Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses and Aaron, designating the portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire for the priests and their sons.
The words — קֹדֶשׁ (qōdeš) means "holy thing" set apart for God, and זָכָר (zāḵār) specifies "male."
The thread — The same restriction on male priests consuming holy food runs through Leviticus 6:29, Leviticus 7:6, and Leviticus 6:16.
Why it lands — The text commands that every male may eat the portion and must regard it as holy, establishing a clear boundary for priestly privilege before any application is drawn.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 6:29 Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.
- Leviticus 7:6 Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
- 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.
- Exodus 29:31 You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
- Leviticus 6:18 Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
- Leviticus 6:26 The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
- 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.
- Leviticus 10:17 “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.
- Leviticus 14:13 Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
- Leviticus 21:22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,