Leviticus 10:13
New International Version
Eat it in the sanctuary area, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings presented to the LORD; for so I have been commanded.

New Living Translation
You must eat it in a sacred place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the special gifts presented to the LORD. These are the commands I have been given.

English Standard Version
You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due, from the LORD’s food offerings, for so I am commanded.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

New King James Version
You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due, of the sacrifices made by fire to the LORD; for so I have been commanded.

New American Standard Bible
You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the LORD’S offerings by fire; for so I have been commanded.

NASB 1995
“You shall eat it, moreover, in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due out of the LORD’S offerings by fire; for thus I have been commanded.

NASB 1977
“You shall eat it, moreover, in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due out of the LORD’S offerings by fire; for thus I have been commanded.

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall eat it in a holy place because it is a statute for you and a statute for your sons taken out of the offerings of Yahweh by fire; for thus I have been commanded.

Amplified Bible
You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion and your sons’ portion, from the offerings by fire to the LORD; for so I have been commanded.

Christian Standard Bible
You must eat it in a holy place because it is your portion and your sons’ from the food offerings to the LORD, for this is what I was commanded.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must eat it in a holy place because it is your portion and your sons’ from the fire offerings to the LORD, for this is what I was commanded.

American Standard Version
and ye shall eat it in a holy place, because it is thy portion, and thy sons' portion, of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: for so I am commanded.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD has said that this belongs to you and your sons, and that it must be eaten in a holy place.

English Revised Version
and ye shall eat it in a holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the offerings of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Eat it in a holy place because it is the part of the offering by fire to the LORD that belongs to you and your children. That is the command I received.

Good News Translation
Eat it in a holy place; it is the part that belongs to you and your sons from the food offered to the LORD. That is what the LORD commanded me.

International Standard Version
Eat at a sacred place, because it's your and your sons' prescribed portions. It's from the offering made by fire to the LORD, since I've commanded it.

Majority Standard Bible
You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the offerings made by fire to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded.

NET Bible
You must eat it in a holy place because it is your allotted portion and the allotted portion of your sons from the gifts of the LORD, for this is what I have been commanded.

New Heart English Bible
and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons' portion, of the offerings of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

World English Bible
and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire; for so I am commanded.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you have eaten it in the holy place, for it [is] your portion, and the portion of your sons, from the fire-offerings of YHWH; for so I have been commanded.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye have eaten it in the holy place, for it is thy portion, and the portion of thy sons, from the fire-offerings of Jehovah; for so I have been commanded.

Smith's Literal Translation
And eat it in the holy place, for it is thy portion, and thy sons' portion from the sacrifices of Jehovah: for thus I was commanded.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And you shall eat it in a holy place: which is given to thee and thy sons of the oblations of the Lord, as it hath been commanded me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you shall eat it in a holy place, which is given to you and to your sons, from the oblations of the Lord, just as has been instructed me.

New American Bible
You must eat it in a sacred place because it is your and your sons’ due from the oblations to the LORD; such is the command I have received.

New Revised Standard Version
you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due, from the offerings by fire to the LORD; for so I am commanded.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall eat it in the holy place because it is your due and your sons' due from the offerings of the LORD made by fire; for so was I commanded.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And eat it in the holy place because that is your portion and the portion of your sons with you from the offerings of LORD JEHOVAH, because thus I was commanded.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And ye shall eat it in a holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the offerings of the LORD made by fire; for so I am commanded.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And ye shall eat it in the holy place; for this is a statute for thee and a statute for thy sons, of the burnt-offerings to the Lord; for so it has been commanded me.

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Context
Restrictions for Priests
12And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy. 13You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the offerings made by fire to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded. 14And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.…

Cross References
Numbers 18:9-10
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. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.

Exodus 29:32-33
At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

Leviticus 6:16-18
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. / 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. / 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 7:6
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Deuteronomy 18:1-2
The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

1 Samuel 2:28
And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.

Ezekiel 44:29-30
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

1 Corinthians 9:13-14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

Hebrews 7:5
Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

Numbers 18:11
And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.

Numbers 18:19
All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”

Leviticus 22:10-13
No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it. / But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food. / If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions. ...

Nehemiah 12:44-47
And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ...

2 Chronicles 31:4-6
Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.

Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall eat it in the holy place, because it is your due, and your sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

ye shall

Numbers 18:10
In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

for so I

Leviticus 2:3
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.

Leviticus 6:16
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.

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1. Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire
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8. The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle
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You shall eat it
The directive to "eat it" refers to the consumption of the sacrificial offerings, specifically the portions designated for the priests. In the Hebrew context, the act of eating is not merely a physical necessity but a sacred duty. The Hebrew word for "eat" (אָכַל, 'akal) implies a communal and covenantal act, signifying participation in the divine provision and sustenance. This consumption is an act of obedience and reverence, acknowledging God's provision and the priestly role in mediating between God and Israel.

in a holy place
The phrase "in a holy place" underscores the sanctity required in the consumption of the offerings. The Hebrew term for "holy" (קֹדֶשׁ, qodesh) denotes something set apart for divine purposes. The holy place, likely the tabernacle or a designated area within the sanctuary, is where the presence of God dwells. Eating in this sacred space signifies the priests' unique relationship with God and their role in maintaining the holiness of the community.

because it is your portion and your sons’ portion
The "portion" (חֵלֶק, cheleq) refers to the share of the offerings allocated to the priests and their families. This allocation is a divine provision for those who serve in the temple, emphasizing God's care and sustenance for His servants. The inclusion of "your sons’ portion" highlights the hereditary nature of the priesthood and the continuity of God's provision across generations, ensuring that the priestly line is sustained.

from the fire offerings to the LORD
The "fire offerings" (אִשֶּׁה, ishsheh) are sacrifices made by fire, symbolizing the complete dedication and consecration to God. These offerings, consumed by fire, represent the people's devotion and atonement. The priests' consumption of a portion signifies their role in facilitating this divine-human interaction, acting as intermediaries who partake in the sacred act of offering to God.

for this is what I have been commanded
The phrase "I have been commanded" (צִוָּה, tzivah) reflects the divine authority behind the instructions given to the priests. This command underscores the importance of obedience to God's directives, which are not arbitrary but purposeful, ensuring the proper functioning of the sacrificial system and the maintenance of holiness. The priests' adherence to these commands is a testament to their faithfulness and dedication to their divine calling.

(13) And ye shall eat it in the holy place.--Better, and ye shall eat it in a holy place, that is, in any part of the holy court; it was not to be taken out of the precincts of the sanctuary.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You shall eat
וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם (wa·’ă·ḵal·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

it in a holy
קָדֹ֔שׁ (qā·ḏōš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

place,
בְּמָק֣וֹם (bə·mā·qō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

because
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it
הִ֔וא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is your share
חָקְךָ֤ (ḥā·qə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

and your sons’ share
בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ (bā·ne·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

of the offerings made by fire
מֵאִשֵּׁ֖י (mê·’iš·šê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice

to the LORD;
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֵ֖ן (ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

I have been commanded.
צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ (ṣuw·wê·ṯî)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order


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