Bible Strands
Leviticus 6:29
Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses and the priests regarding the sin offering, positioned between the rules for its cooking vessel and the exception for offerings whose blood enters the Holy Place. The words — זָכָר (za.Khar) means male, and קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים (Ko.desh ka.da.Shim) denotes a most holy or set-apart status. The thread — The designation of the portion as most holy appears in Leviticus 6:17 and Leviticus 6:25, while the allowance for every male to eat it is recorded in Numbers 18:10. Why it lands — The text restricts consumption of the offering to priestly males and classifies it as set apart, requiring readers to observe strict boundaries regarding who may partake and how the portion is treated.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 6:17 It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
- Leviticus 6:25 “Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.
- 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.