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They shall eatוְאָכְלוּthose thingsאֹתָםby whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהֶםexpiation was madeכֻּפַּרto ordainלְמַלֵּא אֶת יָדָםand to consecrateלְקַדֵּשׁthem;אֹתָםbut a strangerוְזָרshall not eat them,לֹא יֹאכַלforכִּיtheyהֵםare holy.קֹדֶשׁ
Exodus 29:33
Study it in the app“They shall eat those things by which expiation was made to ordain and to consecrate them; but a stranger shall not eat them, for they are holy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 29:33, word by word
- They shall eatאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- expiation was madeכֻּפַּרkupar
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “kupar” appears- to ordainמַלֵּאmale
ordain
Literally "fill the hand": to install someone as priest.
Where else “male” appears- to ordainיָדָyada
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yada” appears- and to consecrateקַדֵּשׁkadesh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kadesh” appears- but a strangerזָרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears- are holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears
Translation note
A “stranger” here is someone who does not belong to the family of the priests.
The context
32Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
33 · This verse (above)
34If any of the flesh of ordination or of the bread remains until the morning, you shall burn what remains with fire; it shall not be eaten, for it is holy.