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But ifוְ כִּיa priestכֹהֵןbuysיִקְנֶהa person,נֶפֶשׁthe purchaseקִנְיַןof his silver,כַּסְפּוֹheהוּאmay eatיֹאכַלof it,בּוֹand those bornוִילִידin his house,בֵּיתוֹtheyהֵםmay eatיֹאכְלוּof his food.בְלַחְמוֹ
Leviticus 22:11
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 22:11, word by word
- a priestכֹהֵןchohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “chohen” appears- buysיִקְנֶהyikne
buy
To give silver in order to become the owner of something.
Where else “yikne” appears- a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- the purchaseקִנְיַןkinyan
possessions
What has been acquired: goods, possessions, property.
Where else “kinyan” appears- of his silverכַּסְפּkasp
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasp” appears- may eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- and those bornילִידylid
home-born
The servant who was born in the master's house and belongs to the household.
Where else “ylid” appears- in his houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of his foodלַחְמlachm
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lachm” appears
The context
10And no stranger shall eat a holy thing; the temporary resident of a priest and the hired worker shall not eat a holy thing.
11 · This verse (above)
12And if the daughter of a priest becomes the wife of a man who is a stranger, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things.