Leviticus

Leviticus 22:10–15

¹⁰No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it. ¹¹But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.

¹²If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions. ¹³But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.

¹⁴If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest. ¹⁵The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD

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Leviticus 22:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
outside	זָ֖ר	zār	Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
may eat	יֹ֣אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
the sacred offering	קֹ֑דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
nor	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
may the guest	תּוֹשַׁ֥ב	tō·wō·šaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8453 sojourner
of a priest	כֹּהֵ֛ן	kō·hên	Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
or his hired hand	וְשָׂכִ֖יר	wə·śā·ḵîr	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
eat	יֹ֥אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

Leviticus 22:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a priest	וְכֹהֵ֗ן	wə·ḵō·hên	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
buys	יִקְנֶ֥ה	yiq·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
a slave	נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with	קִנְיַ֣ן	qin·yan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7075 thing got or aquired, acquisition
his own money	כַּסְפּ֔וֹ	kas·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
or if	הֵ֖ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
is born	וִילִ֣יד	wî·lîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3211 born
in his household	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
that	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
may eat	יֹ֣אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
his food	בְלַחְמֽוֹ׃	ḇə·laḥ·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3899 bread, food

Leviticus 22:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the priest’s	כֹּהֵ֔ן	kō·hên	Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
daughter	וּבַת־	ū·ḇaṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
is married	תִהְיֶ֖ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to a man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
other	זָ֑ר	zār	Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
she	הִ֕וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to eat	תֹאכֵֽל׃	ṯō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
of the sacred	הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים	haq·qo·ḏā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6944 sacred, sanctity
contributions	בִּתְרוּמַ֥ת	biṯ·rū·maṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8641 contribution, offering

Leviticus 22:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	כִּ֨י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a priest’s	כֹּהֵן֩	kō·hên	Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
daughter	וּבַת־	ū·ḇaṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
with no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
children	וְזֶרַע֮	wə·ze·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
becomes	תִהְיֶ֜ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
widowed	אַלְמָנָ֣ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
or divorced	וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה	ū·ḡə·rū·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
and returns	וְשָׁבָ֞ה	wə·šā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her father’s	אָבִ֙יהָ֙	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
house	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
she may share	תֹּאכֵ֑ל	tō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
her father’s	אָבִ֖יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
food	מִלֶּ֥חֶם	mil·le·ḥem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
as in her youth	כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ	kin·‘ū·re·hā	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
But no	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
outsider	זָ֖ר	zār	Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
may share	יֹ֥אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
it	בּֽוֹ׃ס	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Leviticus 22:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
anyone	וְאִ֕ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
eats	יֹאכַ֥ל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
a sacred offering	קֹ֖דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
in error	בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה	biš·ḡā·ḡāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7684 sin of error, inadvertence
he must add	וְיָסַ֤ף	wə·yā·sap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
a fifth	חֲמִֽשִׁיתוֹ֙	ḥă·mi·šî·ṯōw	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2549 fifth
to	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
its value and give	וְנָתַ֥ן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the sacred offering	הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
to the priest	לַכֹּהֵ֖ן	lak·kō·hên	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest

Leviticus 22:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The priests must not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
profane	יְחַלְּל֔וּ	yə·ḥal·lə·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
the sacred offerings	קָדְשֵׁ֖י	qā·ḏə·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
present	יָרִ֖ימוּ	yā·rî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
to the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh