Leviticus 22:11-14

11 '¹But if a priest buys a slave as his property with his money, that one may eat of it, and those who are born in his house may eat of his food.

12 'If a priest's daughter is married to a layman, she shall not eat of the offering of the gifts.

13 'But if a priest's daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father's house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's food; ²but no * layman shall eat of it.

14 '³But if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy gift to the priest.

Leviticus 22:11-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 22

In this chapter several laws are delivered out, forbidding the priests to eat of holy things, when in any uncleanness, or at any time what dies of itself, or is torn of beasts, Le 22:1-9; also showing who belonging to the priests might or might not eat of the holy things, Le 22:10-16; and others requiring that whatever offerings were brought by the children, of Israel, they should be perfect and without blemish, Le 22:17-25; and also declaring what age a creature should be of when sacrificed, and the time when thank offerings were to be eaten, Le 22:26-30; concluding with an exhortation to observe the commands of God, and sanctify him, and not profane his name, Le 22:31-33.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 17:13; Exodus 12:44
• 2. Leviticus 22:10
• 3. Leviticus 5:15, 16

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "soul"
• [b]. Lit "he may"
• [c]. Lit "bread"
• [d]. Lit "stranger"
• [e]. Lit "heave offering"
• [f]. Lit "bread"
• [g]. Lit "stranger"