Leviticus 22:13

“But if the daughter of a priest becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child, and returns to her father’s house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food; but no stranger shall eat of it.”

Leviticus 22:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 22:13, word by word

the daughterבַתvat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “vat” appears
of a priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
becomesתִהְיֶהtihye

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “tihye” appears
a widowאַלְמָנָהalmana

widow

Widow.

Where else “almana” appears
or divorcedגְרוּשָׁהgerusha

divorced woman

A woman whose husband sent her away.

Where else “gerusha” appears
childזֶרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

Where else “zera” appears
and returnsשָׁבָהshava

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shava” appears
her father’sאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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as in her youthנְעוּרֶיneure

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

Where else “neure” appears
she may eatתֹּאכֵלtochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochel” appears
foodלֶּחֶםlechem

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

Where else “lechem” appears
strangerזָרzar

stranger

An outsider, not part of the group.

Where else “zar” appears

The context

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.

13 · This verse (above)

14And if a man eats a holy thing by mistake, he shall add a fifth of it to it and give the holy thing to the priest.

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