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And noוְכָל לֹאstrangerזָרshall eatיֹאכַלa holy thing;קֹדֶשׁthe temporary residentתּוֹשַׁבof a priestכֹּהֵןand the hired workerוְשָׂכִירshall notלֹאeatיֹאכַלa holy thing.קֹדֶשׁ
Leviticus 22:10
Study it in the app“And no stranger shall eat a holy thing; the temporary resident of a priest and the hired worker shall not eat a holy thing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 22:10, word by word
- strangerזָרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears- shall eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- a holy thingקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- the temporary residentתּוֹשַׁבtoshav
sojourner, settler
Sojourner, settler: someone who lives in a place without being from there or owning land.
Where else “toshav” appears- of a priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- and the hired workerשָׂכִירsachir
hired worker
Hired worker: a laborer paid by the day or by the year.
Where else “sachir” appears
Translation note
“Stranger” here is anyone who does not belong to a priest’s family.
The context
9So they shall keep my charge, so that they do not bear sin because of it and die by it when they profane it. I am YHWH, who sanctifies them.
10 · This verse (above)
11But if a priest buys a person, the purchase of his silver, he may eat of it, and those born in his house, they may eat of his food.