Bible Strands
Leviticus 10:13
You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Aaron and his surviving sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, to regulate the consumption of the remaining grain offering immediately following the judgment on Nadab and Abihu.
The words — The directive hinges on וַ/אֲכַלְתֶּם (va/'a.khal.Tem), meaning "you will eat," and חָקְךָ (cha.ke./Cha), denoting a "prescribed portion" or legal allotment.
The thread — This distribution rule parallels Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 2:3, and Numbers 18:10, which consistently assign holy sacrificial portions to the priestly line.
Why it lands — The text commands priests to consume designated offerings in a consecrated location as a mandated provision for themselves and their descendants, establishing a non-negotiable boundary for priestly sustenance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: for so I am commanded.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 6:16 Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 2:3 The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.
- Numbers 18:10 You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.