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The foodלֶחֶםof his Elohim,אֱלֹהָיוfrom the most holy thingsמִקָּדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁיםand fromוּמִןthe holy things,הַקֳּדָשִׁיםhe may eat;יֹאכֵל
Leviticus 21:22
Study it in the app“The food of his Elohim, from the most holy things and from the holy things, he may eat;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:22, word by word
- The foodלֶחֶםlechem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appears- of his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohay” appears- from the most holy thingsקָּדְשֵׁיkadshe
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadshe” appears- he may eatיֹאכֵלyochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochel” appears
The context
21No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to present the fire offerings of YHWH; he has a defect; he shall not come near to present the food of his Elohim.
22 · This verse (above)
23only he shall not go to the veil and shall not come near to the altar, for he has a defect, so that he does not profane my sanctuaries; for I am YHWH, who sanctifies them.”