KJV King James Version
But if the priest buy [any] soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
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Leviticus 22:11
But if the priest buy [any] soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.
WEB World English Bible
But if a priest buys a slave, purchased by his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.
ASV American Standard Version
But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and when a priest buyeth a person, the purchase of his money, he doth eat of it, also one born in his house; they do eat of his bread.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 22
8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts], he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.
9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
10 There shall no stranger eat [of] the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat [of] the holy thing.
11 But if the priest buy [any] soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
12 If the priest’s daughter also be [married] unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
13 But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
14 And if a man eat [of] the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth [part] thereof unto it, and shall give [it] unto the priest with the holy thing.
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Original-language word links
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וְכֹהֵ֗ןH3548 · ko.henpriestכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיִקְנֶ֥הH7069 · qa.nahto buyנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙H5315 · ne.pheshsoulקִנְיַ֣ןH7075 · qin.yanacquisitionכַּסְפּ֔וֹH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיֹ֣אכַלH398 · a.khalto eatבּ֑וֹH9033 · ohimוִילִ֣ידH3211 · ya.lidbornבֵּית֔וֹH1004 · betplaceהֵ֖םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)יֹאכְל֥וּH398 · a.khalto eatבְלַחְמֽוֹ׃H3899 · le.chemfood
Cross-references
Genesis 17:13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.Exodus 12:44But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.Numbers 18:11-13And this [is] thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
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