Leviticus 7:6

Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrative records Yahweh’s directive to Moses, who relays the regulation to Aaron and the priestly line. This instruction follows the consecration of the guilt offering and precedes the comparison between guilt and sin offerings.

The words — The phrase קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים (qodesh qodashim) translates literally as "holy of holies" or "most holy." The verb יֵאָכֵל (ye'achel) in the middle voice indicates that the meat is to be eaten, emphasizing the required action rather than permission.

The thread — The restriction on consuming most holy offerings appears in Leviticus 6:29, Leviticus 2:3, and Numbers 18:9. These passages consistently assign portions of fire-processed offerings exclusively to the priests who perform the atonement.

Why it lands — The text states that male priests may eat the offering only in a holy place, marking it as most holy. Readers must apply this boundary by recognizing that sacred sustenance is geographically and ritually restricted, requiring separation from common use.

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The Hebrew words

כָּל־kol-every זָכָ֥רza.Kharmale בַּכֹּהֲנִ֖יםba./ko.ha.Nimamong the/ priests יֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּyo.khe.Le./nuhe will eat/ it בְּמָק֤וֹםbe./ma.Komin/ a place קָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.Voshholy יֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.Khelit will be eaten קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.desh[is] a holy thing of קָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.Shimholy things הֽוּא׃Hu'it

King James Version

Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

Cross-references

Leviticus 6:29 Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.
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 18:9 A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
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.