat from the temple [offerings of meat and bread] and those who regularly attend the altar have their share from the [offerings brought to the] altar?