Leviticus 6:29
New International Version
Any male in a priest’s family may eat it; it is most holy.

New Living Translation
Any male from a priest’s family may eat from this offering; it is most holy.

English Standard Version
Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy.

Berean Standard Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

King James Bible
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

New King James Version
All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy.

New American Standard Bible
Every male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

NASB 1995
‘Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy.

NASB 1977
‘Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy.

Legacy Standard Bible
And every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy.

Amplified Bible
Every male among the priests may eat this offering; it is most holy.

Christian Standard Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it; it is especially holy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it; it is especially holy.

American Standard Version
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

Contemporary English Version
This sacrifice is very holy, and only the priests may have any part of it.

English Revised Version
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Any male among the priests may eat the offering for sin. It is very holy.

Good News Translation
Any male of the priestly families may eat this offering; it is very holy.

International Standard Version
Every male among the priests is to eat it. It's a most sacred thing.

Majority Standard Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

NET Bible
Any male among the priests may eat it. It is most holy.

New Heart English Bible
Every male among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the males among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy.

World English Bible
Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Every male among the priests eats it—it [is] most holy;

Young's Literal Translation
Every male among the priests doth eat it -- it is most holy;

Smith's Literal Translation
The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Lev 6:22Every male among the priests shall eat it: it is holy of holies.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Every male of the priestly race shall eat of the flesh thereof, because it is holy of holies.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Every male of priestly descent shall feed on its flesh, because it is the Holy of holies.

New American Bible
Every male of the priestly line may eat it. It is most holy.

New Revised Standard Version
Every male among the priests shall eat of it; it is most holy.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
All the priests among Aaron's sons shall eat of it; it is most holy.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Every male of the sons of Ahron shall eat it, because it is Holy of Holy things.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Every male among the priests shall eat it: it is most holy to the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Sin Offering
28The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water. 29Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy. 30But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.…

Cross References
Exodus 29:33
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 7:6
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

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.

1 Samuel 2:13-16
or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. / Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ...

Ezekiel 44:29
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.

Hebrews 13:10
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

1 Corinthians 9:13
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?

Matthew 12:4
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

Luke 6:4
He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Leviticus 10:17-18
“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. / Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place, you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”

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.

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.

2 Chronicles 31:4
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.

Nehemiah 10:37-39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”


Treasury of Scripture

All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

the males

Leviticus 6:18
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

Leviticus 18:10
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

it is

Leviticus 6:25
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.

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Any male among the priests
This phrase emphasizes the exclusivity and sanctity of the priestly role in ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for "male" is "זָכָר" (zakar), which underscores the patriarchal structure of the Levitical priesthood. Historically, the priesthood was limited to the descendants of Aaron, and this restriction highlights the importance of lineage and divine appointment in the service of God. The role of the priest was not just a position of religious duty but a calling that required adherence to strict purity laws and rituals. This exclusivity served to maintain the holiness and order within the community, ensuring that those who served at the altar were set apart for God's work.

may eat it
The act of eating the sacrificial offering was not merely a physical consumption but a deeply spiritual act. The Hebrew verb "אָכַל" (akal) implies participation in the sacred. By allowing the priests to eat the offering, God provided for their sustenance while also symbolically sharing His holiness with them. This consumption was a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His chosen servants. It was a privilege and a responsibility, as the priests were to maintain their purity to partake in what was considered holy. This act of eating also signified the priests' role as mediators between God and the people, sharing in the divine provision and grace.

it is most holy
The phrase "most holy" is translated from the Hebrew "קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים" (qodesh qodashim), which denotes the highest level of sanctity. This designation was reserved for offerings that were entirely dedicated to God, such as the sin offering and the guilt offering. The term "most holy" signifies that the offering was not only set apart from common use but was also imbued with a divine purpose. In the broader scriptural context, this highlights the seriousness with which God views sin and atonement. The offerings that were considered "most holy" were integral to maintaining the covenant relationship between God and Israel, serving as a constant reminder of God's holiness and the need for His people to be consecrated. This concept of holiness is central to the book of Leviticus and reflects the overarching biblical theme of God's desire for His people to be holy as He is holy.

(29) All the males among the priests.--Not only did the officiating priest, whose perquisite the flesh of the sin offering became, and his male children, partake of it, but he could invite any other priests and their sons to the meal. It is to this practice that the apostle refers when he says, "We have an altar whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle" (Hebrews 13:10).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

male
זָכָ֥ר (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male

among the priests
בַּכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (bak·kō·hă·nîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

may eat it;
יֹאכַ֣ל (yō·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

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

most
קֹ֥דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

holy.
קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים (qā·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity


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