Leviticus 22:11
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New International Version (©2011)
But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food.

New Living Translation (©2007)
However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food.

English Standard Version (©2001)
but if a priest buys a slave as his property for money, the slave may eat of it, and anyone born in his house may eat of his food.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But if a priest buys a slave as his property with his money, that one may eat of it, and those who are born in his house may eat of his food.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But if a priest purchases someone with his money, that person may eat it, and those born in his house may eat his food.

International Standard Version (©2012)
If a priest acquires a slave as property with his own money, he may eat with him. Those who were born in his house may eat his food.

NET Bible (©2006)
but if a priest buys a person with his own money, that person may eat the holy offerings, and those born in the priest's own house may eat his food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But if a priest buys a slave, the slave and anyone born in his household may eat the priest's food.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But if the priest buys any person with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his food.

American King James Version
But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

American Standard Version
But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he whom the priest hath bought, and he that is his servant, born in his house, these shall eat of them.

Darby Bible Translation
But if a priest buy any one for money, he may eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they may eat of his food.

English Revised Version
But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if the priest shall buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

World English Bible
But if a priest buys a slave, purchased by his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.

Young's Literal Translation
and when a priest buyeth a person, the purchase of his money, he doth eat of it, also one born in his house; they do eat of his bread.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it,.... Whether any of his own nation, who sometimes, when become poor, were obliged to sell themselves; or a stranger, as the Targum of Jonathan; one of another nation, a Canaanitish servant, as Jarchi. Now these being his own purchase, and always to abide with him, became part of his family, and so might eat of the provisions of it; and it is from hence the Jews gather, as Jarchi and Gersom, that his wife might eat of the holy things, because bought with his money; but there is a better reason to be given for that, for of whatever family she was before, whether of the priests or not, by marriage she became a part, yea, a principal of his family, being one flesh with him, bearing the same name, and entitled to all the privileges of his house. This is extended by some Jewish writers (l) to cattle, for by any soul they understood also the soul of a beast, which being bought by the priest's money, might eat of the offerings of the tithes:

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Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

On the other hand, slaves bought for money, or born in the house, became members of his family and lived upon his bread; they were therefore allowed to eat of that which was sanctified along with him, since the slaves were, in fact, formally incorporated into the nation by circumcision (Genesis 17:12-13).

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This shows how completely a purchased bondsman was incorporated into the household. See Exodus 21:2, note; Exodus 21:20-21, note.

Geneva Study Bible

But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

King James Translators' Notes

with...: Heb. with the purchase of his money

Leviticus 22:11 Parallel Commentaries
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Instructions for Cleansing
…10There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 12If the priest's daughter also be married to a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. …

Genesis 12:5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
Genesis 17:13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.
Exodus 12:44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him,
Leviticus 22:12 If a priest's daughter marries anyone other than a priest, she may not eat any of the sacred contributions.