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Numbers 18:10

Eat these things only in a very holy place. Every male in your family may eat them, but you must remember that these offerings are holy.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Offerings;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Pentateuch;   Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Male;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Patriarchs, the;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
As the most holy things shall you eat of it; every male shall eat of it: it shall be holy to you.
King James Version
In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
Lexham English Bible
You will eat it in the most holy place; every male will eat it. It will be a holy object to you.
New Century Version
You must eat the offering in a most holy place. Any male may eat it, but you must respect it as holy.
New English Translation
You are to eat it as a most holy offering; every male may eat it. It will be holy to you.
Amplified Bible
"You shall eat it as the most holy thing; every male [of your family] shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
New American Standard Bible
"As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In the most holy place shalt thou eate it: euery male shal eate of it: it is holy vnto thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
Contemporary English Version
Since these things are sacred, they must be eaten near the sacred tent, but only men are allowed to eat them.
Complete Jewish Bible
You are to eat it in an especially holy place; every male may eat it; it will be set apart for you.
Darby Translation
As most holy shalt thou eat it: every male shall eat it; it shall be holy unto thee.
English Standard Version
In a most holy place shall you eat it. Every male may eat it; it is holy to you.
George Lamsa Translation
In the most holy place shall you eat it; every male shall eat it; it shall be holy to you.
Good News Translation
You must eat these things in a holy place, and only males may eat them; consider them holy.
Christian Standard Bible®
You are to eat it as a most holy offering. Every male may eat it; it is to be holy to you.
Literal Translation
You shall eat it in the Holy of Holies; every male shall eat it; it shall be holy to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the most holy place shalt thou eate it. All that are males shall eate therof: For it shal be holy vnto the.
American Standard Version
As the most holy things shalt thou eat thereof; every male shall eat thereof: it shall be holy unto thee.
Bible in Basic English
As most holy things they are to be your food: let every male have them for food; it is to be holy to you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the most holy place shalt thou eate it, and all that are males shall eate of it, let it be holy vnto thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In a most holy place shalt thou eat thereof; every male may eat thereof; it shall be holy unto thee.
King James Version (1611)
In the most holy place shalt thou eate it, euery male shall eate it: it shall be holy vnto thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In the most holy place shall ye eat them; every male shall eat them, thou and thy sons: they shall be holy to thee.
English Revised Version
As the most holy things shalt thou eat thereof: every male shall eat thereof; it shall be holy unto thee.
Berean Standard Bible
You are to eat it as most holy. Every male may eat it; it shall be holy to you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt ete it in the seyntuarie; malis oneli schulen ete therof, for it is halewid to the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
in the holy of holies thou dost eat it; every male doth eat it; holy it is to thee.
Update Bible Version
As the most holy things you shall eat thereof; every male shall eat thereof: it shall be holy to you.
Webster's Bible Translation
In the most holy [place] shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy to thee.
World English Bible
As the most holy things shall you eat of it; every male shall eat of it: it shall be holy to you.
New King James Version
In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
New Living Translation
You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy.
New Life Bible
You will eat it as the most holy gifts. Every male will eat it. It will be holy to you.
New Revised Standard
As a most holy thing you shall eat it; every male may eat it; it shall be holy to you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As something most holy, shall ye eat it, - every male, shall eat it, holy, shall it be unto thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt eat it in the sanctuary: the males only shall eat thereof, because it is a consecrated thing to thee.
Revised Standard Version
In a most holy place shall you eat of it; every male may eat of it; it is holy to you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.

Contextual Overview

8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, "I myself gave you responsibility over all the special gifts people give to me. All the holy gifts that the Israelites give to me, I give to you. You and your sons can share in these gifts. They will always belong to you. 9 The people will bring gifts, grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. These offerings are most holy. Your share in the most holy offerings will come from the parts that are not burned. All these things will be for you and your sons. 10 Eat these things only in a very holy place. Every male in your family may eat them, but you must remember that these offerings are holy. 11 "The Israelites will bring special gifts that you will lift up to me. I give these gifts to you and your sons and daughters. That is your share. Everyone in your family who is clean will be able to eat it. 12 "And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. These are the things that the Israelites give to me, the Lord . These are the first things that they gather in their harvest. 13 When the people gather a harvest, they bring all the first things to the Lord . So these things I will give to you. And everyone in your family who is clean may eat it. 14 "Anything in Israel that is a special gift to God is yours. 15 "A woman's first baby and an animal's first baby must be given to the Lord . That baby will belong to you. If the firstborn animal is unclean, then it must be bought back. If the baby is a child, that child must be bought back. 16 They must make the payment when the baby is one month old. The cost will be 5 shekels of silver. You must use the official measure to weigh this silver. A shekel by the official measure is 20 gerahs. 17 "But you must not make a payment for the firstborn cow, sheep, or goat. These animals are holy. Sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

In the: Exodus 29:31, Exodus 29:32, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:29, Leviticus 7:6, Leviticus 10:13, Leviticus 10:17, Leviticus 14:13

every male: Leviticus 6:18, Leviticus 6:29, Leviticus 7:6, Leviticus 21:22

Reciprocal: Leviticus 6:17 - I have Leviticus 10:12 - Take Ezekiel 42:13 - the most holy

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
The angel of the Lord also said, "From you will come many people—too many people to count."
Genesis 17:16
I will bless her. I will give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many new nations. Kings of nations will come from her."
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.
Genesis 17:21
But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year."
Genesis 18:3
Abraham said, "Sirs, please stay a while with me, your servant.
Genesis 18:5
I will get some food for you, and you can eat as much as you want. Then you can continue your journey." The three men said, "Do as you wish."
Genesis 18:8
Abraham brought the meat and some milk and cheese and set them down in front of the three men. Then he stood near the men, ready to serve them while they sat under the tree and ate.
Genesis 18:9
Then the men said to Abraham, "Where is your wife Sarah?" Abraham said, "She is there, in the tent."
Genesis 18:13
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Sarah laughed and said she was too old to have a baby.
Genesis 18:14
But is anything too hard for the Lord ? I will come again in the spring, just as I said I would, and your wife Sarah will have a son."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In the most holy [place] shalt thou eat it,.... Not in the holy of holies, eminently so called, nor in the holy place, for they were neither of them places to eat in; but in the tent of the congregation, as Aben Ezra, or court, as Jarchi; called most holy, in distinction from and in comparison of the camp of Israel, and their tents, as afterwards of Jerusalem, and their houses there, where they might not eat the most holy things:

every male shall eat it; the sons of priests, and they only, not their wives, nor their daughters, and therefore not to be eaten at home, or in their own houses:

it shall be holy unto thee; separated only for the use of him and his sons.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the most holy place - Rather, “among the most holy things;” as in Numbers 4:4 : i. e. “As the most holy of things shalt thou eat it.” Accordingly, only the males of the priestly families could eat of the things here specified.


 
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