But ifוּ כִּיthe daughterבַתof a priestכֹּהֵןbecomesתִהְיֶהa widowאַלְמָנָהor divorced,וּגְרוּשָׁהand has noוְ אֵיןchild,זֶרַעand returnsוְשָׁבָהtoאֶלher father’sאָבִיהָhouse,בֵּיתas in her youth,כִּנְעוּרֶיהָshe may eatתֹּאכֵלof her father’sאָבִיהָfood;מִלֶּחֶםbut noוְכָל לֹאstrangerזָרshall eatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
Leviticus 22:13
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “bet” appears- 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.