Bible Strands
Leviticus 22:7
When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the priests regarding the conditions for consuming sacred provisions after ritual contamination. The instruction follows the prior requirement to bathe and wait until evening to regain ceremonial purity.
The words — וְ/טָהֵ֑ר (ve./ta.Her) translates to "and he will be clean" [H2891], and הַ/קֳּדָשִׁים (ha./ko.da.Shim) means "the holy things" [H6944]. These terms mark the precise moment defilement ends and permitted consumption begins.
The thread — The regulation governing priestly access to sacred food appears in Leviticus 21:22, Numbers 18:11, and Deuteronomy 18:3. Each passage reinforces the boundary between common and holy provisions.
Why it lands — The text requires completed purification before a priest may eat from the sacred offerings. It establishes that access to holy food is strictly conditional upon ritual restoration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 21:22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
- Numbers 18:11 And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
- Deuteronomy 18:3 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
- 1 Corinthians 9:4 Have we no right to food and to drink?
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?